Thinking of going FW...........HELP!!
Hey, all...........I've been a long time "watcher" of this post, so finally taking the dive to chat. If you guys were a bunch of nuts I probably wouldn't want to post, so here's to your credibility!:...
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In 1975 we bought a 1959 International 1 1/2 ton truck with a chassis mounted 10ft Cabover camper. The rig was custom built for the original owner to travel into Alaska. We used it for several years and enjoyed it. It began to fall apart around us so we upgraded to a 24ft TT.
The TT was fine for the next 10 years but then we began to take longer and longer trips...so after being stuck in really bad weather in the 24ft TT for 3 straight days we found ourselves bickering, mostly about how cramped we were and no place comfortable to sit inside for long periods of time.
After 16 years we sold the TT and moved up to our current 38ft FW. It's been heaven... plenty of room, two nice Lazy Boy recliners to lounge in, a desk area for the computer and a big kitchen area we can both work in. Large bedroom & bathroom plus a washer/dryer.
As far as I'm concerned, a Large FW or DP is the only way to fulltime. Especially if you get stuck somewhere for many days of bad weather...no more cabin fever for us.
We've been able to take it anywhere there is a hard packed dirt road without too many large holes or steep dips. We were involved in offroad racing in Southern California deserts for many years... the FW made the trips very comfortable. Some times we would have to camp away from the race course and drive the truck in for the race but we still got to enjoy and help out during the race.
The TT was fine for the next 10 years but then we began to take longer and longer trips...so after being stuck in really bad weather in the 24ft TT for 3 straight days we found ourselves bickering, mostly about how cramped we were and no place comfortable to sit inside for long periods of time.
After 16 years we sold the TT and moved up to our current 38ft FW. It's been heaven... plenty of room, two nice Lazy Boy recliners to lounge in, a desk area for the computer and a big kitchen area we can both work in. Large bedroom & bathroom plus a washer/dryer.
As far as I'm concerned, a Large FW or DP is the only way to fulltime. Especially if you get stuck somewhere for many days of bad weather...no more cabin fever for us.
We've been able to take it anywhere there is a hard packed dirt road without too many large holes or steep dips. We were involved in offroad racing in Southern California deserts for many years... the FW made the trips very comfortable. Some times we would have to camp away from the race course and drive the truck in for the race but we still got to enjoy and help out during the race.
