Greetings,I'd appreciate any feedback you can provide good or bad on your experience with Host. Both campers are amazing from what I can gather online. How has having the black tank located in the slide? I assume it is independent of the grey water tank, so how do you flush your line after dumping your tank?What is your average weight when loaded up? How does the truck handle under load?Thanks for your time.

The tank is similar in my Mammoth. There is an external black tank flush next to the dump port. You can run water from your bathroom sink via pump if there is no water available at the dump site. After dumping your black tank, move the hose to the gray dump and repeat. This should get most the solids out of the dump hose.The Mammoth and Everest will weigh about the same. Expect about 4500-5000 lbs dry based on how you option it. The Cascade is a foot shorter and should be a little lighter. Mine is over 6000 lbs when loaded and filled, but my 5500 handles it without any modifications even when I add an additional 1000 lbs of trailer tongue weight.

The sink is dumping into the black tank, in the slide, under the couch or dinette. Its more than a enough tank capacity for black.

The toilet and bath sink dump into the black. The shower and kitchen sink go into the gray tank.

Thanks Bedlam!Have you experienced any issues with your TC that tend to occur on other brands or do you believe that Host is priced at a level where they have not cut corners that other brands may to save weight and cost?

I had very good build quality on my both Arctic Fox and Host. There were minor things that had to be corrected, but nothing essential that left me without the use of the camper or appliances.If you are looking at the best build, I still think Northern Lite shines above the rest. However they do not build a layout that we want. I feel Adventurer, Eagle Cap and Lance quality has slipped and I would be less likely to recommend those makes to people unless there is an exclusive layout they want. I have not looked close enough at any of the other brands to give you my impressions or track their trends.I will say that Arctic Fox, Eagle Cap and Host are the heaviest campers and they also seem to be the ones that match my usage and preferences the most. They have big propane, holding and water tanks, large/multiple slides and substantial storage. Northern Lite is proof you don't need to have an overly heavy unit to have quality, but they do not have the storage or capacities of the these heavy units.I look less at price and more at value when shopping. If the build quality, size and features meet your needs, what are you willing to pay verses settling for a less expensive product that does not meet all your criteria. When I was shopping trucks, I liked the Ford better than my Ram but found better value in the Ram and could not justify the higher Ford price. The differences in the Ram were not that far off from my expectations, otherwise I would have bought the F550. You will need to do the same when shopping for your camper.

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DaveInVA
Explorer
Sep 15, 2017
Thanks Bedlam!

Have you experienced any issues with your TC that tend to occur on other brands or do you believe that Host is priced at a level where they have not cut corners that other brands may to save weight and cost?
Bedlam
Moderator
Sep 11, 2017
The toilet and bath sink dump into the black. The shower and kitchen sink go into the gray tank.
therobzilla
Explorer
Sep 11, 2017
The sink is dumping into the black tank, in the slide, under the couch or dinette. Its more than a enough tank capacity for black.
Bedlam
Moderator
Sep 11, 2017
The tank is similar in my Mammoth. There is an external black tank flush next to the dump port. You can run water from your bathroom sink via pump if there is no water available at the dump site.

After dumping your black tank, move the hose to the gray dump and repeat. This should get most the solids out of the dump hose.

The Mammoth and Everest will weigh about the same. Expect about 4500-5000 lbs dry based on how you option it. The Cascade is a foot shorter and should be a little lighter. Mine is over 6000 lbs when loaded and filled, but my 5500 handles it without any modifications even when I add an additional 1000 lbs of trailer tongue weight.

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