Bunkhouse research
I'm looking to upgrade to a bunkhouse style camper. TT or 5th wheel. I currently have a tt with 2 bunks, no slides. We have been looking at TT and have found a floor plan we like. But the outside ...
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jamnw wrote:
I'm looking to upgrade to a bunkhouse style camper. TT or 5th wheel. I currently have a tt with 2 bunks, no slides.
We have been looking at TT and have found a floor plan we like. But the outside storage is not adequate.
Looking for any suggestions in the 5th wheel category.
My tow vehicle is a 2000 F250 7.3 PSD, SRW.
Thank you.
Before getting our 08 Ram and Salem TH, we had the exact rig you have (2000 250 CCSB 4X4 PSD with a StarCraft 27FB without slide). It pulled the TT great once we put 10 ply 265 tires on it, but pulling the fiver ate the transmission. Also being the short bed, I got the wrong hitch (needed a slider) as the cap got too close to the rear window for my comfort; a more modern design cap would go a long way to alleviate that.
During the fiver pull, my turbo surged so bad I had to keep the O/D locked out at all speeds. And the truck was an absolute dog with a load that big.
We have 2 older kids, and if the StarCraft would have had at least a kitchen slide (as the new ones do) we could have lived with it for quite a few more years. Due to my towing experience, I wouldn't get anything over 30' with that TV.
