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wintersun
Apr 27, 2013Explorer II
Personnally I would stay with the 4WD truck. The jacks are not designed to be used 4 at a time with battery power alone. Hook the camper up to 110V AC and you should notice a difference. With battery power only you should only two jacks at a time to keep the draw within the capacity of the battery to supply it.
I like having items in the rear of the cab so that I do not have to go into the camper for every little thing. We keep snacks, cold drinks, jackets, photgraphy gear, etc. in the back of the extended cab of our truck. It is very handy to have that space available.
Take the truck to a CAT scale and have it weighed with and without the camper as was suggested. Add 600 lbs. to the dry weight of the camper and then use that number for your expected payload and whether the F-250 can handle it or not.
I like having items in the rear of the cab so that I do not have to go into the camper for every little thing. We keep snacks, cold drinks, jackets, photgraphy gear, etc. in the back of the extended cab of our truck. It is very handy to have that space available.
Take the truck to a CAT scale and have it weighed with and without the camper as was suggested. Add 600 lbs. to the dry weight of the camper and then use that number for your expected payload and whether the F-250 can handle it or not.
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