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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Yeah, I figured I'd alarm all the FWC fans with that comment.
I had a FWC. (go to the very first page of the PHOTO thread. You can see all 4 of our truck/camper combos). My Four Wheel Camper had two things I ABSOLUTELY hated:
1 --- The windows are located above and below head height. AT head height (eye level) there is framing and cabinetry. The net effect is that visibility outside is poor.
Now, this doesn't matter is you are outdoors all day and the camper is just a eating and sleeping area. However, if you get caught in inclement weather, the FWC is claustrophobic. (This is the Pacific NW. More than once my weekend hiking turned into weekend book reading inside the camper).
2 --- Additionally, my FWC was badly out of level side-to-side. All the cabinets, battery, water, and propane was located on the drivers side. I had my FWC on a Ford Ranger (badly overloaded), then on a long bed Crew Cab F350.
Load wise, the F350 drove like the camper wasn't there. Until you looked at the set-up from the front or rear. The FWC leaned badly to the driver side.
I had to put air bags on BOTH trucks to correct the lean.
I think side-to-side lean is inexcusable. My Jayco is dead level. Anything less is crappy engineering.
Based on on-line photos of FWC, the design hasn't changed and the campers are still out of level. (perhaps I am mistaken???).
Dudes, it's just my opinion, I realize lots of people love both Four Wheel Camper and Palomino. The FWC are the lightest campers on the road. Lots to love about then. I get it. I just won't get one again myself.
And yes, the new Palominos are much better than the older ones. By volume, there are still more old ones around, and the olds ones are... not good. Hence my comment. The new ones, while better, run a tad heavy.
I had a FWC. (go to the very first page of the PHOTO thread. You can see all 4 of our truck/camper combos). My Four Wheel Camper had two things I ABSOLUTELY hated:
1 --- The windows are located above and below head height. AT head height (eye level) there is framing and cabinetry. The net effect is that visibility outside is poor.
Now, this doesn't matter is you are outdoors all day and the camper is just a eating and sleeping area. However, if you get caught in inclement weather, the FWC is claustrophobic. (This is the Pacific NW. More than once my weekend hiking turned into weekend book reading inside the camper).
2 --- Additionally, my FWC was badly out of level side-to-side. All the cabinets, battery, water, and propane was located on the drivers side. I had my FWC on a Ford Ranger (badly overloaded), then on a long bed Crew Cab F350.
Load wise, the F350 drove like the camper wasn't there. Until you looked at the set-up from the front or rear. The FWC leaned badly to the driver side.
I had to put air bags on BOTH trucks to correct the lean.
I think side-to-side lean is inexcusable. My Jayco is dead level. Anything less is crappy engineering.
Based on on-line photos of FWC, the design hasn't changed and the campers are still out of level. (perhaps I am mistaken???).
Dudes, it's just my opinion, I realize lots of people love both Four Wheel Camper and Palomino. The FWC are the lightest campers on the road. Lots to love about then. I get it. I just won't get one again myself.
And yes, the new Palominos are much better than the older ones. By volume, there are still more old ones around, and the olds ones are... not good. Hence my comment. The new ones, while better, run a tad heavy.
