Wolf Creek on a F350

We have a Lance 825 on a F-250 and the wind doesn't seem to matter much. Stableloads make a big difference, as for how fast to drive I don't go over 70 MPH. The wolf creek sits higher on the truck than my lance.

I have an F350 with a hard side. The wind can be annoying depending on the angle. Stiff sidewall tires (currently have 19.5" commercial) and Stable-Loads made a huge difference in how much the rig leans and the feel of stability in a cross wind.

The tire rating on my boat trailer keeps me from hammering down otherwise with just the truck camper just go as fast as you can legally.

Have you had a truck camper before?

1. The WC's are not low profile campers. They are just as tall as the Arctic Fox, Adventurer or Lance which also have basements.

2. Upper and lower StableLoads with your tires inflated to 80 PSI should be all that you need to keep the truck from rocking with the lighter campers since you already have the OEM stabilizer bar.

3. You will be pushing a brick through the wind and the faster you drive, the worse your mileage. You may find slowing down will actually save you time because you are not stopping so often for fuel.

4. Your trailer is relatively light and will most likely not have brakes. Remember that your truck will be loaded with 3000 lbs of camper and gear plus 2000 lbs of trailer. At speed you will need much more brake to slow down than you may be used to and it will increase your stopping distance.

5. I hope you plan to run some higher speed tires on your trailer. Typical ST tires do not like hot weather at sustained high speeds (over 65 mph) and will let you know with a bang.

Bedlam wrote:
1. The WC's are not low profile campers. They are just as tall as the Arctic Fox, Adventurer or Lance which also have basements.

2. Upper and lower StableLoads with your tires inflated to 80 PSI should be all that you need to keep the truck from rocking with the lighter campers since you already have the OEM stabilizer bar.

3. You will be pushing a brick through the wind and the faster you drive, the worse your mileage. You may find slowing down will actually save you time because you are not stopping so often for fuel.

4. Your trailer is relatively light and will most likely not have brakes. Remember that your truck will be loaded with 3000 lbs of camper and gear plus 2000 lbs of trailer. At speed you will need much more brake to slow down than you may be used to and it will increase your stopping distance.

5. I hope you plan to run some higher speed tires on your trailer. Typical ST tires do not like hot weather at sustained high speeds (over 65 mph) and will let you know with a bang.

Thanks for the responses. The WC is a low profile as compared to the AF or others. WC is 7'7", AF is 8'6", Lance is 8'9". That one foot height difference should help with wind resistance and stability.

The tires are ST but will be replaced with better tires in the future. Right now I run that at max psi and with the light load on them are fine so far

EricCO wrote:
I have an F350 with a hard side. The wind can be annoying depending on the angle. Stiff sidewall tires (currently have 19.5" commercial) and Stable-Loads made a huge difference in how much the rig leans and the feel of stability in a cross wind.

The tire rating on my boat trailer keeps me from hammering down otherwise with just the truck camper just go as fast as you can legally.

Have you had a truck camper before?

No this will be my first. Previously had a travel trailer. I also have a fifth wheel which I will keep. The TC will be for fishing trips and fourwheeling in the mountains

You can do 80 and it will seem stable but imagine doing any kind of evasive maneuver with 11 or 12 thousand lbs ( add more for the trailer) at that speed. And like they've said you will be sucking fuel.

Why would you order a "camper Pkg" on a tonner W/O going to a dually?
Makes no sense to me at all.

I drove my AF865 across North Dakota and Montana this summer on a very windy day. It rocked a bit, but otherwise no problem at all. Hopefully, your 2017 truck is a diesel. I have a 2011 F-250 with a diesel and the hundreds of pounds of extra torque are awesome, especially compared to a gasser. Increasing your speed from 70 to 80mph should kill your mileage.

There is no problem towing a trailer, but emergency stopping with a TC loaded and a trailer might be all but impossible from 80mph. That being said, I could easily bump up to 80-85 to pass a slow camper or texter even fully loaded.

I added upper Stable Loads this year, they are great with one exception. They hit the overload even with the camper off the truck and make it ride like a tank. I'm considering taking mine off and grinding them down a tad so they stay off the spring when the camper is off the truck.

I traveled over 6K miles this summer with zero issues in an SRW truck that was loaded. I passed hundreds of other TC drivers doing the same thing. A dually might be more stable but an SRW truck is not unstable by any means.

A truck camper and a fishing boat/atv trailer are very common in my area.

finsruskw wrote:
Why would you order a "camper Pkg" on a tonner W/O going to a dually?
Makes no sense to me at all.

The Ford Camper Package gives you higher rated front coils and a rear stabilizer bar on the F350 (front stabilizer bars are standard on all SuperDuty's). The F250 gets the same plus the F350 rear overload springs.

lonegunman wrote:
I drove my AF865 across North Dakota and Montana this summer on a very windy day. It rocked a bit, but otherwise no problem at all. Hopefully, your 2017 truck is a diesel. I have a 2011 F-250 with a diesel and the hundreds of pounds of extra torque are awesome, especially compared to a gasser. Increasing your speed from 70 to 80mph should kill your mileage.

There is no problem towing a trailer, but emergency stopping with a TC loaded and a trailer might be all but impossible from 80mph. That being said, I could easily bump up to 80-85 to pass a slow camper or texter even fully loaded.

I added upper Stable Loads this year, they are great with one exception. They hit the overload even with the camper off the truck and make it ride like a tank. I'm considering taking mine off and grinding them down a tad so they stay off the spring when the camper is off the truck.

I traveled over 6K miles this summer with zero issues in an SRW truck that was loaded. I passed hundreds of other TC drivers doing the same thing. A dually might be more stable but an SRW truck is not unstable by any means.

A truck camper and a fishing boat/atv trailer are very common in my area.

Yes, a diesel. I sold my 15 SD diesel and bought a F150 ecoboost- major mistake so back to a 1 ton diesel. So the Stable loads basically are taller bump stops than the factory?