Lance TC Quality

[GeoBoy]

I am going to look at a new 2015 Lance 1172 TC and would like to know from Lance TC owners their opinion of Lance's quality. It is a big investment and I don't want to purchase a lemon.
We are also considering a Host double or triple slide camper and I believe that I need either a 450/4500 or 550/5500 chassis, what are your opinions on this. I do not want to buy a 350/3500 and make modifications to enable it to carry these heavy TC's.
Thank you.

[Kayteg1]

Regarding truck carrying capacity, that change a lot between the years and models.
My 2007 F350 has more leafs on rear suspension than my 1999 F450 did.
Than F350 was build for utility body, so likely had upgraded suspension.
My camper is Fleetwood, but I share concerns about slides. When I bought mine, it had lot of ethernabond tape on cracks.
Turned out the aluminium frame had broken weld right at the anchoring point and that took whole thing down for serious repairs.

[lincolnmatthews]

Well I can say were happy with our 2015 Lance 1050S, actually were impressed with the fit & finish on ours. Something that I couldn't say back in 011 or 012, they seemed to finally step up to the plate with the counter tops, new cabinets over head by the bed area.
With that said, I would be hesitant about buying the 1172 because of the slide issue's that seem to be a problem. Maybe with the mfg change of the slide mechanism it maybe fixed, who knows. My own personal opinion is that I personally didn't want a TC with more than one slide. One is enough of a concern for me!
I guess if your going to stick to the main roads, then 2 or 3 maybe ok, but I just feel that when they start "cutting out" all the walls & adding slides you loose some structuall integrity. I don't care who build them, just MHO. Good luck with whatever one you buy!

[pjay9]

I think the interior quality is lacking in choice of finish construction, sharp edges and corners...storage not great. But to each his own! Have fun!

Is this your first TC? Maybe buy a year old model save some bucks.

[Bedlam]

GeoBoy wrote:
We are also considering a Host double or triple slide camper and I believe that I need either a 450/4500 or 550/5500 chassis, what are your opinions on this. I do not want to buy a 350/3500 and make modifications to enable it to carry these heavy TC's.
Thank you.

The largest campers will work on the new 350/3500 DRW trucks that have 14k lbs GVWR if you don't plan to tow anything heavy behind them. If you are planning to have 3500+ lbs in tow, the tongue weight will push you into the larger class trucks.

[pa_traveler]

We have a 2011 1191 only a few problems,but have been hearing 1172 has a lot of slideout problems,read about it on Lance Owners forum.

[jefe_4x4]

I guess each of us has had our own experience here. I'm happy with our 1998, but some will argue that we just got lucky or it was built on Wednesday or something. I agree about the luck part. The logic here is that Lance makes more truck campers than any one and will have the most nay-sayers right along with their quantity. It's the same with car mfgrs. It might be time to look at a sightly used one; one that has had all the warranty work already done and already taken the big depreciation hit.
jefe

[midnightsadie]

was at a auction week ago, the hole side was rotted away, but it was not well cared for, if you buy any camper, when not in use either cover or garage it. this was a lance.

[poriggity]

Regarding Lance reliability, I own a 1988 Lance camper, and it's not flawless, but it's been in storage for the better part of 15 years. I'm slowly bringing it back to life, but so far, I've been very impressed with the durability of this camper.

[daily_double]

My 2012 F350 dually has all it wants with my TC and it's not as heavy as what you are referring to. A F450 has only 100# more GVW so that means an F550 if I want to switch vehicles.