Tom/Barb wrote:
After just completing a trip to the east coast for a month, I can not imagine doing that in a TC, Yes Back when We were 30-40 we did it with 2 kids, But not any more.
We left Butte Mt at 0600 this morning, arrived Oak Harbor Wa. 18:00 tonight. Our Coach ran 70 all day.
Can imagine doing that in a truck camper, 150 gallons of fuel does have its advantages, as does being able to have lunch on the run.
Long milage days come much easier in a Class A DP
Don't know how do you drive the camper, but my new truck is way more comfortable than any diesel pusher I have seen.
You don't hear the engine, most of the time you don't hear wind noise, usually the only thing that disturbs listening to Opera music is tire noise, but with Michelins it is not bad neither.
The 320 miles range on tank ain't bad neither. Even I did drove 700 miles daily in motorhomes years ago, the 300 seems to be good day on my retirement.
Than I can fill up my truck in less than 10 minutes. Try that with DP.
Not even saying that with TC I do zigzag in rolling traffic, when with DP you are stuck on slow lane.
My biggest pet peeve with all RVs (including truck campers) has always been the vertical 90 degree dinette seating found standard in 99% of everything built since the 1960s. Why the industry hasn't figured this out by now is beyond me. Most of these also have very low back support that offers no upper back support at all. Of the 8 campers that we've owned (4 pull behind, 4 TC) I've found that the best way to get comfortable seating for extended periods of time is simply to build your own. There are many options for tri-fold mattresses that have 3 or 4 inch thick sections and can be folded nicely into a couch. Build a simple base, wider than stock and a reclining backrest and you can have a very comfortable couch. Here are a couple examples that I've built for about $125.
Truck Camper couch with coffee table .....
Truck Camper couch with removable sliding dinette table ....
The above tri-fold mattress has 4 inch thick sections so the seat is 8 inches thick and the backrest is 4 inches thick and extends upward to 24 inches.
This is a couch I built for a small 6x8 foot camp trailer. Three inch thick sections (6 inch seat with 3 inch thick backrest) but also super comfortable ...
Truck Camper couch with coffee table .....
Truck Camper couch with removable sliding dinette table ....
The above tri-fold mattress has 4 inch thick sections so the seat is 8 inches thick and the backrest is 4 inches thick and extends upward to 24 inches.
This is a couch I built for a small 6x8 foot camp trailer. Three inch thick sections (6 inch seat with 3 inch thick backrest) but also super comfortable ...
Bus conversion might be the only ClasA who has roll-over rating, meaning it will not bring fatalities with even smaller accident.
I moved to TC from vintage Prevost who we used when boys were still at home.
The 12' TC with single slide has all the space we need.
We lived in one for few months after house sale and then we spend 9 weeks in another with side entrance- cutting across the country.
When big motorhome with toad gives you luxury, the TC gives you unbeatable mobility for very little money.
Going across the country, we would have problem with long RV in about 80% of places we stayed.
I moved to TC from vintage Prevost who we used when boys were still at home.
The 12' TC with single slide has all the space we need.
We lived in one for few months after house sale and then we spend 9 weeks in another with side entrance- cutting across the country.
When big motorhome with toad gives you luxury, the TC gives you unbeatable mobility for very little money.
Going across the country, we would have problem with long RV in about 80% of places we stayed.
