Feedback appreciated for truck question
I currently own a 2013 3500 Megacab Dually 4x4 Diesel, it has big wheels on it (not the best MPG) and I primarily use it to tow my toy hauler. I am seriously considering buying a truck camper and realized with a short bed, options are limited.
I like to buy things right the first time, so if I buy a camper I want to make sure I keep it for a long time without second guessing my purchase or kicking myself in a** every time I see a long bed camper. I am a bigger guy btw and do plan on buying a new camper, maybe with a slide out or two.
My options are the following:
1) Buy a short bed camper and use my current truck.
2) Extend the Megacab to a long bed, costs around 8k (prefer not to do this)
3) Buy an older truck (maybe 15-20k ish?) and buy my dream camper and use this solely for the camper.
I guess a few advantages to the last option would be:
1)If I go to a city far away and do not feel like traveling anymore, I can leave the truck and camper at the airport or rv parking and pick it up a few months later.
2)I have my dream camper.
3)When at home. I leave my RV in a RV storage lot, I guess it would be harder to steal when it is hooked up to my truck.
4) One paticular RV storage I use is very high security and wont let me use store there unless it is on a trailer or if they have a way to move it around. So basically I will have to buy a small trailer for that.
5) It will have stock tires so better MPG than my current truck.
Cons:
1)Cost of the truck, insurance, registration etc
2) Reliability of buying an older truck (maybe or maybe not an issue).
I never had a camper before so I am not sure how often I will use it but I am assuming it will be every couple months, definitely less than 10k miles a year. The older truck would be quad cab,long bed, 4x4 still debating on gas/diesel or dually/SRW. Most likely it will be another diesel dually.
Feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I like to buy things right the first time, so if I buy a camper I want to make sure I keep it for a long time without second guessing my purchase or kicking myself in a** every time I see a long bed camper. I am a bigger guy btw and do plan on buying a new camper, maybe with a slide out or two.
My options are the following:
1) Buy a short bed camper and use my current truck.
2) Extend the Megacab to a long bed, costs around 8k (prefer not to do this)
3) Buy an older truck (maybe 15-20k ish?) and buy my dream camper and use this solely for the camper.
I guess a few advantages to the last option would be:
1)If I go to a city far away and do not feel like traveling anymore, I can leave the truck and camper at the airport or rv parking and pick it up a few months later.
2)I have my dream camper.
3)When at home. I leave my RV in a RV storage lot, I guess it would be harder to steal when it is hooked up to my truck.
4) One paticular RV storage I use is very high security and wont let me use store there unless it is on a trailer or if they have a way to move it around. So basically I will have to buy a small trailer for that.
5) It will have stock tires so better MPG than my current truck.
Cons:
1)Cost of the truck, insurance, registration etc
2) Reliability of buying an older truck (maybe or maybe not an issue).
I never had a camper before so I am not sure how often I will use it but I am assuming it will be every couple months, definitely less than 10k miles a year. The older truck would be quad cab,long bed, 4x4 still debating on gas/diesel or dually/SRW. Most likely it will be another diesel dually.
Feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks.
