Pros/cons of class B and P/U slide in?
I'd appreciate any comments. Which would be best to purchase, a class B rig, or, a new P/U and slide in camper rig? If a person needed to purchase a new P/U to properly support a larger slide in campe...
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GREAT question.
For years I owned a truck camper and I loved it!!! Some of the things that I liked were:
1 - Easy to drive, daily driver
2 - 4x4, go anyplace
3 - Could seat 6 in the cab
4 - Lots of room (the cab over bed is a great way to save sleeping space)
5 - Loved the fact that I could pick the truck / camper combination and change as I like
BUT as I have talked about on other forums a huge drawback for me was the fact that I could not go from the front to the back without going outside. It was hard for me to move my gear every night and back every morning from the front to the back (camera gear). I found out the last day that I had it that the issue was the climbing of the stairs and trying to get in out of the narrower door that was taking so much out of me.
So now I am looking for a Class B or a small C, issue is that there are not a lot to choose from at what I would call a reasonable price and with what I want. I ruled out the Mercedes diesel as I have heard a lot of issues with the engines and transmissions in them and there is not a service place close by. Most class C's are over 24' even when they say 22' (they do not take into account the cab when measuring) so they are out. So I am now looking at either a Roadtek or a short Lexington. Good thing about the Roadtrek is that the bed can be set up and left set up for the day, Lexington the bed is in the middle of the camper so would need to be made up. I want a vehicle that I can use to shoot from, work from, sleep in, live in when needed and still drive daily if I have to.
I have also thought about making my own but with the vehicle costing $35,000 - 50,000 alone this would be more expensive that I like. The good thing is that if I make my own I could build it exactly the way I want and with only the options that I want.
For years I owned a truck camper and I loved it!!! Some of the things that I liked were:
1 - Easy to drive, daily driver
2 - 4x4, go anyplace
3 - Could seat 6 in the cab
4 - Lots of room (the cab over bed is a great way to save sleeping space)
5 - Loved the fact that I could pick the truck / camper combination and change as I like
BUT as I have talked about on other forums a huge drawback for me was the fact that I could not go from the front to the back without going outside. It was hard for me to move my gear every night and back every morning from the front to the back (camera gear). I found out the last day that I had it that the issue was the climbing of the stairs and trying to get in out of the narrower door that was taking so much out of me.
So now I am looking for a Class B or a small C, issue is that there are not a lot to choose from at what I would call a reasonable price and with what I want. I ruled out the Mercedes diesel as I have heard a lot of issues with the engines and transmissions in them and there is not a service place close by. Most class C's are over 24' even when they say 22' (they do not take into account the cab when measuring) so they are out. So I am now looking at either a Roadtek or a short Lexington. Good thing about the Roadtrek is that the bed can be set up and left set up for the day, Lexington the bed is in the middle of the camper so would need to be made up. I want a vehicle that I can use to shoot from, work from, sleep in, live in when needed and still drive daily if I have to.
I have also thought about making my own but with the vehicle costing $35,000 - 50,000 alone this would be more expensive that I like. The good thing is that if I make my own I could build it exactly the way I want and with only the options that I want.
