jimh425 wrote:

Slides are 250 to 500 more than a similar length limit. I don’t find that significant. It all depends on the depth and what is in the slide.

You don’t mention why you want a TC. TCs are better if you are spending the majority of your time outside. Why not a travel trailer? Are you planning on towing something?

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Probably overly cautious here as I know I would chain it up and go more slowly, but I guess my impression is that the TC is just safer in the snowy/icy mountain environment.

Sliding-into-home wrote:



Perhaps I'm wrong, but my understanding from reading here and elsewhere is that TC, SRW is the way to go if most miles will be on snowy/icy/curvy mountain roads. I realize both CAN be operated safely, but in OR, trailers often require chains (for good reason, IMO), and with studded 10-plys, 4wd, and a TC, I can just keep on truckin'. Plus, my right shoulder won't be as sore from holding my arm up to keep my hand close to the trailer brake the whole time. I've heard one too many stories of guys seeing their TTs next to them instead of behind them. Probably overly cautious here as I know I would chain it up and go more slowly, but I guess my impression is that the TC is just safer in the snowy/icy mountain environment.

PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong. It would save me quite a bit of money and hassle to pick up a little 16-19 footer. And maybe I could just get over myself when it comes time to spend a whole 10 minutes per trip chaining up.

3TV wrote:

My last pickup camper was a 2015 Arctic Fox 992. I would say build quality of the Arctic Fox and the Wolf Creek are the same. After buying this 2019 Wolf Creek camper it was like stepping back into the Arctic Fox camper again. They appear to be identical to me.

bwlyon wrote:

As someone who has learned real fast about truck campers and advertised weights, take them with a grain of salt. Case in point, my 2012 Ascent S85R 8' 11" short bed camper has a advertised dry weight of 3000 lbs dry, and 3565 wet. Actual weight of the camper with built in 2500 Onan generator, awnings, air conditioning, 60 lbs of propane and no water is 4180 lbs. The fully wet weight with 56 gallons of water, gear, groceries and cloths, is a portly 5100 lbs. Even subtracting the 60 lbs of propane and 120 lbs for the two batteries in the camper the dry weight is still 4000 lbs a full 1000 lbs over the listed dry weight! Is every camper going to be this far off? NO! Even so, do your homework before buying any camper. We love our camper, but it belongs on a short bed dually truck PERIOD! Likewise, an Artic Fox 990 will physically sit on a long bed SRW truck, it belongs on a dually though.

bwlyon wrote:



While it is a fact a SRW truck will have more weight per sq. inch of contact patch than a dually the traction problems are negated by the weight of a the camper. The problem with dual rear wheel trucks and slick road surfaces is when the truck is empty they will spin out much easier than the SRW trucks. I'd definitely get 4 wheel drive to negate this.

Sliding-into-home wrote:



Really good to hear, thank you! It's a bummer that I can't get a generator with that model and a long box. And here I was thinking that a long box was going to give me more versatility.

Did you run your 992 on your SRW? At this point, I think I'm just curious--not really looking to justify a decision.

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The problem with dual rear wheel trucks and slick road surfaces is when the truck is empty they will spin out much easier than the SRW trucks.

3TV wrote:

After having done the big camper on a dually truck routine, I am a firm believer in the less is more philosophy when it comes to truck campers.