Greetings,My first post here on RV.NET. Wife and I purchased this year a Lance 865 for our Toyota Tundra Double Cab. It's perfect for two people and we love it.If you own an 865, 825, or even the 855 Lance.....what do you like / dislike about it?Thanks,-jz

We have had our 825 for a long time and it has been a great camper.I wish it had a sink in the bathroom, but its not a big deal. I like the outside storage.And my truck handles it really well.

I enjoy RV.net but for your Lance specific question I would recommend that you go to "Lance Owners of America" to ask it. You will likely get more responses!

That is a lot weight for a Tundra. If I put a pallet of wood pellets in my Tundra(loaded as far forward as I can), the shocks bottom out on the slighted bump in the road.TCM says the 865 dry weight is 2004 lbs, wet weight is 2889lbs, about double the payload of a Tundra, not counting what is in the cab.My worthless BIL has an 825 on a new Dodge 3/4 ton and it is a white knuckle experience driving down the road. Of course the Dodge doesn't have leaf springs.

My short bed 845 is a eleven years old. It fits me just fine as well as my '03 2500 HD. I don't know if there is anything I don't like, now I made some changes.

I guess I can chime in here since I have a Lance 165-S, x-cab which has the same footprint as 815, 825, 865, just with added wing storage for a short bed. My original wet weight was 1842 pounds (full water and propane) with no air conditioning or any other extras. It was the narrowest, least tall, and lightest full service Lance at the time. The weight savings was done with small tanks and lack of much insulation. Since buying it 16 years ago, we have only added metal 'L' brackets around the tub to defray abrasion from installing on and off, and 200 watts of solar. There was a period of adjustment where I added leaves, Stable Loads and better shocks to the rear axle to better handle the load on and off road.We've been very lucky with appliances (knock on wood) and everything still works as advertised.But, make no mistake about it, even this lightest model Lance, advertised as usable on a 1/2 ton pick up (a joke), and installed on my beefed up Dodge 2500 with Camper Package (2600 pound load rating) needed serious suspension upgrading to be suitable for all weather, all season stability. Most of us found out the hard way about the advertised weight vs. the real world workability of the product. My choice for a Nissan product would have been the Lance 650. Yes, tall, but all season useable and no heavier.Bottom line is: we bought it slightly used for $6500; have slept in it for over 230 nights; and got our money's worth out of it, over and over again.jefe

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narcodog
Explorer II
Nov 20, 2017
My short bed 845 is a eleven years old. It fits me just fine as well as my '03 2500 HD. I don't know if there is anything I don't like, now I made some changes.
skyhammer
Explorer
Nov 20, 2017
That is a lot weight for a Tundra. If I put a pallet of wood pellets in my Tundra(loaded as far forward as I can), the shocks bottom out on the slighted bump in the road.
TCM says the 865 dry weight is 2004 lbs, wet weight is 2889lbs, about double the payload of a Tundra, not counting what is in the cab.
My worthless BIL has an 825 on a new Dodge 3/4 ton and it is a white knuckle experience driving down the road. Of course the Dodge doesn't have leaf springs.
gregchambers
Explorer
Nov 20, 2017
I enjoy RV.net but for your Lance specific question I would recommend that you go to "Lance Owners of America" to ask it. You will likely get more responses!
Old_Days
Explorer II
Nov 20, 2017
We have had our 825 for a long time and it has been a great camper.I wish it had a sink in the bathroom, but its not a big deal. I like the outside storage.And my truck handles it really well.

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