New Member, New (to me) Truck/TC Jitters
Hi All,
I have been lurking here for about a week, absorbing and reading all I can on TCs since I have never owned an RV. I am impressed with how everyone here shares info and experience. This is a fantastic resource. As a young(er) man, I used to build/install cabinets for RVs, so I am not unfamiliar with the major components, but building and owning RVs are two different things.
I have a good friend who is selling his 97 F350 Diesel 7.3L Crew Cab XLT (SRW) and 97 Fleetwood Caribou 11G. He is the second owner. The truck and camper appear to be mint, stored in a pole building for much of their life. The truck is unbelievably nice for its age and mileage (175,000m) and the camper appears to be amazingly clean, no issues, as I said, stored inside for most, if not all of its life.
My friend has never taken the rig out for a camping trip (long story). I wont say how much $$ or where since I haven't made the deal yet - but suffice to say I am excited about the possibility of acquisition. He is letting me use it on a trial basis to check it out mechanically, etc and to see if it is a good fit for me and my family.
My two teenage sons and myself have only been tent camping/backpacking up to this point, and intend to continue backpacking with this rig as a base. We hope to bring my wife along for some of the less remote camping we are planning for this season.
The only negative thing at this point is there is no genset in the camper.
My questions: 1. Is this too much camper for the chassis (not a dual rear wheel axle) 2. Were the Caribou's built pre-wired and plumbed for a LP genset? 3. Is the Caribou obsolescence an issue?
Thanks in advance for any help. Once I take possession, I will post pics of my "commissioning" trip.
- geoff
I have been lurking here for about a week, absorbing and reading all I can on TCs since I have never owned an RV. I am impressed with how everyone here shares info and experience. This is a fantastic resource. As a young(er) man, I used to build/install cabinets for RVs, so I am not unfamiliar with the major components, but building and owning RVs are two different things.
I have a good friend who is selling his 97 F350 Diesel 7.3L Crew Cab XLT (SRW) and 97 Fleetwood Caribou 11G. He is the second owner. The truck and camper appear to be mint, stored in a pole building for much of their life. The truck is unbelievably nice for its age and mileage (175,000m) and the camper appears to be amazingly clean, no issues, as I said, stored inside for most, if not all of its life.
My friend has never taken the rig out for a camping trip (long story). I wont say how much $$ or where since I haven't made the deal yet - but suffice to say I am excited about the possibility of acquisition. He is letting me use it on a trial basis to check it out mechanically, etc and to see if it is a good fit for me and my family.
My two teenage sons and myself have only been tent camping/backpacking up to this point, and intend to continue backpacking with this rig as a base. We hope to bring my wife along for some of the less remote camping we are planning for this season.
The only negative thing at this point is there is no genset in the camper.
My questions: 1. Is this too much camper for the chassis (not a dual rear wheel axle) 2. Were the Caribou's built pre-wired and plumbed for a LP genset? 3. Is the Caribou obsolescence an issue?
Thanks in advance for any help. Once I take possession, I will post pics of my "commissioning" trip.
- geoff
