Northern Lite campers No Black Tank Clean out
Newbie here. I am very close to purchasing a new truck camper. Wifey and I have narrowed it down to the Northern Lite 10-2 or the Bigfoot 25c10.6. Mostly leaning toward the NL. However i have noti...
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WyoBull, Burningman and Siletzspey
Thank you for the replies.
Yeah, Keith from NL told me that there was no reason to carry a wand if you use the proper chemicals and wait until the tank was at least 75% full to dump. Apparently he was correct. I have asked people with other RVs about the black tank flush system and most(repeat most)of them say that either the don't have it or don't need it.
I have also heard of the bag of Ice trick.
It sounds like it could work.
I have always liked the look of the Bigfoot camper, That was what I wanted until I looked at the NL.
I was able to look at the Bigfoot and the NL at an RV show.
Wifey and I went back and forth between the two and both of us prefer the NL.
I actually spent about 4 hours talking to the NL rep.
We also looked at the Artic Fox 865 and really like it. In fact it was the first TC that we saw at a dealership. The panoramic view out the rear of the camper is fantastic.
After doing some research, I found that it was too much weight for a single rear wheel truck (at least in my opinion). It was certainly more camper than I would want on single rears.
I thought that I might buy a Mega Cab Dually (short bed) and go with the 865 short bed model with a Generator but decided against it.
I started thinking about the Dinette in the 865 as the only place in the camper to sit and decided to keep looking.
One of the features that we really like about the NL 10-2 is the long u-shaped dinette. I believe that it s 75" long. wifey and I would be more comfortable with this if we were stuck inside for an extended amount of time.
We also looked at the single, double and triple slide units but decided to steer clear.
We just keep coming back to the NL. I like the way it and the Bigfootses are built.
So Now I am seeing some issues with the HappiJac jacks and I am wondering how big of an issue it really is. I see that Artic Fox is using the Rieco Titan jacks.
How hard would it be to switch to a different jacks?
Thank you for the replies.
Yeah, Keith from NL told me that there was no reason to carry a wand if you use the proper chemicals and wait until the tank was at least 75% full to dump. Apparently he was correct. I have asked people with other RVs about the black tank flush system and most(repeat most)of them say that either the don't have it or don't need it.
I have also heard of the bag of Ice trick.
It sounds like it could work.
I have always liked the look of the Bigfoot camper, That was what I wanted until I looked at the NL.
I was able to look at the Bigfoot and the NL at an RV show.
Wifey and I went back and forth between the two and both of us prefer the NL.
I actually spent about 4 hours talking to the NL rep.
We also looked at the Artic Fox 865 and really like it. In fact it was the first TC that we saw at a dealership. The panoramic view out the rear of the camper is fantastic.
After doing some research, I found that it was too much weight for a single rear wheel truck (at least in my opinion). It was certainly more camper than I would want on single rears.
I thought that I might buy a Mega Cab Dually (short bed) and go with the 865 short bed model with a Generator but decided against it.
I started thinking about the Dinette in the 865 as the only place in the camper to sit and decided to keep looking.
One of the features that we really like about the NL 10-2 is the long u-shaped dinette. I believe that it s 75" long. wifey and I would be more comfortable with this if we were stuck inside for an extended amount of time.
We also looked at the single, double and triple slide units but decided to steer clear.
We just keep coming back to the NL. I like the way it and the Bigfootses are built.
So Now I am seeing some issues with the HappiJac jacks and I am wondering how big of an issue it really is. I see that Artic Fox is using the Rieco Titan jacks.
How hard would it be to switch to a different jacks?
