Our journey to pick truck camper, a question
We have made our camper selection. It has been a long journey for us to come to the decision. Original priorities were Pop-up Flatbed Passenger side entry Rear dinette seating North South slee...
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Ron,
Congrats on picking a 'form-follows-function' camper. Sounds like you did your homework and 'worried through' the process to get it right the first time out. A small hard side is hard to beat for serious, long term TC-ing. There are legions of soft-siders that will dispute that, but, opinions are like........every one has one.
Be sure to get the cold weather insulation package. I watched the vid and did not see any extra insulation when they opened the cabinet doors. In watching the vid, i got the impression that the narrator/camera operator was not very familiar with marketing.
The other thing, while you still have time, is to consider a three point flat bed. I'm SURE you can have something fabbed up for less than $12K with lots of storage boxes along the sides. If...you are not planning any off-road driving, a three-point has a lot less appeal. The common belief is that you cannot 3-point a standard pickup bed. You won't have to deal with that since you will have a flat bed. I have been thinking of a low profile, 3-point aluminum flat bed for my lowly Lance and build up some fold-up alum. sides for storage. It's been done before, but I want a lower profile on the bed to keep the weight as low as possible.
AFA the steps are concerned, my glowsteps are as good as it gets. Your wife will have trouble doing any TC-ing at all if she's worried about getting her hands soiled. Another thing is the adjustment of side steps for use at curbing. I'm sure you will worry-through all this. Do keep us posted on your progress. I like the way you think about procurement.
Again, congratulations on making a decision, one way or the other. Often, the worst decision is no decision.
regards, as always, jefe
Congrats on picking a 'form-follows-function' camper. Sounds like you did your homework and 'worried through' the process to get it right the first time out. A small hard side is hard to beat for serious, long term TC-ing. There are legions of soft-siders that will dispute that, but, opinions are like........every one has one.
Be sure to get the cold weather insulation package. I watched the vid and did not see any extra insulation when they opened the cabinet doors. In watching the vid, i got the impression that the narrator/camera operator was not very familiar with marketing.
The other thing, while you still have time, is to consider a three point flat bed. I'm SURE you can have something fabbed up for less than $12K with lots of storage boxes along the sides. If...you are not planning any off-road driving, a three-point has a lot less appeal. The common belief is that you cannot 3-point a standard pickup bed. You won't have to deal with that since you will have a flat bed. I have been thinking of a low profile, 3-point aluminum flat bed for my lowly Lance and build up some fold-up alum. sides for storage. It's been done before, but I want a lower profile on the bed to keep the weight as low as possible.
AFA the steps are concerned, my glowsteps are as good as it gets. Your wife will have trouble doing any TC-ing at all if she's worried about getting her hands soiled. Another thing is the adjustment of side steps for use at curbing. I'm sure you will worry-through all this. Do keep us posted on your progress. I like the way you think about procurement.
Again, congratulations on making a decision, one way or the other. Often, the worst decision is no decision.
regards, as always, jefe
