People have different comfort zones, different skill levels, and different tolerance levels.
I just completed 1,760 miles with a 3500 SRW with a Lance 1050S. Just a fraction of the miles I have traveled with SRW's and a 1030, 1055, and the current 1050S.
Much of the miles was across Kansas and Colorado 4/15, 4/16, & 4/20. Anyone on I-70 those days? Serious headwinds and crosswinds. I was comfortable, because I have done this again, and again, and have a properly setup SRW.
Now, the guy I passed pulling his 18' Skamper TT with a GMC 3500 Dually - wow, what a load for that Duramax and Allison! I bet he was happy that the salesman told him if he was going to pull a TT, he would need a 3500 diesel dually.
Each to his own level of expertise and comfort. The OP confesses he was wrong. Why argue with that? I am glad he figured that out before someone met him on a 2 lane road on a windy day and experienced his mistake head on!
I'll start:
1) Initial cost - drw truck is more expensive than an srw
2) Fuel mileage - drw trucks get less mpg than srw trucks
3) Beaches - drw trucks are not allowed on some beaches
4) Home - drw trucks cannot be parked overnight in some neighborhoods
5) Garage - drw trucks will not fit through some garage doors
6) Air - more tires to air up / air down
7) Lights - more light bulbs to burn out
8) Rocks - rocks may get stuck between the tires
9) Jack clearance - drw trucks require swing-out jack brackets
10) Ride - drw trucks ride rougher than srw trucks
11) Fenders - drw rear fenders can easily be damaged by rocks
12) Snow - snow can build up between rear tires
13) Replacement cost - more tires to replace
14) Rotation - difficult to nearly impossible to properly rotate tires
15) PSI - much more difficult to check the tire pressure on a drw
16) Flats - more difficult to change a rear flat on a drw truck
17) Flats - more difficult to know when you have a rear flat on a drw
18) Vision - can't see my bassboat when towing
19) Vibration - more difficult to keep 6 tires round and balanced
20) Self-esteem - duallys are ugly
21) Width - drw trucks can't fit through my local ATM drive through
22) Walmart - drw trucks can't park within a half mile of the entrance
Brad
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1996 Lance 500 and 2006 F-350 PSD 4X4 DRW Our Truck Camper Photos
First off, I apologize for stirring up a ****storm over this. That was never my intention. I was just blown away how much better the dually drove compared to our old truck. Wasn't implying that a SRW won't work and in fact, I thought I did mention that our old truck served us very well.
For those wishing us well, thanks very much. We're headed out this weekend and can't wait.
Brian, how are you doing? I suppose you've got a funny accent now. ;-)
Hi Aaron, we won't be back on the water this year but hope to camp at Cresent Bar for Scream N Fly and watch you goofballs run back and forth.
22) Walmart - drw trucks can't park within a half mile of the entrance
Brad
Well, the Wal-Mart I stopped at in Nashville (36.043618,-86.710154 (14977 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN 37211), had Valet parking. Maybe other Wal-Marts will get valet parking too and #22 will no long apply!
3 tons wrote: I seen this unsolicited (e.g B.S.) debate time and time again...Truth is that the mere mention of a 'happy' dually owner instills panic in a few SRW owners. A strange defensiveness then follows. Thus, the endless off-point SRW 'justifications' manifest with foolish DRW claims and hyperbole...
Sorry for my rant,
3 tons
Which is always countered by plenty of DRW owners insisting there are absolutely NO downsides to driving one or downplaying every legitimate issue pointed out.
There's never been a question about a DRW being a better tool for a large camper hauling job, however, there are costs no matter how small or unimportant they may be to you.
Hamping camping the DRW owners who consider the trade-offs worth it. Ditto to the SRW owners who don't.
While the OP didn't explicitly ask for a discussion about it, what did he think a title using the words "wrong" and "dually" would bring?
DW and I decided to make the move from a B to a TC. We decided to go heavy on the truck, figuring later in retirement we'd want a 5er. The truck we found just happened to be a dually; wasn't convinced we needed DWR, but last Saturday we bought a '12 GMC 3500 deisel: dually. Since then, I've found all the articles praising DRW.
Quote: Because I can't get here in a motorhome. . . . . . .
Yep. Three weeks ago we drove four hours to test drive a Lexington 283TS my wife wanted. It was just what we were looking for, good price, and as the salesman went in to start the paperwork, she turned to me and said
"I don't want it. It wont go all the places we like to go."
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