RV Camping; Tips, tricks & repairs

[Brent.ff]

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Think one ton with truck campers 1/2 tons are useless.

My parents had one in th 80s, if there is just two people they are fine, but they are pain to load and unload. If you want to get off road there fine , but I would get a small trailer before one of these.

Currently own a hybrid. Kinda hate towing it, definitely not for big adventures out of Province

[SkiBum5.0]

Best setups I have seen were in dually’s - great for solo hunting

[killramos]

Where do you put your kill if you actually bag something?

[AndyL]

f150 hauling a camper - you might as well go teardrop and have more space... 3/4ton minimum - 1ton+

I mean that lance 650 is nice, but you'd get better value from a teardrop...

[Brent.ff]

Can’t tow a boat, more expensive for ferry’s, more storage fees… the F150 HDPP has a 2500-2800 lb payload… plus good on gas.

God I sound like Mar haha

[ExtraSlow]

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Can’t tow a boat, more expensive for ferry’s, more storage fees… the F150 HDPP has a 2500-2800 lb payload… plus good on gas.

God I sound like Mar haha

I love it. Gotta special order AND choose a low trim.
Here's the build you really want for serious payload.

[ExtraSlow]

Wait, I was wrong. That bitching 164" wheelbase is not the true max payload.
Really need a regular cab for the 2800 lb capacity. Reg cab trucks have the benefit of looking super wicked.

[ExtraSlow]

Ford Fleet Towing Guide is lyfe.

[killramos]

Where does your moose sleep tho

[Brent.ff]

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Ford Fleet Towing Guide is lyfe.

That is helpful. The 300 is pretty crap, you can get the 301A but even that is pretty low spec… that doc is odd as includes 150 lbs x 5 for seating

This is a 4x2, HDPP, but gives an idea

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

If you want to put a camper in a F150 you’d better be getting a XL 4x2 regular cab. And don’t expect great economy still with that wind sail hanging off the back…

[ExtraSlow]

Fuel economy is for communists. Burn more hydrocarbons.

[Brent.ff]

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If you want to put a camper in a F150 you’d better be getting a XL 4x2 regular cab. And don’t expect great economy still with that wind sail hanging off the back…

Towing a giant sail on my Tacoma is like 22-28 L/100k, it can’t get worse… need the 4x4 for skiing and fishing

[Brent.ff]

Thoughts on reselling of our hybrid trailer that i could use help with.. Got a really good deal on it, so not concerned about losing money on it, but want to make sure we dont come out even. 2009 rockwood roo 19. Similar trailers listed 8-12k

It has had water damage on the front fold-out bed in the past. Nothing that stops us from using it, and we have fixed the seal problem. We are likely going to want to sell it, so considering the options:
- do we sell w/ the damage? Is it a waste of time thinking this would even sell? How much of a premium am i looking at taking on the chin?
- fix the damage at dealer (they quoted 2-3k, as dealers suck)
- fix damage ourself. Approx 1k USD for new door, plus some time and effort. Doesnt seem that hard once parts in hand


Thoughts?

[chongkee_]

I personally wouldn't buy one with water damage that wasn't professionally repaired.
If you get the dealer to fix it, ask them to take pictures of the damage while repairing then you can take pictures yourself of what was fixed and include that in the ad.
Though if market is still hot I don't think it would matter much.
When I was shopping around in the early spring I came across a few with water damage and though I passed on it they were sold a couple days later.

[suntan]

If your trailer has no water damage I can only presume it was never used or you're lying.

[dirtsniffer]

Water damage on the front of hybrids is super common. I would expect quite a few of the comparables have similar damage if you went to look. Mine has a bit of delamination on the fiberglass door. I fixed the seal, but am not in a rush to replace

Turns out chongkee agreed and suntan is hillarious.

I paid 8 for my 2005 19' jayco in 2018 and I'm pretty sure I could get the same now. Let me know how you find the market as I would definitely like a 25'

[suntan]

Both times I sold my trailer, every single person that looked said that every trailer they looked at had some sort of water damage.

[mzdspd]

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Towing a giant sail on my Tacoma is like 22-28 L/100k, it can’t get worse… need the 4x4 for skiing and fishing

My wife and I have an adventurer truck camper and we live out of it.. going to be taking it to Central America for the next year or more.

I would not suggest a truck camper for a half ton unless you are getting a lightweight FWC or pop up. Or maybe a scout camper that is around 1500 lbs.. you are better off getting a 3/4 ton or 1 ton. and if you want decent gas mileage, just get a diesel. We have a gmc 3/4 ton with the 6.0L and we average probably 20-22l/100km and we normally don’t exceed 100km on the highway. Our camper also lives on the truck since we live out of it. Our payload is 2900 lbs and our camper is 2300 lbs according to adventurer but I’ve gone to the weight scales and we are about 600-700 lbs over GVWR fully loaded. We have torklift stable loads and a extra leaf and that helps a lot.

Since it sounds like you want a weekender or camping type truck camper, I’d look at the adventurer 80rd. It’s around 2000 lbs and would work great with a 3/4 ton but you will have less storage space and insulation is not as good as the larger campers. If you want a proper 4 season rated camper (more insulation, heat vented tanks, double pane windows), you could look at a 86fb (what we have) but they are bigger and heavier.

[Brent.ff]

Thanks, we saw an adventurer 80RD on the weekend. Great rig. We've swung the needle pretty hard towards a 1T since saturday. Have a couple fingers out there for 4WC for the taco, but they're impossible to find, and would need a serious suspension rework


Re: repair

At the very least it's literally just replacing the drop down bed, so not much for a dealer to actually do other then disassemble and reassemble. Something im positive i could do on a weekend, but getting parts is a pain.