Traveled 1200 miles to Pueblo Colorado to pick her up.
2007 S&S Ponderosa 8.5FBSC
Can't believe it. What a trip the wife and I had. Memories to last a lifetime no doubt. Its a rear bath rear fridge full booth dinette. It is in absolutely beautiful condition. Paid 16,000 for her. Came with a 2500 Onan Propane generator with 46 hours on it along with the muffler kit. A Solar Pro solar charge controller with a 50 watt panel. No microwave(didn't really want one) and no TV. It has the TV cabinet and it is pre wired so we will pick up a flat panel for it.
We are very exited and happy with her so far. My F350 SD SRW handled her like a dream. We got the tork lift tiedowns and torklift stable loads. My truck came with a rear sway bar.
It has dual 30 LBS tanks and two batteries. DSI water heater Air Conditioner Fantastic Fan ETC. The Dinette is a true face to face and is very comfortable. The tanks are insulated and the camper has ducted heat throughout.
The bathroom is very small but in excellent shape. It also has dual stainless steel sink massive storage and a really neat sliding stair into the over cab.
It was a one owner camper. We found out who owned it and we contacted him. He was very kind and gracious and told us everything about the camper. He never even used the shower, and only used the oven a few times.
The S&S is a very well built unit. You can really tell the quality of the build. Very heavy and very solid. My wife and I look forward to many years of enjoyment and I AM EXITED AS HELL ! ! !
2007 S&S Ponderosa 8.5FBSC
Can't believe it. What a trip the wife and I had. Memories to last a lifetime no doubt. Its a rear bath rear fridge full booth dinette. It is in absolutely beautiful condition. Paid 16,000 for her. Came with a 2500 Onan Propane generator with 46 hours on it along with the muffler kit. A Solar Pro solar charge controller with a 50 watt panel. No microwave(didn't really want one) and no TV. It has the TV cabinet and it is pre wired so we will pick up a flat panel for it.
We are very exited and happy with her so far. My F350 SD SRW handled her like a dream. We got the tork lift tiedowns and torklift stable loads. My truck came with a rear sway bar.
It has dual 30 LBS tanks and two batteries. DSI water heater Air Conditioner Fantastic Fan ETC. The Dinette is a true face to face and is very comfortable. The tanks are insulated and the camper has ducted heat throughout.
The bathroom is very small but in excellent shape. It also has dual stainless steel sink massive storage and a really neat sliding stair into the over cab.
It was a one owner camper. We found out who owned it and we contacted him. He was very kind and gracious and told us everything about the camper. He never even used the shower, and only used the oven a few times.
The S&S is a very well built unit. You can really tell the quality of the build. Very heavy and very solid. My wife and I look forward to many years of enjoyment and I AM EXITED AS HELL ! ! !
And I thought I was bad traveling 715 miles to pick up my Caribou 10 days ago. Now I can say I'm not crazy. Welcome to TC'n.
I have the 2.5 Onan propane and can sit in the dinete while it is running could hold a normal conversation. I was surprised how quite it was.
I was told it would go thru a 20# bottle of propane in 7 hours of AC use. Don't know as I just picked it up 10 days ago.
Your Ponderosa Looks like a beautiful camper. I'm not sure any TC bathroom is big enough. A wet bath seems to offer a little more room to move. My old 94 was a wet bath but new tc is a dry bath. The good news is I don't spend much time in it.
I use 4000 lbs as my loaded ready to roll weight. 1/4 tank of fresh water, 2 30# bottles of propane. Food, clothes and Misc gear. Seems to add up fast.
If you think you may want to tow something in the future start looking for a torklift super truss on craigslist. They can be had for around $5 to $600 and can't be beat. I have a 48" extension and it works great.
I have the 2.5 Onan propane and can sit in the dinete while it is running could hold a normal conversation. I was surprised how quite it was.
I was told it would go thru a 20# bottle of propane in 7 hours of AC use. Don't know as I just picked it up 10 days ago.
Your Ponderosa Looks like a beautiful camper. I'm not sure any TC bathroom is big enough. A wet bath seems to offer a little more room to move. My old 94 was a wet bath but new tc is a dry bath. The good news is I don't spend much time in it.
I use 4000 lbs as my loaded ready to roll weight. 1/4 tank of fresh water, 2 30# bottles of propane. Food, clothes and Misc gear. Seems to add up fast.
If you think you may want to tow something in the future start looking for a torklift super truss on craigslist. They can be had for around $5 to $600 and can't be beat. I have a 48" extension and it works great.
Cadillac Jack wrote:
Here are some more pics. I know what you mean about the bathroom. Its freakin tight. Mama was really worried about it, but I think she will learn to deal with it.
Nice rig you have there. Never seen one with the small bubble.
Your rig must be pretty heavy being that it is a 9.5 footer.
Ours is 3200 pounds with full propane and two batteries without water or any gear. That puts us right at our limit of 11,400 GVWR.
The center of gravity is at least 18 inches in front of the rear wheel centerline. I was very pleasantly surprised about that.
Our sticker says with full water, propane, 50 pounds in fridge, our weight is 2945 pounds. I got the heavier rated Schwab tires for the truck rated about 3400 each. The first set was rated E 3014 each and they formed bubbling in the sidewalls. The new heavier rated tires have shown no bubbling. Schwab did just start to sell an even higher rated tire at about 3900 pounds each which will be my next tire. We have a 60 watt thin film solar panel which I intend to replace with a couple of 140 watt Kyocera panels when I get some time. We like to find a high mountain hideaway for a week at a time as our usual method of escape. The camper does a wonderful job of meeting our needs for about 6 or 7 days before we have to deal with tanks and fresh food in the fridge. This can be extended if you implement some strict discipline on the various water usages.
Here are some more pics. I know what you mean about the bathroom. Its freakin tight. Mama was really worried about it, but I think she will learn to deal with it.
Nice rig you have there. Never seen one with the small bubble.
Your rig must be pretty heavy being that it is a 9.5 footer.
Ours is 3200 pounds with full propane and two batteries without water or any gear.With 40 galons of water and all our gear we will be right at our limit of 11,400 GVWR.
The center of gravity is at least 18 inches in front of the rear wheel centerline. I was very pleasantly surprised about that.
Nice rig you have there. Never seen one with the small bubble.
Your rig must be pretty heavy being that it is a 9.5 footer.
Ours is 3200 pounds with full propane and two batteries without water or any gear.With 40 galons of water and all our gear we will be right at our limit of 11,400 GVWR.
The center of gravity is at least 18 inches in front of the rear wheel centerline. I was very pleasantly surprised about that.
