Sold the Travel Trailer today and picked myself up a 2015 Ram 2500 SB 6.4 Hemi Mega Cab 4x4. I'm pretty much sold on the Lance 855. I want a non-slide, 4 season, large tank capacity, 2 propane bottles, oven, shortest overhang possible. Is there anything I should consider before I get to work on pricing?Wold Creek 850 nice camper but the tanks are considerably smaller.Adventurer 86FB seems to fit the bill but the quality of the interior finishes don't seem as nice. I prefer the Lance wrap around dinette. Also I would prefer aluminum or wood but I know how much that matters. Also Should I take into consideration the Lance 1 piece front cap.Quality is probably most important. I just want to make sure I'm considering everything important.

Sounds like you picked out the truck before the camper. It can work, but harder. Most brands will be fine, but you need to inspect the individual TC. They are made one at a time.What's the payload for your truck?

I think potential truck camper RVers focus too much on waste tank capacities. I have been out 13 times this year in my Wolf Creek and have never had to dump my tanks because they were full. The fact of the matter is a high percentage of your camping will not be in the in the back country without dump facilities. You may want to think they will be but I can assure you that they won.t be. Many of you live in areas where that is not possible. I live in an area where boondocking is a reality and I am always able to get to a dump facility if I need one.The moral of the story is "be realistic in your demands". What you dream about doing and what you are actually able to do are entirely different.

Have you looked into Northstar?You mentioned quality- that would be Northstar. Family owned and operated. Call them for support and you will probably end up talking to one of the owners.http://www.northstarcampers.com/Particularly their 8.5 Arrow U. It hits most of your wants. Plus a cassette toilet which is really convenient.

1mtnman wrote:I think potential truck camper RVers focus too much on waste tank capacities. I have been out 13 times this year in my Wolf Creek and have never had to dump my tanks because they were full. The fact of the matter is a high percentage of your camping will not be in the in the back country without dump facilities. You may want to think they will be but I can assure you that they won.t be. Many of you live in areas where that is not possible. I live in an area where boondocking is a reality and I am always able to get to a dump facility if I need one.The moral of the story is "be realistic in your demands". What you dream about doing and what you are actually able to do are entirely different.That depends how you live and who you live with. I have no problem filling up the gray tank after two or three nights.

Bedlam wrote:1mtnman wrote:I think potential truck camper RVers focus too much on waste tank capacities. I have been out 13 times this year in my Wolf Creek and have never had to dump my tanks because they were full. The fact of the matter is a high percentage of your camping will not be in the in the back country without dump facilities. You may want to think they will be but I can assure you that they won.t be. Many of you live in areas where that is not possible. I live in an area where boondocking is a reality and I am always able to get to a dump facility if I need one.The moral of the story is "be realistic in your demands". What you dream about doing and what you are actually able to do are entirely different.That depends how you live and who you live with. I have no problem filling up the gray tank after two or three nights.I agree. At home we live with a drilled well and a septic system. We have also done many bareboat sailing charters.We are automatically very good with fresh/grey/black tank usage. We have gone an entire week on our Lance's 20 gallon grey tank- including several showers (get wet, shut it off, soap, rinse off).City living with water mains and sewer systems have some people spoiled with unlimited usage. On one of our charters we invited two other couples- our best friends- who live in the NYC area. We ran out of fresh water (180 gallons) in 2 days!

Time to get serious. Sold TT and got a new RAM.

jimh406
Explorer III
Nov 05, 2014
In Oregon, you should be able to find a used Host (they made short bed models) or new or used Arctic Fox.
MORSNOW
Navigator II
Nov 05, 2014
Jfresh is looking for a non-slide, Host and Arctic Fox are slide models. Shortbed non-slides are harder to find, but offer more storage than a similar length longbed due to the ovehang area.
hedge
Explorer
Nov 05, 2014
I'm curious what you didn't like about the Adventurers? Their models seem to fit the requirements nicely. I'm happy with mine but I haven't looked at a lot of others. I was only able to look at one Lance (an 830) and to me the Adventurer was nicer with better build quality.

I probably see 10 Adventurers to each Lance I see up here.

From reading this forum it seems the Wolf creek's aren't without their issues either.
jimh406
Explorer III
Nov 05, 2014
I missed that the OP only wanted nonslide. In that case, Host did make nonslide modelss, but that sounds also like S&S, Citation, Adventurer, and Northern Lite.

The nonslide Host are Lynx and Bobcat. Both were in ads on rvtrader.
Jfresh
Explorer
Nov 05, 2014
hedge wrote:
I'm curious what you didn't like about the Adventurers? Their models seem to fit the requirements nicely. I'm happy with mine but I haven't looked at a lot of others. I was only able to look at one Lance (an 830) and to me the Adventurer was nicer with better build quality.

I probably see 10 Adventurers to each Lance I see up here.

From reading this forum it seems the Wolf creek's aren't without their issues either.

It was not having a local dealer and the wood frame construction that originally turned me off. Also The interior did not seems as nice on the website photos. But I think I should make the drive and go take a look at a 86FB.

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