They only took like 44 qts of oil per oil change too!Those old Detroits were nearly indestructible. Loud, but dang reliable.
Which came 1st, the truck or the camper?
In the market.... but will need both a truck and camper..
Do i buy the biggest truck I can afford and then get what ever camper it will pull?
or do i pick my camper and buy a truck that can pull it?
I have been looking at trucks and to be honest, I can afford a used 30-50K mile 1500.... but a 2500 is gonna stretch my budget..
I am worried that i might not be able to pull anything bigger than a 13ft pop up with a 1500..
My opinion save up for the bigger truck. Then get the camper you want. Otherwise you'll be trading both up and it will cost more $. This is from experience.
We had a 2003 Chevy 1500, we purchased a Keystone Bullet RB251, with a gross weight of around 8k. We towed from PA to WDW and got 6 mpg, it was a gas engine. After that trip decided to purchase a new truck. Ended up with a 2013 Chevy 3500 Dually, see first post on this thread for pic. We towed the same trip and got around 13mpg and hardly knew the trailer was there. This past year we upgraded our trailer, and purchased a fifth wheel that comes in around 15k in weight. Towed the trip to Disney and averaged around 10mpg on this trip.
As was brought up before, buy what you want the first time, you may have to wait, but it is better in the long run.
PaHunter.. those Bullets are really nice trailers... What made you decide to go to a fifth wheel? Do you think a 2500 would have any issue pulling your fifth wheel?
Thanks again!
Just like Phil said. Especially low branches. I've had 2 bumper pulls (hybrid and 33ft TT) and 2 5ers. First one was 31 ft, 1 slide, 8,000 lbs. The 2nd one is the beast described above.FW's tend to be a lot more carefree with no sway. The main concern is the increased height and avoiding low hanging branches, low clearance bridges, etc.
I did some over the road driving many years ago, so that's where I primarily have my 5th wheel experience from. Now I own a 35ft bumper pull Jayco 32BHDS. The 5th wheel is easier, even if its longer. Bumper pulls just don't have the turning ability and response of the 5th wheel.