new tc owner...soon
1st time poster fellas so please be gentle. I got a line on a 2001 fleetwood caribou model 11j with slide out . I cannot find any specs on this tc, nor can i find the weight.this is going on a 1997...
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I say it's too big for your truck. I owned a 2003 Fleetwood 11x which is the side entry model with NO SLIDE. It weighed a little over 4,000 pounds loaded for a trip. I carried it on a 2007 Chevy 3500 SRW first. The truck's GVWR was 9,900; with the camper on and my wife and dog in the cab we weighed about 11,100. I then started carrying it on a 2005 Chevy dually. That truck's GVWR was 11,400, with the camper on and my family in the cab it weighed about 13,000 pounds. I used both trucks to travel thousands of miles thru many states with no issues. I had air bags and heavy duty shocks on both trucks.
Your camper will likely be heavier with the slide and your truck is only a 2500.
As for specs, my camper had a 33 gallon fresh water tank, the gray and black tanks were both around 30 gallons. Had a 6 gallon water heater and 2 20 pound LP tanks. It only had room for 1 group 24 battery. I really like that camper. I used it for 9 years and sold it for 95% of what I bought it for.
Your camper will likely be heavier with the slide and your truck is only a 2500.
As for specs, my camper had a 33 gallon fresh water tank, the gray and black tanks were both around 30 gallons. Had a 6 gallon water heater and 2 20 pound LP tanks. It only had room for 1 group 24 battery. I really like that camper. I used it for 9 years and sold it for 95% of what I bought it for.
