Looking at a 1994 Lance Squire 3000 Camper
I've been shopping for truck campers off and on and came across what looks to be a really clean '94 Lance Squire 3000 camper on Craigslist. It's a long bed camper, but I'd be hauling it on my '96 F25...
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Maybe I can shed some light and make you feel a little better. My father had and 87 F250 which he used to haul a 69 Franklin 11'. Only difference would be ours was a long bed diesel which helped with the long Franklin but it did weigh a little bit more.
Seeing the layout, I will agree with the weight and COG since it is the fore-runner to the more modern Lance 835.
In regards to the front window, we ran our Franklin until the side walls collapsed on a rough gravel road about 1990. To make it home, my father had to use the jacks to pick up the side walls and place a 2x4 on the bed rails. After debating for a couple of years, he finally decided to tear it down and save what he could. Everyone talks bad about the front window, but his had almost zero water damage around the front window. We had done very little maintenance to the camper and I don't ever remember him caulking the front window. Big advantage though was for a lot of years, it did sit under a shed when not in use.
In regards to the two week battery, that is possible since there are not any parasitic draws in that camper. Don't think you will find a CO or LP detector and the Norcold 300 does not have a controller board so no draw when in LP. With only a light or two for an hour or two and water pump use, the battery would make the two weeks. However, do think they are talking about recharging with the truck like others are talking about.
I agree, the price should be closer to about $3,000 for it, but near perfect camper could warrant about $4,000 range.
One note of warning, your tail lights won't be readily visible since they will be tucked under the camper about 20" so if you do get it, you may want to consider adding tail lights at the rear of the camper.
Normally, I argue for frame mount tie downs. But with the old truck that has a pretty substantial bumper and a light weight camper, you could go with securing the rear to the bumper. For the front, you can make you own belly bar pretty cheap by using a 1/4 wall 7' 2x2 with uprights to secure to the front bed bolts. Tie all this to the camper using the fast guns which you can use with the new truck.
Good luck.
Seeing the layout, I will agree with the weight and COG since it is the fore-runner to the more modern Lance 835.
In regards to the front window, we ran our Franklin until the side walls collapsed on a rough gravel road about 1990. To make it home, my father had to use the jacks to pick up the side walls and place a 2x4 on the bed rails. After debating for a couple of years, he finally decided to tear it down and save what he could. Everyone talks bad about the front window, but his had almost zero water damage around the front window. We had done very little maintenance to the camper and I don't ever remember him caulking the front window. Big advantage though was for a lot of years, it did sit under a shed when not in use.
In regards to the two week battery, that is possible since there are not any parasitic draws in that camper. Don't think you will find a CO or LP detector and the Norcold 300 does not have a controller board so no draw when in LP. With only a light or two for an hour or two and water pump use, the battery would make the two weeks. However, do think they are talking about recharging with the truck like others are talking about.
I agree, the price should be closer to about $3,000 for it, but near perfect camper could warrant about $4,000 range.
One note of warning, your tail lights won't be readily visible since they will be tucked under the camper about 20" so if you do get it, you may want to consider adding tail lights at the rear of the camper.
Normally, I argue for frame mount tie downs. But with the old truck that has a pretty substantial bumper and a light weight camper, you could go with securing the rear to the bumper. For the front, you can make you own belly bar pretty cheap by using a 1/4 wall 7' 2x2 with uprights to secure to the front bed bolts. Tie all this to the camper using the fast guns which you can use with the new truck.
Good luck.
