Newbie Qs about Trucks, Campers and Wives
Hello! Aspiring future TCer here. After all my research, reading, dreaming , wonderlust and hand wringing, I'm completely sold on the Pros of a TC, and adequately accepting of the Cons. Or so I th...
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What you have to avoid is having a small truck and a small camper without a slide that might sour you and your wife on the whole TC idea. If you really want to give the TC life a go, and from what you describe, it is "most" acceptable fit for your travel plans, then get a used set up.
One that includes a minimum of one slide, and a dually truck to haul it on, gas or diesel whatever you can get your hands on. If you or the wife feel the non-slide is too small then you risk giving up the TC life for good and going another direction. Get as large and comfortable as you can the first time around.
Don't let the girls in the group scare you about the ability to drive a dually around town loaded OR unloaded, it drives just like any other vehicle. Your BIG.... so drive BIG, take up two parking spots! You will adapt without even knowing it to its larger fanny. IMHO no amount of futzing withe the suspension with after market fixes will give you safely what a OEM dually will.
And you will NEVER regret driving it loaded with the TC.
If you are bent on using a small TC like the 825, sell the truck and get a SRW one-ton. But realize that you truck will be undersized for anything larger...see above.
One that includes a minimum of one slide, and a dually truck to haul it on, gas or diesel whatever you can get your hands on. If you or the wife feel the non-slide is too small then you risk giving up the TC life for good and going another direction. Get as large and comfortable as you can the first time around.
Don't let the girls in the group scare you about the ability to drive a dually around town loaded OR unloaded, it drives just like any other vehicle. Your BIG.... so drive BIG, take up two parking spots! You will adapt without even knowing it to its larger fanny. IMHO no amount of futzing withe the suspension with after market fixes will give you safely what a OEM dually will.
And you will NEVER regret driving it loaded with the TC.
If you are bent on using a small TC like the 825, sell the truck and get a SRW one-ton. But realize that you truck will be undersized for anything larger...see above.
