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
jimh406 wrote:valhalla360 wrote:
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.
Fwiw, you don't have to spend $200K unless you want top of the line new for everything. My 9 1/2 ft TC was 8 1/2 years old when I bought my used F450, for instance. I carried it on a F350 SRW for its first 8 1/2 years. In any case, I get that buying something different might be less expensive. Also, a F450 or F350 DRW is not significantly more than a F350 SRW.
I'm not sure what you are thinking is offload. My truck/tc has been on gravel/dirt roads and forest service roads. The real off-road trailers that I've seen that look durable aren't cheap either.
I still have the option to tow, and fit in a single parking space for the most part. I also can take the TC off and use it as a truck. No vehicle with TT can also tow and fit in a parking space. Of course, a TC can also turnaround where almost no TT and vehicle could.
For "real" off-road, I think you are moving into SUV/truck with rooftop tent or lighter popup, but then, the onroad "camping" experience is degraded.
I could buy a 40 year old LN 7000 for $3500 bucks as well….of course.
The fact that you bought all your stuff well used doesn’t mean it’s not $200k for someone to buy new.
The “I bought it used , don’t understand why folks say this is so expensive” argument is just silly. Someone needs to buy new stuff (not me either fwiw) whether you do or not.
