Just Bought My First Truck Camper S&S Ponderosa

Cadillac Jack wrote:
Here are some more pics. I know what you mean about the bathroom. Its freakin tight. Mama was really worried about it, but I think she will learn to deal with it.

Nice rig you have there. Never seen one with the small bubble.

Your rig must be pretty heavy being that it is a 9.5 footer.

Ours is 3200 pounds with full propane and two batteries without water or any gear. That puts us right at our limit of 11,400 GVWR.

The center of gravity is at least 18 inches in front of the rear wheel centerline. I was very pleasantly surprised about that.

Our sticker says with full water, propane, 50 pounds in fridge, our weight is 2945 pounds. I got the heavier rated Schwab tires for the truck rated about 3400 each. The first set was rated E 3014 each and they formed bubbling in the sidewalls. The new heavier rated tires have shown no bubbling. Schwab did just start to sell an even higher rated tire at about 3900 pounds each which will be my next tire. We have a 60 watt thin film solar panel which I intend to replace with a couple of 140 watt Kyocera panels when I get some time. We like to find a high mountain hideaway for a week at a time as our usual method of escape. The camper does a wonderful job of meeting our needs for about 6 or 7 days before we have to deal with tanks and fresh food in the fridge. This can be extended if you implement some strict discipline on the various water usages.