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mbloof
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mkirsch wrote:The best used camper is the one that is for sale, is close enough that you're willing to drive to get it, in a condition that you find acceptable, at a price that you find acceptable.
Otherwise you're just limiting yourself to what could be a potentially futile search for one or two specific models that may not meet the above criteria.
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StirCrazy
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mbloof wrote:mkirsch wrote:The best used camper is the one that is for sale, is close enough that you're willing to drive to get it, in a condition that you find acceptable, at a price that you find acceptable.
Otherwise you're just limiting yourself to what could be a potentially futile search for one or two specific models that may not meet the above criteria.
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I don't agree with that. I won't buy a camper just because its close, in good shape and on sale, but rather one that works for me with the layout is what matters to me. I would drive farther and spend a little more to get one with a floor plan that I want instead of settling for one that is going to annoy me for years to come. I don;t chace a spicif modle but rather floor plan and storage compartment setup. I started out looking at one and saying thats what I want and have since found 4 other brands that have models that are simular so now I am waiting for one of 5 to be on sale when I am ready to upgrade in the fall.
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Reality Check
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StirCrazy wrote:mbloof wrote:mkirsch wrote:The best used camper is the one that is for sale, is close enough that you're willing to drive to get it, in a condition that you find acceptable, at a price that you find acceptable.
Otherwise you're just limiting yourself to what could be a potentially futile search for one or two specific models that may not meet the above criteria.
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I don't agree with that. I won't buy a camper just because its close, in good shape and on sale, but rather one that works for me with the layout is what matters to me. I would drive farther and spend a little more to get one with a floor plan that I want instead of settling for one that is going to annoy me for years to come. I don;t chace a spicif modle but rather floor plan and storage compartment setup. I started out looking at one and saying thats what I want and have since found 4 other brands that have models that are simular so now I am waiting for one of 5 to be on sale when I am ready to upgrade in the fall.
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LOL, soooo, you actually do agree with mkirsch. He didn't say if had to be close... just close enough that you'd go get it.
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StirCrazy
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Reality Check wrote:StirCrazy wrote:mbloof wrote:mkirsch wrote:The best used camper is the one that is for sale, is close enough that you're willing to drive to get it, in a condition that you find acceptable, at a price that you find acceptable.
Otherwise you're just limiting yourself to what could be a potentially futile search for one or two specific models that may not meet the above criteria.
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I don't agree with that. I won't buy a camper just because its close, in good shape and on sale, but rather one that works for me with the layout is what matters to me. I would drive farther and spend a little more to get one with a floor plan that I want instead of settling for one that is going to anoy me for years to come. I don;t chace a spicific model but rather floor plan and storage compartment setup. I started out looking at one and saying thats what I want and have since found 4 other brands that have models that are simular so now I am waiting for one of 5 to be on sale when I am ready to upgrade in the fall.
Steve
LOL, soooo, you actually do agree with mkirsch. He didn't say if had to be close... just close enough that you'd go get it.
yes and no, I don't care how far it is, I would drive to florada from canada to get one I liked it if was worth it. I guess the willing to drive part makes that same thing, but the only criteria I have is the floor plan and if it works for us. I bought a old one for cheep, just to see if the wife liked it. few things we don't like now that we have used it but we love having the camper, so now we are looking at a newer one. and don't get me wrong price is important which is why I probably won't end up with a brand new unit, 80-90K here for the artic fox I was looking at, same for bigfoot and northren light.
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Nitto Ridge Grappler are 3970 in some sizes. I might switch to them on my 16" steel rims when I wear these out. There is another one at 4250 but I can't recall the brand. I'll try and find it.
Are there more limitations when you go to 17" and up? Excluding 19.5".
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terrybk wrote:
Are there more limitations when you go to 17" and up? Excluding 19.5".
I could not find any sufficient load rated tire for my 2010 2500 Ram with OEM 265/70r17 tires. They were rated at 3200#. The truck itself had put roughly 3500# on the rear axle leaving me short in carrying a loaded 4000# camper. Eventually I became worried enough about running significantly overloaded that I bought Rickson 19.5 rims and Firestone tires, rated at roughly 4000#.
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If you have 17s just get a set of 18 or 20” takeoff wheels for cheap and then you can get every size and load rating readily.
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JimK-NY wrote:terrybk wrote:
Are there more limitations when you go to 17" and up? Excluding 19.5".
I could not find any sufficient load rated tire for my 2010 2500 Ram with OEM 265/70r17 tires. They were rated at 3200#. The truck itself had put roughly 3500# on the rear axle leaving me short in carrying a loaded 4000# camper. Eventually I became worried enough about running significantly overloaded that I bought Rickson 19.5 rims and Firestone tires, rated at roughly 4000#.
Oh, ok. Interesting.
I’m under our rear tires by a couple hundred pounds with our Bigfoot when loaded. I wouldn’t go any more. Considering the pressures and stress during a bounce they must have a lot of margin but I don’t want to find out where that is.
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Vision makes 4500 lb rated rims and American Force are 6000 lb. You will want a 245/70r19.5 PR16 LRH tire which will give you over 5000 lbs per tire and are just over 33" tall. That size was the same height as my 275/70r18 I had on my SRW when I upgraded.
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JIMNLIN
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16" 3900-4000 + lb rated tires on OEM 16" 3100-3200 lb rated wheels ?? Time to upgrade wheel capacity also if your carrying that much weight.
Fleet Ford specs show their OEM 18"-20" wheels rated in the 3600-3700 lb range. I would s'pect Ram and GM OEM wheel are about the same.
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