KD4UPL
Swoope, VA
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In VA anyway: no tags, no inspections, no personal property tax.
Most class C MH's can't tow anywhere near what a truck with TC can and good luck finding one with a diesel and 4wd.
With the right truck, belted seating positions for 6 passengers.
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d3500ram
Colorado
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mkirsch wrote:5. Ability to go off road.
Ditto!
Ability to go off-road with the most creature comforts.
Normally around this time of year I would be out in the bush hunting. I in my TC while my comrades would be with less comfort in the wall tents. Their latrines are 2x4's nails to a couple of trees with a $10 dollar seat.
Heat, shower, no shivering in the morning when getting dressed... and heated quarters to take the deuce.
Sold the TC, previous owner of 2 NorthStar pop-ups & 2 Northstar Arrows...still have the truck:
2005 Dodge 3500 SRW, Qcab long bed, NV-6500, diesel, 4WD, Helwig, 9000XL,
Nitto 285/70/17 Terra Grapplers, Honda eu3000Is, custom overload spring perch spacers.
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Grit dog
Black Diamond, WA
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Jim n Kayteg
Just like Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon......PUTZ!!
Lol!
"Yes Sir, Oct 10 1888, Those poor school children froze to death in their tracks. They did not even find them until Spring. Especially hard hit were the ones who had to trek uphill to school both ways, with no shoes." -Bert A.
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NRALIFR
Truck Camping Out West
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1- It’s not a travel trailer
2- It’s not a fifth wheel
3- It’s not a B
4- It’s not a C
5- It’s not an A
In other words, it’s just right for me, the boss, her cats and the way we travel. Everybody is happy. I guarantee, if it didn’t work for us, we’d do things different. That’s why for the last 35 years I’ve owned five trucks and three TC’s.
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2001 Lance 1121 on a 2016 F450
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deltabravo
Spokane, WA
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Lwiddis wrote:Can't go anywhere unless you break camp...anywhere.
Not when I have this with me
Or this.
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2009 Silverado 3500HD Dually, D/A, CCLB 4x4 (bought new 8/30/09)
2009 Arctic Fox 811 (bought new 11/9/09)
2018 Timber Ridge 24RLS (bought pre-owned 3/12/20)
2008 Haulmark 8.5x20 toy box trailer
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NRALIFR
Truck Camping Out West
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Lwiddis wrote:Can't go anywhere unless you break camp...anywhere.
Pfft. ![[emoticon]](https://forums.goodsamclub.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/tongue.gif "tongue")
I drop mine everywhere. Everywhere.
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RCMAN46
NorthWest
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I had an 8 ft over cab Alaskan TC and it had many advantages.
1. I could pull my boat with my 3/4 ton 4x4.
2. The TC was the same width as my pickup so could go anywhere a pickup can go.
3. I could park it in a standard garage that had 8 ft doors common most new homes.
4. It would go almost anywhere a standard 3/4 4x4 pickup for hunting and fishing.
5. When I got to my favorite fishing or hunting camp I had a refrigerator, cook stove, nice bed, heater, and even a toilet.
6. low center of gravity which was good for off road use.
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jaycocreek
Idaho
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Ground clearance is a must for my needs as well as a lower center of gravity for the roads I travel on..
Not mentioned yet,I bought my first TC so I could haul horses for hunting,something you couldn't do with other RV types and where we went..They were quite popular with hunters for that exact reason.
So plus hauling hunting horses..
1994 F-350 DRW /460/k&n intake /415# torque/lance 9.6/Engel compressor fridge/3 gr 27 batteries/Honda 2k/Honda 3K/WH Camo 2250/Reese solid bar extension/Buddy heater/3 inverters//Happi Jack tie downs /Firestone bags/Yamaha Rhino/Winch and Lockers
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specta
utah
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We had folks in our campground last week that dropped theirs, they do it all the time.
They told me they have never been to a campground that wouldn't allow you to unload your camper.
Kenny
2011 Chevy 2500 HD 6.0L 4wd
Regular cab. The best looking trucks.
1995 Lance 945 Onan QG 2500 LP
6580 lb truck 10540 fully loaded
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NRALIFR
Truck Camping Out West
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specta wrote:
We had folks in our campground last week that dropped theirs, they do it all the time.
They told me they have never been to a campground that wouldn't allow you to unload your camper.
I haven’t either. I don’t doubt there are some out there, but I’ve just never encountered one, and I’ve traveled from coast to coast.
The ones that seem most likely to have rules against TC’s (in my opinion of course) are the private campgrounds with the word “Resort” in their name. Although I’ve stayed at several of those that didn’t have a problem with it as well. If I ever find one that doesn’t like it, I’ll just move on. I won’t have to move far.
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