picking a truck camper
I am doing my research and need the assistance of the truck camper forum specialists. I have been an RVer for quite sometime but truck campers are a new animal for me. This camper would be in addit...
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maxum1989 wrote:
... This camper would be in addition to the fifth wheel I currently own and would be used for trips where just my son (12) and I would be going. I am looking for any suggestions I could add to my list of possible truck campers.
Current list of possible campers (all short box models)
Lance 825, 830, 865
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My truck is a 2008 2500hd Silverado crew cab 4x4 short box duramax.
Just went through the exact same drill you are now doing except I am running a 2013 F250 SRW. We wanted something else to move more easily than the slow plodding pace of the fiver. After tons of research we opted for the 865 from Lance . Weighs out at about 2080 fully tricked out (no water). We've been running the wheel off it since we picked it up about 3 months ago all over the eastern US mountains and Florida. En-route to Central FL (about 500 miles one way) Thursday for a few days. We love the 865 and found that dealers were readily willing to negotiate well below sticker. It easily holds Momma, me, Shiloh the Red Bone Coon Hound and Sugar the Yorkie.(Shiloh is a bit of a seat hog but we still love her!) We've fallen in love with it. Had to make the usual 5th wheel hitch modification with a small pad to get the camper sitting smoothly and evenly over the 5th wheel hitch cross frame member in the bed. Works great.
I did add a set of Stable Loads quick disconnects to the rear leafs to engage the overload, Made a huge difference.
Ford curve control kicked in 3 times on the climb up and down the road to Clingmans Dome in the Smokey's but it was brief and worked well.
