hy,
2000 lbs dry weight? that's the lightest hard side fiberglass camper I saw. is it well insulated?
that's a lot less than my 3000 lbs Bigfoot 1500. what kind of mpg you have on highway?
thanks
incognito
hy,
is pretty safe if you take care of 2 issues: the legal payload and the sway.
you could search for the Northern lite 9.6 camper the basement model is around 1700 lbs and is a very good fiberglass camper. fiberglass is the best and it is lighter than many pop-ups.... the basement model is at...
after seeing the video of earthroamer.com running air bags in front and 2 per wheel rear I'm thinking more and more try the firestone level-rite air-shocks for front.,it will be stiff on highway and soft off road. control the vibration by deflating the air shocks instead of deflating the tires...
hy,
good shocks are a good improvement
if you already add a leaf or 2 my suspension guys here put one more leaf and took out the 2 OEM dodge ram 3500 overload leafs and fabricate some heavy duty ones which also act like stoppers at a certain amount of sway
with service box with camper I have...
hy,
made more than 25000 miles on my set-up 5000 lbs air bags with air bag daystar cradles and is a very comfortable ride at high speed and works well offroad
one more leaf add approx 1000lbs o payload and\or 2 air bags connected with separate hoses , take some stress out of the leaf pack and...
hy,
the weak link are the tires
put 10 plies Michelins if possible and 5000 LBs air bags and I saw SRW with 5000 lbs campers on it. but the lighter the camper the better it will handle ofrroad situation, better mpg , less stress on engine, suspension etc
hope this helps
incognito
hy
look at this thread that guy did some interesting winter mods in order to live in the camper on the daily basis in winter
you may have wooden aluminium structure so check for cracks in silicon joints EVERY YEAR. use dicor sealant if needed
http://www.4scf.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3415...
hy,
find yourself a clean low miles duramax with allison pre 2007 pdf sierra dually . makes 500 hp only with a tuner , aftermarket intake and aftermarket exhaust. dually if you want a hard side camper srw if you want a pop-up
or a cummins but you need transmission rebuilt sooner or later and...
Hy,
first sway bar is good on highway and not very good for offroad unless you have quick disconnect sway bar kit like the jeeps or like I do
the weak link are the tires when loading with a camper.just put for sale a 245 19.5 16 ply tires for gmc and dodge for 1200$ NEW accuride wheels and new...
Hy,
stay dually so much stable and safe you,ll like it
so much traction with 4 rear wheels is incredible.cut the box to fit the dually and suspension. that box is heavy you'll have sway dangerous off road .
had my truck SRW on 19.5 for 2 month only and switch back to dually now I'm happy...
try to buy a duramax with allison transmission if you find a good used one pre 2007 pre dpf. or a Ram Cummins.dually is a lot better with a truck camper. or a good old ford with a 7.3 diesel in it low certified mileage. with any fiberglass camper less than 3000 lbs...
Hy,
you should consider also a duramax 3500 dually prior to dpf 2007 with a 2500 bigfoot camper, with basement or no, 1.5 inch insulation
had a sprinter, take the dually if you can , lot more stable. look into sprinter forum tons of sprinter conversions into camper took 6 month to finish mine...
http://www.jegs.com/p/Pacer-Performance/Pacer-Performance-Universal-Fit-Flexy-Flares/1560633/10002/-1
here some 2.5 universal flexy flares
concerning the wheels i've had for 3 months 19.5 Bridgestone tires SRW conversion mounted on my Dodge . now they are for sale. found them stiff not a...
sure google rv salvage yard there are many in usa so you shoud able to find them
bought an old van 800$ to convert a sprinter only for the sofas and equipment, changed the foams and cushions and looked crazy good
loved those space eficient dinette bed from the ford campwagon...
hy,
you can calculate your load and each leaf has around 500 kgs ( or 1000 lbs), I have 4000 lbs load and 4 leafs is the rear for each rear wheel. same problems too stiff and metalic noise over bumps. since i've put air suspension ( 5000 lbs firestone ride-rite) suspension is softer than my...
HY again,
in fact i've wanted Dodge little flex frame. otherwise the cabover part of the camper will hit the cab if it too much flex in the rear or not enough space between the cab and the cabover. too much space between those 2 not good neither. What is good for offroad is suspension flex...
hy
not sure about 5500 series but look at 3500 series how it flex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f3CAnH7WIM
actually if ford frame was design to flex it could do better offroad since all wheels were touching the ground. why did i bought a dodge? o yes for the Cummins engine...
hy,
had a Nova Kool R3800 12v fridge and at level 4 from 7 was freezing the tomatoes inside it.best fridge i,ve owned it draws only 2.2 Amps they say.
works until 30 degres off level since they put it in sailboats also.
but : also they say you only need a 100 watts solar panel. yes to make...
2003 first bigfoot 3000 oakland sticker said 1300 kg but in fact weighted on truck scale had 1800 kgs empty.my dually cummins had hard time pushing it on a small hill could not imagine passing a mountain with it on the back of the truck. other than thai with bigger truck and engine it would be...
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