Rugged flat bed TC"The 2023 Rugged Mountain Denali 3S is a hard side, triple-slide, dry bath truck camper made for long bed trucks. The interior floor length of the 2023 Rugged Mountain Denali 3S is 12’7”, the interior height is 6’8”, and the center of gravity is 64” from the front wall.The Denali 3S has an 80-gallon fresh tank, a 77-gallon grey tank, a 35-gallon black tank, and a 6-gallon water heater. It can accommodate up to ten Group 27 batteries and has two 20-pound propane tanks.Rugged Mountain is reporting the base weight of the Denali 3S at 5,538 pounds. The cost of the 2023 Rugged Mountain Denali 3S is $74,900."Base price is $74,900. You can option it up to $125,000. 5500 series truck recommended as dry weight is 5,538lbs. Why not go for the F600?It is a beautiful rig but it is a monster! I used to think that my old 12'6" bed length TC with no slides was large and heavy at 3,500lbs

I wonder how this will ride on a Tacoma??

Advertisement aside, it will be interesting if it holds up with that wood structure held together by spray foam.Also, I wonder why they put the center of gravity so far back. With a base weight of 5,538 lbs, and ten Group 27 batteries, it seems they don't think the laws of physics apply to them at all.Kind of a shame that other than the wood frame, there doesn't seem to be any innovation in the design, but maybe I missed something.

Photomike wrote:I wonder how this will ride on a Tacoma??Idk about a Taco but a Hilux would hold up! Lol

jimh406 wrote:Advertisement aside, it will be interesting if it holds up with that wood structure held together by spray foam.Also, I wonder why they put the center of gravity so far back. With a base weight of 5,538 lbs, and ten Group 27 batteries, it seems they don't think the laws of physics apply to them at all.Kind of a shame that other than the wood frame, there doesn't seem to be any innovation in the design, but maybe I missed something.What’s wrong with wood frame? Can’t say there’s an appreciable difference either way. Kinda agree on the Cog although it probably wasn’t really an option to get it more front heavy. But you’re right, it’s designed to only fit on a 60” CA truck. So that puts the cog almost a foot behind the rear axle. Regardless I have trouble finding value in a $100k slide in camper. Hope for the mfg that others don’t.

By the time you buy a decked out Denali or Mammoth and a hot rod fancy 5500 to match it, you’re firmly in the 4wd SuperC range. It’s a limited market for sure. Apparently EC and Host sell more than they can make or it wouldn’t make sense to get into building these.

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notsobigjoe
Nomad III
Mar 12, 2023
Photomike wrote:
I wonder how this will ride on a Tacoma??

Mike I spit my coffee... LOL
Grit_dog
Navigator
Mar 12, 2023
By the time you buy a decked out Denali or Mammoth and a hot rod fancy 5500 to match it, you’re firmly in the 4wd SuperC range. It’s a limited market for sure.
Apparently EC and Host sell more than they can make or it wouldn’t make sense to get into building these.
Grit_dog
Navigator
Mar 12, 2023
jimh406 wrote:
Advertisement aside, it will be interesting if it holds up with that wood structure held together by spray foam.

Also, I wonder why they put the center of gravity so far back. With a base weight of 5,538 lbs, and ten Group 27 batteries, it seems they don't think the laws of physics apply to them at all.

Kind of a shame that other than the wood frame, there doesn't seem to be any innovation in the design, but maybe I missed something.

What’s wrong with wood frame? Can’t say there’s an appreciable difference either way.
Kinda agree on the Cog although it probably wasn’t really an option to get it more front heavy.
But you’re right, it’s designed to only fit on a 60” CA truck. So that puts the cog almost a foot behind the rear axle.
Regardless I have trouble finding value in a $100k slide in camper. Hope for the mfg that others don’t.
Grit_dog
Navigator
Mar 12, 2023
Photomike wrote:
I wonder how this will ride on a Tacoma??

Idk about a Taco but a Hilux would hold up! Lol
jimh406
Explorer III
Mar 12, 2023
Advertisement aside, it will be interesting if it holds up with that wood structure held together by spray foam.

Also, I wonder why they put the center of gravity so far back. With a base weight of 5,538 lbs, and ten Group 27 batteries, it seems they don't think the laws of physics apply to them at all.

Kind of a shame that other than the wood frame, there doesn't seem to be any innovation in the design, but maybe I missed something.
Photomike
Explorer III
Mar 12, 2023
I wonder how this will ride on a Tacoma??

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