Groover
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Rugged flat bed TC
"The 2023 Rugged Mountain Denali 3S is a hard side, triple-slide, dry bath truck camper made for long bed trucks. The interior floor length of the 2023 Rugged Mountain Denali 3S is 12’7”, the interior height is 6’8”, and the center of gravity is 64” from the front wall.
The Denali 3S has an 80-gallon fresh tank, a 77-gallon grey tank, a 35-gallon black tank, and a 6-gallon water heater. It can accommodate up to ten Group 27 batteries and has two 20-pound propane tanks.
Rugged Mountain is reporting the base weight of the Denali 3S at 5,538 pounds. The cost of the 2023 Rugged Mountain Denali 3S is $74,900."
Base price is $74,900. You can option it up to $125,000. 5500 series truck recommended as dry weight is 5,538lbs. Why not go for the F600?
It is a beautiful rig but it is a monster! I used to think that my old 12'6" bed length TC with no slides was large and heavy at 3,500lbs
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Photomike
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I wonder how this will ride on a Tacoma??
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jimh406
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Advertisement aside, it will be interesting if it holds up with that wood structure held together by spray foam.
Also, I wonder why they put the center of gravity so far back. With a base weight of 5,538 lbs, and ten Group 27 batteries, it seems they don't think the laws of physics apply to them at all.
Kind of a shame that other than the wood frame, there doesn't seem to be any innovation in the design, but maybe I missed something.
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Grit dog
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Photomike wrote:I wonder how this will ride on a Tacoma??
Idk about a Taco but a Hilux would hold up! Lol
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Grit dog
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jimh406 wrote:Advertisement aside, it will be interesting if it holds up with that wood structure held together by spray foam.
Also, I wonder why they put the center of gravity so far back. With a base weight of 5,538 lbs, and ten Group 27 batteries, it seems they don't think the laws of physics apply to them at all.
Kind of a shame that other than the wood frame, there doesn't seem to be any innovation in the design, but maybe I missed something.
What’s wrong with wood frame? Can’t say there’s an appreciable difference either way.
Kinda agree on the Cog although it probably wasn’t really an option to get it more front heavy.
But you’re right, it’s designed to only fit on a 60” CA truck. So that puts the cog almost a foot behind the rear axle.
Regardless I have trouble finding value in a $100k slide in camper. Hope for the mfg that others don’t.
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Grit dog
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By the time you buy a decked out Denali or Mammoth and a hot rod fancy 5500 to match it, you’re firmly in the 4wd SuperC range. It’s a limited market for sure.
Apparently EC and Host sell more than they can make or it wouldn’t make sense to get into building these.
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notsobigjoe
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Photomike wrote:I wonder how this will ride on a Tacoma??
Mike I spit my coffee... LOL
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monkey44
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notsobigjoe wrote:Photomike wrote:I wonder how this will ride on a Tacoma??
Mike I spit my coffee... LOL
Nope, you'll need a Tundra for this baby ... ![[emoticon]](https://forums.goodsamclub.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
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The spray foam is a nice idea for structure, but it's much better if you put the structure together first and then press it into a mold and then inject foam into the voids from the ends. They do similar for structural panels for houses (called SIP panels, we've long considered building a house from them).
I also concur on the innovation angle. For the price, I'd grab a Okanagan 126TKS (I think Eagle Cap makes a follow on version, or did), which has the same interior space, does not require a flat bed truck. Both still require a 550/5500, but I rather like the idea of having a regular truck bed when the TC is not on.
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$75 k plus another $120k for a truck? For $200K I’ll just buy a super C on a Ford or Ram 4X4 chassis.
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