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Posted By: Ste7of1 on 03/08/18 06:36pm

9.5 without air, 10.5 with...

Posted By: jimh406 on 03/08/18 07:05pm

Specs on the Host site are

EXTERIOR HEIGHT 107" - 112" w/air

That's 8' 11" and 9' 4", right?

'10 Ford F-450, 6.4, 4.30, 4x4, 14,500 GVWR, '06 Host Rainer 950 DS, Torklift Talon tiedowns, Glow Steps, and Fastguns. Bilstein 4600s, Firestone Bags, Toyo M655 Gs, Curt front hitch, Energy Suspension bump stops.

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Posted By: Ste7of1 on 03/09/18 02:18am

You are correct. Thanks for the correction; was going from memory - should have known better.

* This post was edited 03/09/18 02:34am by Ste7of1 *

Posted By: Clarryhill on 03/09/18 05:25am

That right there is a Suuuweet set of wheels, ZB. Congrats.

2014 Ford F450 PSD
2017 Lance 1172

Posted By: zb39 on 03/09/18 07:17am

At the rear my roof is right at 12 feet. Then there is the AC to think about. Also, when I swing the ladder down to climb on the roof. I need a step ladder just to get on the attached ladder.
It sits pretty tall. I can see my truck tail lights even when the TC is on. Leaving this afternoon
for FL. I will let you know how it goes when I get back.

2017 Host mammoth, sold
49 states, 41 National Parks, 7 Provinces
2019 2 door Rubicon 6 spd.
2019 Berkshire XLT 45B
2022 Host Cascade
2021 Ram 5500 Air ride

Posted By: yblaw on 03/09/18 11:04am

zb39 wrote:

At the rear my roof is right at 12 feet. Then there is the AC to think about.

I had my Ram 5500/Douglass service body/Host Mammoth measured with a story pole at an Escapees weigh station; maximum height on mine is 13'1".

Posted By: zb39 on 03/20/18 06:40am

Got back from FL on Sunday. 2100 miles total. The truck handles very well. My 16 truck was good but this is way better. Just feels a lot more stable. I filled up in SC and we had full water and empty gray and black. 3 adults and food etc. 16,660 total. 5160 front.and 11500 rear.
Way under all the specs but I figured I would be. Camper sits higher on this truck but not a big deal for me. I have to reach a little higher to un lock it. My computer showed 8.6mpg for the trip. I did not check by hand. With 74 gallons on board I can go a long ways. I really like that I can pick where to buy fuel from.
We stopped in WV at Tamarack for the first night, cold with a little snow but the furnace kept us warm. Second night was FL/GA line. Warmer but still ran the furnace some. Stayed at Fort Wilderness and used there electric for heat and hot water. Heat not needed that much.
Got to visit with our son who is in the DCP this semester. He is doing well and having fun.
I am going with the same tool boxes that Bedlam has. They are ordered and should be here next week. I never had so many people stop by and ask questions about the TC or the truck. I have stayed here many times in 3 different MH. A few questions here and there. This trip, everybody had questions about the truck etc...

* This post was edited 03/20/18 07:03am by zb39 *

Posted By: Bedlam on 03/20/18 10:50am

ZB39 is leaving the cold of the northeast:

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Look at all that storage under the wings:

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Plenty of room for a spare under the rear overhang:

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Finally a good look at the paint color of the truck:

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Chevy Sonic 1.8-Honda Passport C70B-Host Mammoth 11.5-Interstate Car Carrier 20-Joyner SandViper 250-Kawasaki Concours ZG1000-Paros 8' flatbed-Pelican Decker DLX 8.75-Ram 5500 HD

Posted By: zb39 on 03/20/18 01:12pm

Thanks for the pics, Nice comments.

Posted By: Bedlam on 03/20/18 01:32pm

You might want to share some more info to those reading. Luckily, I was too busy to think up smartalec captions for your pictures.

Just an example:

I really need to recoop the cost of this camper. Do you think I could make money charging couples by the hour or hauling illegals across the border?

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