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BillTex - Yup, Cummins power!

Just thought I'd update you all and thank you again for your insights.... We are now the proud owners of a Northern Lite 10.2 CD SE...we had to settle for our third choice of interior color, but that can be worked on with a little upholstery work. The truck search is also narrowing...

That's the spec for the 2WD. I should have mentioned that I'm getting the 4x4, in which case the spec is 4143...but the sticker on the exact truck I was looking at was 3940 or something like that. I doubt that there was 200lbs of extra equipment, but I suppose it's possible.

Now that's an idea...maybe I should just take a poll...that's likely to be more effective than talking with a salesperson ;-) Thanks for the advice Bill...and you may be right that I'm getting a bit too caught up in one particular number. Thanks too for confirming my understanding about GVW...

The plot thickens... We are nearly settled (still working out final negotiations) on the NL 10.2 CD SE. Dry weight of 2980 lbs. A conservative, through in everything and guess high on food and beer, estimate loaded is about 4300 lbs. A more reasonable, what we would typically carry on a...

A quick update...and a possible change in approach for us. We spent a a couple of days last week looking at a bunch of campers - three different models from Bigfoot (the 1500 that I was originally hot on + two different 2500 versions), two from Northern Lite and a bunch of different Arctic Fox...

Hmmm, so does that mean 3165 for the camper dry or wet and loaded? If you go with a (I think) fairly standard calculation of 1000lbs for wet weight + gear + people, a truck capable of 4200lbs should be able to carry a 3200lb camper, right? Or is there something else I'm missing about GM's...

I've heard this from a lot of folks...the wrinkle is that unless I am mistaken, no one makes a dually with a short box and full crew cab. That means if we stick with a short box built camper that we're resigned to the SRW option.

I'm guessing it is going to be about $75K when all is said and done :Wow1: ...a bit more if we jump up to a dually and a bigger camper. It's a big chunk of change, but used options seem hard to find and they come in one of two flavors - quite cheap, but quite used...or still in good condition...

Hi All, I'm looking to upgrade my family from our VW camper to a 4x4 truck / camper combination and have (nearly) settled on a Bigfoot or Northern Lite. Right now the most likely camper scenario is a 1500 series Bigfoot sized to fit a short bed truck (Model 15C95FS). Since we don't have a...