Pushing It Off Road with a 3-4000 lb Hardtop
I've been boondocking with a 1-ton van with a limited-slip for quite a while and I've pushed it - been stuck many times - and have usually been able to get out. A truck camper is very different, t...
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My experience consists of driving those roads for the past 6 years in a 2wd one-ton van - certainly not most of the time. This, for instance, is common.
"Stock vehicles can make it with careful driving but expect pin-stripping and possible scrapes underneath. Trails are often narrow and rutted, where backing short distances may be required to pass other vehicles. "
That's pretty much where I go in the desert with, like I said, a 2wd drive van (with a limited slip).
I don't know how a hard top truck camper would hold up, though. (Hence my desire to get it as stable as possible). Judging by some pictures that were presented in the last thread I did - some people are doing it (????)
In one post, for instance, Jefe said his camper of choice was, I think a Lance 850 which clocks in at around 3400 pounds. Whatever I get I will take it slow. The older I get the more conservative I get.
"Stock vehicles can make it with careful driving but expect pin-stripping and possible scrapes underneath. Trails are often narrow and rutted, where backing short distances may be required to pass other vehicles. "
That's pretty much where I go in the desert with, like I said, a 2wd drive van (with a limited slip).
I don't know how a hard top truck camper would hold up, though. (Hence my desire to get it as stable as possible). Judging by some pictures that were presented in the last thread I did - some people are doing it (????)
In one post, for instance, Jefe said his camper of choice was, I think a Lance 850 which clocks in at around 3400 pounds. Whatever I get I will take it slow. The older I get the more conservative I get.
