How much weight could be eliminated?
A bit of a hypothetical question here but I got to wondering how many items on a camper could be eliminated while still providing a camping experience with minimal compromise. To that end, I thought i...
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The point of the post was to take a common issue that many in the community face and try to be creative to come up with viable solutions. How many times do we have people on here worried about weight issues for their truck? Not everyone is driving around in something that has a 6000lb payload capacity. Some people are barely at the edge or even over the edge and they are modifying their truck to make things work. Yes, there are viable solutions to modify a truck to carry more weight. I'm not personally concerned about a slightly overloaded truck and that isn't even the point of why I started this thread.
The problem with Truck Campers is we get all of the left over parts and pieces from the RV industry. For a product that is already sensitive to weight, my list included 4 or 5 things that could easily be changed and result in 300lb to 500lb of savings. I look at my AC, Furnace, Water Heater, Batteries and Jacks and think, gee, for such a weight sensitive product, I can't believe there aren't better options available to us. Turns out there are, they just aren't widely known and cost a fortune. That being said, the fact that these products do exist is a good thing. I won't spend $10,000 on my camper to change every thing out in a year to save 500lbs but if my water heater and furnace are going out and I am looking at options it would be nice to know there are better things to be had than the stock generic RV solutions at Camping World.
If you want to add something to my post that is in line with my first message, great, much appreciated. But if your comment is about how you don't want to compromise for your setup, great, that is your right, just don't feel the need to respond.
The problem with Truck Campers is we get all of the left over parts and pieces from the RV industry. For a product that is already sensitive to weight, my list included 4 or 5 things that could easily be changed and result in 300lb to 500lb of savings. I look at my AC, Furnace, Water Heater, Batteries and Jacks and think, gee, for such a weight sensitive product, I can't believe there aren't better options available to us. Turns out there are, they just aren't widely known and cost a fortune. That being said, the fact that these products do exist is a good thing. I won't spend $10,000 on my camper to change every thing out in a year to save 500lbs but if my water heater and furnace are going out and I am looking at options it would be nice to know there are better things to be had than the stock generic RV solutions at Camping World.
If you want to add something to my post that is in line with my first message, great, much appreciated. But if your comment is about how you don't want to compromise for your setup, great, that is your right, just don't feel the need to respond.
