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Re: $100,000 Host Campers
There were three on the lot when we picked ours up. Ours included. Someone else was picking up their’s and the other was for someone coming from the east coast. When we ordered our’s we were told to go with Speedway and we would get it in 6 months ( picked it up in 7 ). If we went with another dealer in Portland one year wait.536Views0likes0Comments$100,000 Host Campers
$100,000 Host Campers We custom ordered our 2023 Everest through these guys but our cost was no way near what they are asking for the two listed on their website. We came from a Grand Design TT and occasionally look at them and noticed an increase in price there too. I guess I shouldn’t be too shocked at the higher camper price. Just glad we got ours when we did.8.1KViews0likes41CommentsRe: Truck to fit camper
mkirsch wrote: wjlapier wrote: I find it interesting that when a manufacturer mentions max payload they don’t say anything about rear axle ratings, tires and rims. That's what they're talking about where it says "properly equipped." It's hard to spend 5 minutes prattling on about axles, tires, and rims in a 15-second commercial. "Facebook Guy" went by the maximum payload in the advertisement not realizing his truck was not "properly equipped" and ended up with a broken frame. Despite the fact that he was under the axle manufacturer's rating on the rear axle. That’s what I was eluding to. Try to tell the manufacturer that even though you were over the sticker payload you were in fact under the rawr and see if they will accept your claim to fix the truck under warranty.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Truck to fit camper
Our Everest was 5620 with no water in the tank. I’d read up on payload and how to gain more. If buying a new/newer truck I’d factor in the warranty. And insurance. I find it interesting that when a manufacturer mentions max payload they don’t say anything about rear axle ratings, tires and rims. We kinda looked at the Tahoe SB since we already had a 2017 GMC 3500 Denali SB, but the Everest floor plan won out ( wife preferred ). Good luck!562Views0likes0CommentsRe: A happy ending?
mkirsch wrote: deltabravo wrote: This situation has me really taking a closer look at my RVing situation, all because I am over the GVWR of my truck Several thoughts have crossed my mind: 1. Sell the pristine 2009 truck in my signature, which only has 75k miles on it and buy a newer truck with a higher GVWRE 2. Sell my AF 992 and get a smaller truck camper. By rv.net TC forum standards, and the loudest advice given here, that guy had at least another 1000lb of payload capacity left. He was NOT overloaded. The truck had an AAM axle. Can't be overloaded. If he wasn't overloaded, you sure as heck aren't. Hit the road and enjoy yourself. That story has many folks re-evaluating their RV config. Too bad they don’t come here for reassurance they are in fact under max towing/payload.548Views0likes0CommentsRe: Ordering F-350 7.3 CCLB SRW - how big of camper can I get?
mellow wrote: If you want, I could have my wife call yours and have her relate the story of what happened when our rear tire blew out on our SRW with the camper on the back. Either A. she will want the DRW or B. she will not want a TC. We load 6 8ft railroad ties in the bed for winter. Recently I purchased KO2’s so now this Dually sticks to the road—knock on wood…;) We’ve been using the railroad ties since we owned a ‘15 GMC 3500 SRW LB.467Views0likes0CommentsRe: Electric Jack Issue/ Battery Storage
Grit dog wrote: First part doesn't make sense. Unless you're trying to say the camper batteries were/are dead. Any smart maintainer will work for battery storage, as will disconnecting them fully charged and not doing anything. Maybe top them up every few months, but not totally necessary either. The batteries were dead. We left the camper somewhere longer than expected and went to retrieve it only to find no power to the jacks via the truck. A friend jumped the batteries and the jacks started to work. We tried the truck connection when we got home and still no power to the jacks so we used the power cord and got the camper off the truck. I’ll have to check the fuses again. As for a maintainer, any difference from using the power cord to charge the batteries? Keep them charged? Someone suggested taking the batteries out of the camper and maintain them in our garage. Finally, what is a popular maintainer to purchase should we go that route. Thanks a lot everyone.500Views0likes0CommentsElectric Jack Issue/ Battery Storage
So, hoping to gather some info in two items for our Host Everest camper. First, our electric jacks stopped working with the camper hooked up to our truck, but once we jumped the batteries the jacks started to work. Am I correct to assume a blown fuse in the truck? 2019 Silverado. I’ve opened the fuse box but am not sure which fuss to check. Kinda related, aside from running a power cable from our camper to our garage to keep the batteries charged during the winter, what kind of charger should we look at if we bring the batteries into our garage for the winter.2.8KViews0likes11Comments
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