Newbie Looking for Advice
Hi Everyone, I've recently had a friend visit and on the back of his truck was a pick-up camper (pop-up style). I had never really looked into them until then and I immediately fell in love with t...
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Grit dog wrote:
You could limp by, maybe with the smallest pop up made and very little added weight on an S10. (Nevermind it's also old. Vehicle condition comes into play).
You're talking about 6 month stints? You want hippie style, mattress in a van, bathing and dishes in the Mc Donald's bathroom, or do you want most/all indoor living features?
Personally, find a HD truck and then start looking for campers. At the bare minimum, a well equipped half ton for the smaller pop ups.
I would agree with Grit Dog. You could get by with a minimal camper but in couple months, you'll look and feel like 5 miles of bad road without any amenities associated with a comfortably equipped pop up TC,
I tote my pop up on a 1 ton Ford but I had the truck when I owned my Lance and it is overkill for what is in the bed now. On the plus side, the truck never works hard, gets good mileage and I don't even know there is a camper in the bed (unless I look in the mirror).
Most TC'ers (at least on here) worry about how close they are to GVW, tires and will my suspension take the weight. I went the other way. I'm not even close to my GVW, I have way more truck than camper, but a compact pickup truck with my camper in the bed (if it would fit, which I don't think it would), would be grossly overweight.
S10's are fine for going to the supermarket or playing wannabe truck but for hauling anything...get something with more arse.
