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...
Forum Discussion
I think as long as the rolling distance per tire revolution is the same, then mixing tires isn't going to be an issue with 4 wheel drive. In 4WD, a difference in size will scrub off on the dirt but be harder on the drivelines on solid hard surfaces. Heck, just a hard turn will cause scrubbing while in 4WD even with the same sized tires, so it's not a big issue. Who is in 4WD when the surface is hard and straight anyway?
I know I catch some grief from folks here, but I'll put it out there anyway;
with running 19.5's, I don't carry a spare. My thought is; I don't go off road, I don't go anywhere a tow truck can't come, I'm in the process of acquiring a Suzuki Samurai I'll be flat(sic) towing. If I don't have the Zuki, I'll have my motorcycle on the front hitch carrier. Considering those points, a spare is redundant. Oh, someday if I stumble on a 19.5 wheel for a good prick, I grab it up and see what Les Schwab can sell me a cheap tire for it, but I'm not in danger just because I'm not carrying a spare.
There sure are a lot of aspects to truck camper ownership! A lot more than I realized I was getting myself into. It's changed a lot since my early days in the 60's when any old pick up would slap on any old camper, toss the kids in the camper so they could look out the over cab window and head off on an adventure. Ha! I kind of miss those times when I wasn't so informed, that the world wasn't so much at my fingertips. I suppose I cheated death as a kid with all the stuff we used to do and I'm concerned we miss out on adventure because we are scared off by other's experiences we hear more about. The bottom line is, though, risk is assessed by the risk taker. Do what ever you think is right and safe for you. As a group, the members and posters here on the truck camper forum are pretty independent that way; not easily intimidated by anecdotes but also pretty well educated in their choice of recreating in a TC.
I know I catch some grief from folks here, but I'll put it out there anyway;
with running 19.5's, I don't carry a spare. My thought is; I don't go off road, I don't go anywhere a tow truck can't come, I'm in the process of acquiring a Suzuki Samurai I'll be flat(sic) towing. If I don't have the Zuki, I'll have my motorcycle on the front hitch carrier. Considering those points, a spare is redundant. Oh, someday if I stumble on a 19.5 wheel for a good prick, I grab it up and see what Les Schwab can sell me a cheap tire for it, but I'm not in danger just because I'm not carrying a spare.
There sure are a lot of aspects to truck camper ownership! A lot more than I realized I was getting myself into. It's changed a lot since my early days in the 60's when any old pick up would slap on any old camper, toss the kids in the camper so they could look out the over cab window and head off on an adventure. Ha! I kind of miss those times when I wasn't so informed, that the world wasn't so much at my fingertips. I suppose I cheated death as a kid with all the stuff we used to do and I'm concerned we miss out on adventure because we are scared off by other's experiences we hear more about. The bottom line is, though, risk is assessed by the risk taker. Do what ever you think is right and safe for you. As a group, the members and posters here on the truck camper forum are pretty independent that way; not easily intimidated by anecdotes but also pretty well educated in their choice of recreating in a TC.
