Too_Tall_Ford
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I would like to hear from people who have traded in their TT/5'er in favor of a truck camper. I keep thinking of going this route. A few of my reoccurring thoughts on not making this move is exterior storage and interior lounging room. My current setup has ample of both plus I can load up my truck bed if I need too.
I see advantages and disadvantages (what's new?) to this and would really like some input from you guys.
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bedrocker
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I haul a trailer and can carry more
stuff than my friends with toy boxes
plus if I don't go riding and just
camp all I have to do is take the
truck this setup works great for me
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SHEEPDOG
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You could have both if you stuck to a lightweight truck camper especially a popup. Lounging room and exterior storage are hard to come by even in the largest truck campers. I'm contemplating buying a small toyhauler and keeping the Lance so we can have the best of both worlds
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Zig
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Keep the toyhauler and buy a small truck camper for quick weekends. You can have both! At least thats what we did.
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Too_Tall_Ford
Reno, NV
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I am not going to keep both. It is one or the other although I understand that would be the best thing to do.
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wcjeep
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Since you're running a dually consider a Truck Camper with one, two or maybe three slides.
try www.truckcampermagazine.com
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DSeckt
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We use the Toyhauler for weekend play... We use the Truck camper for travel. The advantages of the TC are you can go anywhere and stop anywhere. Access to fuel is much easier..
It's all about what you want to do..
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SoCalDesertRider
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One benefit of the truck camper is you can tow a trailer with whatever kind of toy you like on it, or use it by itself without the trailer.
Most toyhaulers are not built to haul things as heavy as 4x4 trucks or old Jeeps/Broncos/Scouts/etc. Toy haulers also dont haul boats and although they can haul jet skis, it is alot easier to launch them from a jet ski trailer than load/unload from a toy hauler.
Toy haulers are good for hauling bikes/atvs/snowmobiles and smaller buggies. Some buggies are too wide in the rear for some toy haulers.
One benefit of the toy hauler is they are easier to drop and go if you want to use the truck by itself, as opposed to off-loading and re-loading the camper from the truck.
Most bumper-pull toy haulers can be pulled with a smaller truck than most campers can be carried by, as camper load weight is quite a bit more than trailer tongue weight.
Some RV storage yards do not want to store truck campers off the truck, as they have no way to move them if the owner flakes out and quits paying the rent and leaves it there.
The truck/camper rig can be used without the extra trailer and toys and is more off-road worthy than a truck pulling an rv trailer.
Truck campers don't require additional vehicle registration or taxes in most states and require less maintenance cost (tires, brakes, axles).
Truck campers are typically very cramped inside for more than 2 adults, whereas toy haulers have all that space inside once the toys are unloaded.
Toy haulers typically cost alot more money and are larger and take more space to store than truck campers.
Used toy haulers are easier to re-sell than truck campers, as they can be pulled by a wider variety of vehicles so have a larger potential market to sell to.
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INSAYN
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We left the TH world in 2004 after playing the annoying load/unload game with our 1998 22' Weekend Warrior (we owned it since new). We then switch to a 8'10" Snowriver TC, with one slide out, and a enclosed cargo trailer. The camper easily sleep 2 adults, 3 kids, and 3 small dogs (we actually only have 2 kids, but have taken a friend for one of the kids on occasion).
Walking around and lounging is not an issue for us, as we do most of that outside..... rain, snow or shine don't matter to us. One of the reasons we decided on going with a TC and Cargo trailer vs. acquiring an even longer TH to haul the extra ATV's, was the fact we don't spend alot of time inside in the first place. On a side note: with the TH, our ATV's had to sit out outside at night, which left me uneasy. With the cargo, everything goes back in at night and is locked up.
Another upside to owning a TC is being able to tow a boat behind the TC. 
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Need some lounge room? Just arrange it how ya like it!
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Just today, I actually loaded all 6 of our ATV's into our 16'x 8'6" cargo trailer along with all my "crap" (as friends put it). I just wanted to see if I could do it. 4 of them are fullsized, 1 midsized, and 1 tiny. Plenty of room with a creative puzzle arrangement.
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With this arrangement, we can travel across the country to various riding areas, and never have to unload anything, just to crash for the night in a Wal*Mart parking lot, or a truck stop.
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Too_Tall_Ford
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I like your setup, INSAYN. That is a great way to travel.
This weekend we are going to decide if it is better for us to go with a TC and haul our Jeep (it has a tow bar) or just buy a SxS like a AC Prowler and keep the TH. I have gone back and fourth on this issue many times but it seems like the TC would be used a bit more.
There are two TC's I am looking at, a Host Rainier with 2 slides and an AF 990. That is the size I want to stay in.
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