Diesel Question for truck campers
I believe a diesel engine is the best for hauling a truck camper. With the price of diesel going up more each week is it still worth it? Just looking for opinions. Today in Canada a gallon ...
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pnichols wrote:
Hmmmm ... are you saying that many campers plus a pickup to carry them (no trailer) would weigh in at over 12,000 lbs.?
I ask this because I see a lot of diesel pickups carrying just a camper and wonder why a diesel pickup is needed in that situation, since my gasser setup pulls and climbs so well with it's 4:56 diff. Our Class C has large fresh/grey/black tanks, too.
Yes. My truck with a AF 1150 camper loaded for camping comes in at 13,700 lbs. My choice of a gas engine was in part because I'm under the 14,000 lb GVWR of the truck with the gas engine. With a diesel I would lose 950 lbs of payload capacity and would be well over the GVWR. Since I'm not towing the gas engine (rated at 22,500 lb GCVWR) has plenty of power to handle any terrain.
