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d3500ram
May 16, 2016Explorer III
A very knowledgeable and missed member who passed away a couple of years ago was DonCurley. You may want to see if you can read his posts about truck campers on Power Wagons. It is not a good fit.
When he bought it, he expressly made it known that he was going to use it for a truck camper and the salesman told him it would be fine. His excursion were off road on terrain that one might think a PW would be ideal. It was so bad (and i do not remember the exact stuff) but the dealer took the truck back and Don eventually bought a Q-cab, short bed 3500. He made the 3500 off road worthy for his style (winch, lights, etc...) with items and component similar to the "frills" offered by Dodge on the PW.
Not trying to discourage you, but Don was a great guy who lived the TC desert camping lifestyle. he also brought a lot to these forums. One of those was the no-so-good experience of a Power Wagon with a TC.
R.I.P Don Curley.
When he bought it, he expressly made it known that he was going to use it for a truck camper and the salesman told him it would be fine. His excursion were off road on terrain that one might think a PW would be ideal. It was so bad (and i do not remember the exact stuff) but the dealer took the truck back and Don eventually bought a Q-cab, short bed 3500. He made the 3500 off road worthy for his style (winch, lights, etc...) with items and component similar to the "frills" offered by Dodge on the PW.
Not trying to discourage you, but Don was a great guy who lived the TC desert camping lifestyle. he also brought a lot to these forums. One of those was the no-so-good experience of a Power Wagon with a TC.
R.I.P Don Curley.
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