Large Truck Campers: how practical?

Bedlam wrote:
Not every one is crawling 4wd trails. I go on forest roads and need better clearance and angles than a motorhome. Occasionally I even use 4wd so I don't tear up the ground too much. Overall height is my biggest concern when trees are present off or on roads since I am semi trailer height.

If the man who has a mammoth on a 550 tells you you can go on trails with it then I would say that is your answer. "In my opinion" The first pic does not match the second pic builds. The first pic looks like a delivery van but the second pic looks like trail riders. Completely different models even if they are the same frame. Also, with all the stories I and others have posted about broken frames on 3500's I would completely stay away from them and go strait to the top with a 5500 class truck. From the pics I have seen like the one you posted "Broken frame" it has seriously made me reconsider my truck camper combo, So much that we are looking at TT's again. I aint getting any younger! I would not be able to fix a broken frame nor could I afford to have it fixed. Good luck in your adventures.
Joe

Not every one is crawling 4wd trails. I go on forest roads and need better clearance and angles than a motorhome. Occasionally I even use 4wd so I don't tear up the ground too much. Overall height is my biggest concern when trees are present off or on roads since I am semi trailer height.

This is what the post is about
How practical is this top heavy monster on a small trail? Excessive overhang and a high centre of gravity. A photo of a broken RAM 1 Ton went viral showed what overloading and the fulcrum effect can do. Should large Truck Campers be more like Expedition Vehicles? Expedition Vehicles do not have broken chassis

valhalla360 wrote:

RobertRyan wrote:
I just noticed this photo of a TC that is on a for sale site is very large being 18ft overall with 12ft 4 inches floor.
How practical are large Truck Campers Off Road? It is actually a Custom build

Hard to say as you can't see the truck camper behind the low slung Class C (yeah, I get your game before you try to correct me).

It is just as bad as the " Low slung Class C" too much overhang and it appears even lower to the ground. Lance Campers are now long gone from Australia

He doesn’t make any sense….

RobertRyan wrote:
I just noticed this photo of a TC that is on a for sale site is very large being 18ft overall with 12ft 4 inches floor.
How practical are large Truck Campers Off Road? It is actually a Custom build

Hard to say as you can't see the truck camper behind the low slung Class C (yeah, I get your game before you try to correct me).

jimh406 wrote:

RobertRyan wrote:
It is actually built on this which is a base for a Earthcruiser. It is very good Off Road, more ground clearence and no overhang

Based on the pictures you posted, those may have the same wheelbase, engine, and frame, but that's about it.

Their website says they have 37s for instance, and not anywhere the same amount of overhang with more ground clearance.

Exactly they built for more severe use., the Truck base has a 10,000lb payload. . Their US Oregon factory uses US vehicles that are more like the original photos I posted. Vehicles at their HQ in Wollongong Australia very different to the US ones

RobertRyan wrote:
It is actually built on this which is a base for a Earthcruiser. It is very good Off Road, more ground clearence and no overhang

Based on the pictures you posted, those may have the same wheelbase, engine, and frame, but that's about it.

Their website says they have 37s for instance, and not anywhere the same amount of overhang with more ground clearance.

jimh406 wrote:
The long overhang makes it more like a standard Class C. The "tc" part appears to be also pretty low to the ground.

The departure angle is quite bad, so I'd say it doesn't do off-road very well. It's a sliding scale with the longer distance from rear axle to bumper getting progressively worse. I find my 9 1/2 TC about as long as I want.

It is actually built on this which is a base for a Earthcruiser. It is very good Off Road, more ground clearence and no overhang

The long overhang makes it more like a standard Class C. The "tc" part appears to be also pretty low to the ground.

The departure angle is quite bad, so I'd say it doesn't do off-road very well. It's a sliding scale with the longer distance from rear axle to bumper getting progressively worse. I find my 9 1/2 TC about as long as I want.