Choosing right equipment is always dilemma.
5500 series trucks were the first in the serie design for heavy cargo hauling from what I remember from the past. All below that had rear axle 1/2 way of the bed, so more grocery getter than hauler.
Crew cab is nice for cargo, but I ordered supercab for 1 foot less of length.
We travel with 3 dogs only, but lately at TH gathering my sons (and their fiance) fit fine on rear seats.
Will the extra foot in length/turning backfire ? All depends where you drive.
Still new technology is amazing and scary. My new truck talks to Ford headquarters behind my back - delivering me monthly health reports.
5500 series trucks were the first in the serie design for heavy cargo hauling from what I remember from the past. All below that had rear axle 1/2 way of the bed, so more grocery getter than hauler.
Crew cab is nice for cargo, but I ordered supercab for 1 foot less of length.
We travel with 3 dogs only, but lately at TH gathering my sons (and their fiance) fit fine on rear seats.
Will the extra foot in length/turning backfire ? All depends where you drive.
Still new technology is amazing and scary. My new truck talks to Ford headquarters behind my back - delivering me monthly health reports.
Wikel wrote:bka0721 wrote:
Is that a crack that's formed from the camper rocking side to side?
If you are referring to the Channel, that is from the paint cracking, as there is no weld there. By looking up the channel you will see that it is welded every foot or less. Also you can see there is no deformation along the channel, either.
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I am always puzzled when one elects to go the Service Body route and they cut out the cabinets or reduce the heights and depth of the cabinets to attach their camper to it. Then pay twice as much for it, too.
For many years I have shared a different approach by attaching the camper to the top of the utility boxes. After almost 9 years of backroad travel I still have not had issues with retaining the camper or damage to the service body, ironically ordered out of the Knapheide catalog. Those that are familiar with me know I don't travel paved roads very much.
b
Although our Mammoth shower head had five stream settings, it was inefficient in water usage and worked poorly when on low pressure shore connections. In the past, I used the one setting Oxygenics model marketed toward RV'ers with success. This time I chose their 1.75 gpm multi stream PowerMassage 88446 model:
https://oxygenics.com/products/powermassage-handheld/
After a week of showers with this upgraded head, I can fully recommend this model for RV's with the caveat that it does not have a shut off valve (neither does the model sourced by Host).
https://oxygenics.com/products/powermassage-handheld/
After a week of showers with this upgraded head, I can fully recommend this model for RV's with the caveat that it does not have a shut off valve (neither does the model sourced by Host).
