Groover
Pulaski, TN
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ksss wrote:I would second the stability as a major concern as well. An example last week it was very windy here, coming back from Boise on I-84 the cross wind was brutal. I saw a pickup in the other lane coming toward me in what appeared to be about a 20 degree lean fighting the cross wind. As I passed it, it was an F something Superduty SRW crew cab, not the that brand probably mattered, it would have been the same regardless what brand I am sure. If that was the type of camper I wanted, I would probably make sure I was driving a DRW. Those slide in campers, especially the larger ones catch a lot wind, and have to be a little scary on uneven ground.
I never had that issue with my 1991 F250 hauling one of the largest slide in campers available. But then I did have the camper package with a rear sway bar, optional overload springs generally saved for the F350 and a size larger tires in the rear. Also, trucks and campers have both gotten taller since then and catch more wind. The floor of my camper was on the bed of the pickup. The holding tanks were under the floor of the camper behind the rear bumper. You didn't want to drive it far with the grey water tank 3ft behind the rear bumper full.
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Grit dog
Black Diamond, WA
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ksss wrote:I would second the stability as a major concern as well. An example last week it was very windy here, coming back from Boise on I-84 the cross wind was brutal. I saw a pickup in the other lane coming toward me in what appeared to be about a 20 degree lean fighting the cross wind. As I passed it, it was an F something Superduty SRW crew cab, not the that brand probably mattered, it would have been the same regardless what brand I am sure. If that was the type of camper I wanted, I would probably make sure I was driving a DRW. Those slide in campers, especially the larger ones catch a lot wind, and have to be a little scary on uneven ground.
Yeah, scary is relative. Some folks are scared to leave the house on a sunny day without an umbrella and galoshes. (You know who you are…)
And others have no problems with motor sports that involve a little danger and some also have the knowledge to know what is “scary” and what is “DANGEROUS.”
Depends where one is on that spectrum.
First TC, first drive out of the literal gate was a 2 ton TC with a 7klb utility trailer behind it, family in the cab, dogs in the back of the trailer in crates, 3/4 ton with airbags only and a 2200 mile drive to AK with the frost heaves still swole up.
Scary? Meh, not after a couple hours. The rest of the week I would categorize as annoying and wished I’d had the time to get a sway bar on it too….
Ultimately took a few more weekend trips around the Great State before deciding to pony up for the extra shipping cost to get a sway bar up there.
2016 Ram 2500, MotorOps.ca EFIlive tuned, 5” turbo back, 6" lift on 37s
2017 Heartland Torque T29 - Sold.
Couple of Arctic Fox TCs - Sold
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MFL
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Grit dog said: "Yeah, scary is relative. Some folks are scared to leave the house on a sunny day without an umbrella and galoshes. (You know who you are…)
And others have no problems with motor sports that involve a little danger and some also have the knowledge to know what is “scary” and what is “DANGEROUS.”
Depends where one is on that spectrum."
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This is me coming back down, while my riding partners waited, due to avalanche danger. Another small group attempting to reach the top, also stopped and watched. Pic is from Lions head (Idaho). Only way to get up there was where you see my track farther out on the crusted cornices, that gave traction.
May have to zoom, but I'm the spec in upper part of photo.
Scary, dangerous, foolish...having enjoyed all sorts of motorsports, I guess I was on the high risk end of that spectrum.
Sorry...back to regular programming.
Jerry
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