Under-$16K truck with 3500lb camper payload?
Hello! Truck camping newbie here, hoping for a little truck-buying advice from you experienced users. I need to replace my current 4×4 project/hauler/bad weather roads truck (not my daily driver–I ...
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Most people who have done it will tell you they’ll never go back to a single rear wheel truck once they have driven with a camper on a dually.
I drive one as my daily driver and I live in a fairly big city. I think people try to find sky-is-falling reasons they are terrible when they don’t have one.
The doesn’t do well in snow story is funny. All tow trucks and snow plow trucks are duallys.
Mine (4x4) seems to go everywhere in the snow.
If you’re that far away from civilization I can’t imagine tight parking is an issue.
All the truck-is-too-wide people forget the mirrors are already wider than a dually pickup is.
They aren’t any longer and dual wheels don’t have any affect on turning radius.
I’ve had a whole bunch of single rear wheel pickups and three duallies, it to mention countless work trucks. I’m never putting a camper on a single wheel truck again. The difference with a camper on is that dramatic.
As for brand, with gas trucks they’re all pretty good I’d just look for the cleanest nicest lowest mileage one you can find. Your budget is plenty to find a very nice gas truck.
I will say don’t buy a Dodge. You only buy a Dodge to get a Cummins diesel, otherwise just don’t. Get a Chevy or a Ford.
With $15k to spend you shouldn’t need to look at trucks with 200k on them.
Try to stay closer to 100k, preferably less.
An existing truck/camper combo for sale might be a good way to go.
I drive one as my daily driver and I live in a fairly big city. I think people try to find sky-is-falling reasons they are terrible when they don’t have one.
The doesn’t do well in snow story is funny. All tow trucks and snow plow trucks are duallys.
Mine (4x4) seems to go everywhere in the snow.
If you’re that far away from civilization I can’t imagine tight parking is an issue.
All the truck-is-too-wide people forget the mirrors are already wider than a dually pickup is.
They aren’t any longer and dual wheels don’t have any affect on turning radius.
I’ve had a whole bunch of single rear wheel pickups and three duallies, it to mention countless work trucks. I’m never putting a camper on a single wheel truck again. The difference with a camper on is that dramatic.
As for brand, with gas trucks they’re all pretty good I’d just look for the cleanest nicest lowest mileage one you can find. Your budget is plenty to find a very nice gas truck.
I will say don’t buy a Dodge. You only buy a Dodge to get a Cummins diesel, otherwise just don’t. Get a Chevy or a Ford.
With $15k to spend you shouldn’t need to look at trucks with 200k on them.
Try to stay closer to 100k, preferably less.
An existing truck/camper combo for sale might be a good way to go.
