I am at lost. Another bad luck with my TV
Some of you may recall that I totaled my truck on the way to pickup a camper in January. Few moons later, I bought another truck and bought a different camper. Yesterday my wife drove the truck becaus...
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You have to also look at how you are going to use the truck. If you camp locally, say 100-200 miles from home, you're going get a fair amount of life and fun after you get the little things the other owner ignored fixed. And they are things you will want fixed for the sake of your family and sanity.
But, if you plan to take "The Grand Tour" and tow around all 50 states like we do, I'd think about something newer.
You also need to look at the towing rating for your truck. Those older trucks did not have the same towing capacity as the newer trucks. Our trailer weighs in at 9900lbs when it's ready for the road (which is the weight that matters, not the sticker weight) and I'm pulling it with a diesel 1 ton dually. It's a bit over kill, but I can pull in the mountains or in the keys and not need to retune anything. My last gasser got 4.5MPG towing from Las Vegas to Reno and 11MPG towing in Florida - now I regularly see 13mpg+ while towing.
Now I'm not trying to start anything with the folks who claim to tow a 16,000 5ver with a VW. I'm just saying that you might want to check it out completely - a half ton truck is not what too many think they are. Each time we pull out of Salt Lake City I'm running 60mph passing 1/2 ton trucks with campers on the hitch that are over heated and steam blowing from the radiator or puking tranny fluid all over the shoulder.
But, if you plan to take "The Grand Tour" and tow around all 50 states like we do, I'd think about something newer.
You also need to look at the towing rating for your truck. Those older trucks did not have the same towing capacity as the newer trucks. Our trailer weighs in at 9900lbs when it's ready for the road (which is the weight that matters, not the sticker weight) and I'm pulling it with a diesel 1 ton dually. It's a bit over kill, but I can pull in the mountains or in the keys and not need to retune anything. My last gasser got 4.5MPG towing from Las Vegas to Reno and 11MPG towing in Florida - now I regularly see 13mpg+ while towing.
Now I'm not trying to start anything with the folks who claim to tow a 16,000 5ver with a VW. I'm just saying that you might want to check it out completely - a half ton truck is not what too many think they are. Each time we pull out of Salt Lake City I'm running 60mph passing 1/2 ton trucks with campers on the hitch that are over heated and steam blowing from the radiator or puking tranny fluid all over the shoulder.
