part three of the broken frame saga.
A nice finish to the over weighted broken axle saga. Not really about the broken framed truck but informative as heck. It's a good read. https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/is-the-eagle-cap-1165-t...
Forum Discussion
notsobigjoe wrote:
I agree, My 1181 is heavy enough. My wife and I looked at a cirrus this last weekend. The 820 model. I don't remember the numbers off the top of my head but it would be a perfect match for my dually. Fully loaded, water and everything else. I would certainly miss the slide out but having something lighter is starting to appeal to us. As many of you know I talked about looking at TT's and such. They are beautiful and unbelievably cheap compared to a TC and with my dually I could tow a palace. I towed for 25 years and I think I would hate it. I think there certainly is a market for the big ones and there are many super duty trucks out there but the price tag is unbelievable.
This is consistent with my take on it. The reason to get a truck camper is to be nimble and go places you wouldn't take most RVs...We've got it in our heads to do the panamerica highway at some point and that is a good match for a truck camper.
But once you need a 450 or better and have $200k tied up between truck and camper...are you really going to take it into the real back country off roading? At that point, there are other options that will work better.
An expensive 20ft off road camper pulled by a 1/2 ton would likely be cheaper and more spaceious.
