Truck Camper VIN Weight vs Scale Weight
Hi all, I bought a new truck camper last year and noticed that the advertised dry weight, which is also printed on the VIN sticker is significantly lower than the actual dry weight I got when I wei...
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Bedlam wrote:
You will also get skewed results based on production volume. Northwood Mfg produces 10 times the number of truck campers than Host, so I would expect more feedback (whether good or bad) from Arctic Fox and Wolf Creek owners than owners of a Host. Lance is the highest volume manufacturer (I don't have their actual numbers), but I would expect even more feedback from these owners. The responses will not necessarily equate among brands unless they are weighed to production units per year.
Something else to consider is how long a manufacturer has been producing truck campers...
Some of your concerns can be dealt with via how statistics are used as can camper age. Those types of factors are often addressed via statistical methodology, but I agree with your concerns.
