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I definitely need 4x4. Living in Ohio and going through the snow belt can be challenging and my property isn't accessible without it during the winter. I suppose there wouldn't be much of a market as we maybe some of the few but they sure do sell a lot of bunkhouse model campers suggesting otherwise. Unless people just buy the bunkhouse models for their kid's friends to come along and stop by for a visit some time throughout their camping vacation. Maybe I will just take the body of my 1/2 ton suburban and mount it to a one ton diesel pickup frame. ??308Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing options now?
That's what we do right now. We take two vehicles but can be costly with gas and adds a whole other vehicle to deal with from accidents to break downs. When we go 8 hrs away it sucks especially having a 2 yr old that you have to pass snacks or get something he dropped etc while towing and trying to focus on that. I had a couple of class A rv's, found it to be a bit costly on maintenance and tires and all for how much I used it. It's nice not having to have to maintain a whole other engine/brake/suspensioned vehicle when my camper is always turn key ready to go. Just feels like the auto industry may not be on the same page as these camper companies as they build them really heavy and big but there's no planned SUV to handle them.165Views0likes0CommentsTowing options now?
Hello all. I think posting this is more or less for me to complain as I'm fairly knowledgeable about this but what is everybody using to tow their heavy campers with? By heavy I'm not talking about a 6500lb bumper pull. I mean like my 2015 Heritage Glen 312QBUD that weighs 9400lbs ish loaded. I'm interested in maybe knowing why these rv companies aren't communicating with the auto industry. Rv companies put out large multiple slide campers like mine with bunks that can sleep large families comfortably so they would assume you have a large family but why haven't there been any SUVs built after 2007 (3/4 ton suburban with the 8.1L engine) that can tow more than 9600lbs? What happened to the SUVs in the early to mid 2000s like those suburbans and excursions that towed up to 12,000lbs? Here's why this came up. Having a family of 5 (hoping to be 6 soon) packing a whole family into a pickup (even the largest crew cab) isn't very comfy. Especially with car seats and a dog on the floor. The new body style Suburbans in 3/4ton only tow a maximum of 9600lbs with that power lacking 6.0L engine and that's calculated with one 150lb male and 1/2 tank of gas/NO gear. Load me (well over 150lbs) and the family in plus all the gear and I'm well over the GCVW. I like to also have a good buffer. So what is one to tow with these days that could hold 6 plus tow a heavy camper? Vans are out as my wife hates them plus most are 2wd....won't cut it where we live. Finding an older excursion or suburban with the diesel (excursion) or 8.1l (suburban) that isn't rusted out or high mileage is tough and when you do they want too much for it. Any thoughts? Maybe some RV company lobbying to the auto industry to make them realize many people have larger families and their campers aren't light. We don't want to drive two vehicles everywhere but need to safely tow their heavy campers.9.8KViews0likes36Comments
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