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Cadillac_Jack's avatar
Feb 26, 2014

Just Bought My First Truck Camper S&S Ponderosa

Traveled 1200 miles to Pueblo Colorado to pick her up.

2007 S&S Ponderosa 8.5FBSC

Can't believe it. What a trip the wife and I had. Memories to last a lifetime no doubt. Its a rear bath rear fridge full booth dinette. It is in absolutely beautiful condition. Paid 16,000 for her. Came with a 2500 Onan Propane generator with 46 hours on it along with the muffler kit. A Solar Pro solar charge controller with a 50 watt panel. No microwave(didn't really want one) and no TV. It has the TV cabinet and it is pre wired so we will pick up a flat panel for it.

We are very exited and happy with her so far. My F350 SD SRW handled her like a dream. We got the tork lift tiedowns and torklift stable loads. My truck came with a rear sway bar.

It has dual 30 LBS tanks and two batteries. DSI water heater Air Conditioner Fantastic Fan ETC. The Dinette is a true face to face and is very comfortable. The tanks are insulated and the camper has ducted heat throughout.

The bathroom is very small but in excellent shape. It also has dual stainless steel sink massive storage and a really neat sliding stair into the over cab.

It was a one owner camper. We found out who owned it and we contacted him. He was very kind and gracious and told us everything about the camper. He never even used the shower, and only used the oven a few times.

The S&S is a very well built unit. You can really tell the quality of the build. Very heavy and very solid. My wife and I look forward to many years of enjoyment and I AM EXITED AS HELL ! ! !







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  • 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.With 40 galons of water and all our gear we will be 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.











  • Congrats on your new to you TC. Hopefully you found one that will meet your expectations.

    S&S seems to have a good reputation. The on board Onans can be noisy but very convenient when you need power. You can't beat a one owner purchase as long as the previous owner took care of it, and from the pics it looks like you found a good one.
  • Rear awning too. She's a real beauty. Need interior pictures. We have the older bubble window style 9.6 S&S Ponderosa and we love it. Our bathroom is a tight fit also. Just 2 more inches in width and length is all I ask. Like your rear bumper and step too. Wish you many happy miles and years of service from it.