My TC is 12' in the bed... two Lance 1161 campers weigh as much as three 8 foot TC's... and I have a slide out and 6'8" ceiling that adds weight
I have a full 1/2 of an 8 foot camper behind my rear bumper
I need a real truck, a 1 ton dually... not a tricked out grocery getter
Do you have any idea how many 1161's were sold.
Add the heavier Lance 1191's replaced the 1161's in 2005... they are almost a foot taller. There are thousands on ther road.
And the lance 1181's are huge... their slide have nearly as many cubic feet as an 8 ' TC... they need a ton dually or bigger.
Host has a three slide... haul it on what? Its really huge.
There are many other brands out their that have huge TC's, multiply slides...
The big TC's are needed for large familys or people like me and Janet that travel for months at a time. We couldn't do it in a "starter" TC
The place we go in our 12' TC's require engines that will take us to 12,000 feet or higher, up hill and down... not parked along the road with the radiator boiling over like we see when people who try to use hobby trucks to do big dog work. We never see MH's or trailers up there.
We can pull a trailer or a boat with the TC loaded... no problem... a 1 ton dually is designed to work, and play... without over working the engine, transmission, or suspension...
It's nice to remove the TC at home... use the truck for our projects... and they'll still get the groceries if we happen to be at the grocery store.
And do you know what is best? Watching others look of envy as our rigs goes by.... and you know that they dream about their future big dog trucks every night when they go to sleep.
Sleepy
