The best Truck for a Host Mammouth
Hi, We are visit tomorrow a Host Mammouth and now I asked me whitch is the best Truck for the Camper? Silverado 3500 , ford f 350, gmc or Ram 3500 dualy Crew Cab I think not older than 2012 . C...
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I would go with some of the advice above. A 350 (3500) dually is the absolute minimum needed. Also many of the older trucks had lower ratings for cargo capacity than the newer trucks.
The rule of thumb has been to take the manufacturer's wet weight and add 1000 pounds as the best guess for total weight. Based on my experience this will not come close. My rig also included a couple of solar panels, oversized AGM batteries, and a generator. The 1000 pound amount also has to include the weight of the driver and passengers leaving only about 650 pounds to cover tools, generator gas, clothing, cooking gear, food, cleaning supplies, hobby gear, etc.
I very carefully started with the wet weight, added excess estimates for all my food, clothing, gear etc. I also included the solar, batteries, generator, tools, books, maps, hobby gear and everything else I could think of. I was shocked to find that my guesstimate was still under by 1000 pounds. I recommend starting with the wet weight and adding 2000 pounds as the best estimate of real total weight.
The rule of thumb has been to take the manufacturer's wet weight and add 1000 pounds as the best guess for total weight. Based on my experience this will not come close. My rig also included a couple of solar panels, oversized AGM batteries, and a generator. The 1000 pound amount also has to include the weight of the driver and passengers leaving only about 650 pounds to cover tools, generator gas, clothing, cooking gear, food, cleaning supplies, hobby gear, etc.
I very carefully started with the wet weight, added excess estimates for all my food, clothing, gear etc. I also included the solar, batteries, generator, tools, books, maps, hobby gear and everything else I could think of. I was shocked to find that my guesstimate was still under by 1000 pounds. I recommend starting with the wet weight and adding 2000 pounds as the best estimate of real total weight.
