Went looking...getting a little closer
Well, this weekend we went and looked at/walk thru a bunch of campers. Taking in all the advice from this forum. Looked at some BFs, Wolf Creeks, Arctic Foxes, Northern Lite, Eagle Cap, and Adventur...
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I'm in the same boat as you. No pun intended.
I'm looking for a smaller comfortable TC for "travelling" as I use my 5th TH for "camping.
Even with the new 1 tons, there are many campers I wouldn't put on a SRW.
I looked at the Adventurer yesterday and was very impressed with the quality and fit and finish.
I'm looking for a shorter one with the least overhang but it's hard to find one with a roomy interior and especially decent tank capacity.
The Adventurer has 3 models I would consider. The 86FB which is a non slide but still has adequate interior room and a Huge wet bath. Also has a Gen option. The 89RB is 8'9" rear bath non slide with Gen option and I think my favorite was the 86SBS which reminded me a lot of my old Lance 981 with rear kitchen and full wall slide with large U shaped dinette. The wet bath was smaller but you spend much more time in the dinette than the bath. This is 8'6" and No Gen option for the LB, but a lot of exterior storage and 42 gal fresh and 31 gal holding tanks.
The rear "comfort step" was nice, but kind of defeats the purpose of having a shorter camper as it adds approx 18" to the length, so I would probably not get that option.
Another nice feature was the pullout storage tray in the basement.
Also the only manufacturer with a 3 yr structure warranty.
I figure all 3 of these models would be around 3200-3600lbs ready to camp. This would be comfortable with my 4200 payload and would have a good CG being 8-9' long.
I had some questions about the camper being the same for both LB and SB with the side skirts thinking the LB would have them removed or be shorter and the salesman wasn't too convincing, so I called the factory and they were happy to answer any questions and said to call back any time. Seems like great customer service.
Like you said, I think any of the 9' plus lengths as well as the Lance models will be pushing 4500 lbs and just too much for a SRW.
I'll be following your thread as you search. Good Luck
I've always liked Lance but they seem to have left a gap between the 850 and 975. Even though they advertise it for a SRW, I think it's well into DRW territory.
Adventurer defiantly moved near the top of my list after looking.
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I'm looking for a smaller comfortable TC for "travelling" as I use my 5th TH for "camping.
Even with the new 1 tons, there are many campers I wouldn't put on a SRW.
I looked at the Adventurer yesterday and was very impressed with the quality and fit and finish.
I'm looking for a shorter one with the least overhang but it's hard to find one with a roomy interior and especially decent tank capacity.
The Adventurer has 3 models I would consider. The 86FB which is a non slide but still has adequate interior room and a Huge wet bath. Also has a Gen option. The 89RB is 8'9" rear bath non slide with Gen option and I think my favorite was the 86SBS which reminded me a lot of my old Lance 981 with rear kitchen and full wall slide with large U shaped dinette. The wet bath was smaller but you spend much more time in the dinette than the bath. This is 8'6" and No Gen option for the LB, but a lot of exterior storage and 42 gal fresh and 31 gal holding tanks.
The rear "comfort step" was nice, but kind of defeats the purpose of having a shorter camper as it adds approx 18" to the length, so I would probably not get that option.
Another nice feature was the pullout storage tray in the basement.
Also the only manufacturer with a 3 yr structure warranty.
I figure all 3 of these models would be around 3200-3600lbs ready to camp. This would be comfortable with my 4200 payload and would have a good CG being 8-9' long.
I had some questions about the camper being the same for both LB and SB with the side skirts thinking the LB would have them removed or be shorter and the salesman wasn't too convincing, so I called the factory and they were happy to answer any questions and said to call back any time. Seems like great customer service.
Like you said, I think any of the 9' plus lengths as well as the Lance models will be pushing 4500 lbs and just too much for a SRW.
I'll be following your thread as you search. Good Luck
I've always liked Lance but they seem to have left a gap between the 850 and 975. Even though they advertise it for a SRW, I think it's well into DRW territory.
Adventurer defiantly moved near the top of my list after looking.
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