To Dump The Fresh Water Tank ... Or Not?
New to this forum ... and new to RV-ing. My wife and I just purchased a new truck camper last Thursday ... an ALP Adventurer 86SBS. Believe it or not, we got the bare minimum of a walk through, so I h...
Forum Discussion
Uh Boy... this looks like this will be that time again where I'm the oddball that disagrees.
Now granted, I know nothing pertaining to your specific brand of camper. I have had Eagle Cap, a couple of Arctic Fox's, Real-Lite, and the oldest was a '70s Caveman.
but....
I've never drained my tanks(for the purposes of loading/unloading). I've used my campers, unsupported, off the truck many times over my 25 years of TC'ing. The entire purpose of a camper is it's versatility. Otherwise why would you get a TC and not just a Class C motorhome?
Campers are supposed to be able to be used on or off the truck. I boat and jeep, and for boating, I would take the camper off and use the truck to launch the boat. I have NEVER had a problem.
If your tank is simply sitting on the basement floor, what you could do is reinforce your floor with an additional full sheet of 1" plywood, screwed securely to the sidewall frame. This is only my suggestion, do your due diligence to see how it's mounted first.
But I just find it hard to believe a TC maker would build a TC that can't be fully utilized on or off the truck.
Now granted, I know nothing pertaining to your specific brand of camper. I have had Eagle Cap, a couple of Arctic Fox's, Real-Lite, and the oldest was a '70s Caveman.
but....
I've never drained my tanks(for the purposes of loading/unloading). I've used my campers, unsupported, off the truck many times over my 25 years of TC'ing. The entire purpose of a camper is it's versatility. Otherwise why would you get a TC and not just a Class C motorhome?
Campers are supposed to be able to be used on or off the truck. I boat and jeep, and for boating, I would take the camper off and use the truck to launch the boat. I have NEVER had a problem.
If your tank is simply sitting on the basement floor, what you could do is reinforce your floor with an additional full sheet of 1" plywood, screwed securely to the sidewall frame. This is only my suggestion, do your due diligence to see how it's mounted first.
But I just find it hard to believe a TC maker would build a TC that can't be fully utilized on or off the truck.
