We are full time live a boards on our boat in Everett, WA. We are looking at purchasing a truck camper to use for PNW exploration camping trips and refuge when boat is in dry dock.
We may use it any time during the year, most likely not much November through February, but possible.
We are contemplating either an Artic Fox 992 or 1140, or the Citation Supreme. We want it to handle the extreme weather here, so it must be durable.
Open to your opinions and experience with these units.
Don't know anything about Citation but we love our AF1140 and it handles the cold real well.
PS we bought it in Everett at Apache Camping Center. They treated us good.
'11 GMC 3500hd SLT DRW D/A 4x4 Spray-in, Air Bags w/comp & controls, TL, Superhitch, 48" Supertruss, 9.5t Warn, front rcvr, Fox Shocks, '11 AF 1140, DB, AC, Gen, Solar, Thermal Windows, Wardrobe, Rear & Side Awnings, 18' Lund/40hp Honda 4 stroke
Love our AF 1140. Solid and great workmanship. If you want storage, the 1140 is the TC to get.
2009 Chevy Silverado 3500 dually D/A, Supersprings, Stable Loads, Bilstein Shocks, Hellwig Sway Bar, Front Timbrens.
2010 Arctic Fox 1140 DB, 220 watts solar, custom 4 in 1 "U" shaped dinette/couch, 59 interior and exterior mods to date and still adding
The Citation beats the hell out of the others for cold weather bigger furnace and ducted heat throughout the camper.Also it's one of the only campers that has a thermal break on the inside covering the alum frame.Down side they quit making them a while back.
If you are lucky enough to find a Citation with the Polar Package, get it.
The AF1140 is I think good too with lots of storage space but you'll need at least an F-350 Dualy to carry it.
I know of a guy that bought an Fox 1140 and put it on too light a frame, he actually popped a wheel off on a corner.
2008 F350SD V10 with an 2012 Arctic Fox 29-5E When someone tells you to buy the same rig they own, listen, they might be right. When they tell you to buy a different rig then they own, really pay attention, they probably know something you don't.
Had a Citation, outstanding in cold weather...Be sure to check that the AF has a ducted heated basement...Note that the Citation's 'Polar-Package' was present whether a decal is present or not. Polar Package decal was simply an attempt at better marketing an already present same build spec.
If you stay west of the mountains in the winter most TC's can handle the weather close to the water. I ski every Friday with my Arctic Fox and have no problems with freezing or keeping warm at 4000+ feet.
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