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JRscooby
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Grit dog wrote:
No you don’t “wonder”, you know. But we all know you’re a professional driver. That makes a difference.
I bought my first pickup right after my Grandad bought his new '63 Ford car. He told me that he would need his pickup more because he would not abuse the new car like he had been using his '50 Ford 4 door. In the years sense, if I had 1 four-wheeled vehicle, it was likely a pickup. So, in fact I can't know which, the long or wide, will give somebody in there first pickup the most trouble.
Quote:The other fact is, the majority of the time it’s not hauling a camper, there will be snow.
But it’s always a compromise. Have a truck that’s better for hauling a large camper and have a truck that’s worse at other things the rest of the time, or vice versa.
I bought a new '71 F350 DW. Back then, and for a some time after, most people had 6 tires for their car. (Most pickup owners only had 5. In the spring we renamed our snow tires "mud grips"
As soon as it started to snow, my drivers where instructed to come by house, and change the duals for a pair of tires mounted on wheels off a 3/4 ton, that did not have the off-set. With the weight of the Holmes bed, likely to be overloaded. Know would be when picked up end of car, but rarely needed to hang chains. And if did much more room.
For me, if the road was going to be snow covered for much of winter, and I might need to drive a MT pickup that would be cheap and EZ fix.
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jimh406
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kirkl wrote:Glad I didnt check on this site before I bought my camper, I would of had to updrade to a DRW to haul my 1725lb dry camper on my ram 2500 lol
Let's be real, OP is asking about a TC double the weight of yours. Still, most people are giving pros and cons.
Try starting a thread and find out if people tell you that you need a DRW. My guess is nobody will suggest it.
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jimh406 wrote:kirkl wrote:Glad I didnt check on this site before I bought my camper, I ![[emoticon]](http://www.rv.net/sharedcontent/cfb/images/biggrin.gif "biggrin") would of had to updrade to a DRW to haul my 1725lb dry camper on my ram 2500 lol
Let's be real, OP is asking about a TC double the weight of yours. Still, most people are giving pros and cons.
Try starting a thread and find out if people tell you that you need a DRW. My guess is nobody will suggest it.
Well, per my recollection that’s kinda funny - kinda like the pot calling the kettle black - lol!
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Somehow these sorts of discussions seem to relate to differences of opinion. I see it more as a matter of math. If you start with a 3000# camper, addons can take the camper to over 4000#. For most SRW that will push the ccc and can overload the rear tires. I guess that can be a matter of opinion. Some people may not have an issue exceeding tire capacity by 10 or 20%.
That roughly 1000# a dealer would call "personal" items can vary a lot depending on how the camper is used. It can also vary based on the specs from the manufacturer. The base specs from my vendor did not include solar, several hundred pounds for an "extended" cab, and it also left off the weight of accessories such as the microwave and awnings.
When sizing the truck it is important to determine the loaded, wet weight for camping. If the use is traveling 20 miles to a lake for the weekend needs will be different than traveling longer distances for extended periods. Either way it is easy to grossly underestimate weights. Food is heavy so are lawn chairs, tables, BBQ grill, generator, tools, a tire inflator, Torqlift brackets and tiedowns. Even an upgraded foam mattress can add 100#. I am also amazed that many RVers somehow forget to add a few hundred more pounds for the weight of the driver and passengers.
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3 tons wrote:Well, per my recollection that’s kinda funny - kinda like the pot calling the kettle black - lol!
Please explain.
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Reality Check
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jimh406 wrote:3 tons wrote:Well, per my recollection that’s kinda funny - kinda like the pot calling the kettle black - lol!
Please explain.
Yea, there's a joke there somewhere.. I'm not catching on
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Please disregard, upon re-read, me confusion at play…
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3 tons wrote:Please disregard, upon re-read, me confusion at play…
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You've been around long enough, benefit of the doubt went to you.
Cheers, lol, nothing like being human
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StirCrazy
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are we talking about the original three campers still, wow this thread got derailed by the weight police... I have 4000 lbs of payload available (measured at a scale) and I would have no issue with any one of thoes campers. since they will all be under the OP's payload of 4400 I don't see why this went 4 pages... and how it went from everyone saying ya to the differences about SRW and DRW, maybe this thread should be moved into the tow vehicles section...
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Update: after much discussion, my wife vetoed dually after I brought one home and parked it on our driveway. Now I am looking at SRW long vs short box. I know long box has bigger gas tank and more camper options, but some campers in the lower weight ranges are built specifically for short box. I lean long box but I need to think further and decide.
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