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We went and checked the place out. Right now it is OK, and fairly empty. Only two other campsites were in use. We could still hear the kids when they were playing. Must be something else with 20-50 young'uns screaming at the same time. We walked the Tanbark Trail twice, once all the way around and once taking the Pig Ridge cutoff. Easy trails mostly. Except for a section that is mostly washed out, we could drive the trail - it is that wide. Probably they were/are fire roads or maintainence roads. Pig Ridge cutoff had a section that was too steep for us to drive up, yet at the top we noticed 3-4 old car hoods, a couple of doors, a grill and a bumper (nice looking rear bumper with oval exhausts coming out both sides of the bumper). A mile or more of power line, intemittently down on the trail. Since the lines were wrapped around each other at one point, I decided they weren't live - then we found breaks in the lines. Want to salvage a couple of miles of 6 x 10ga aluminum wire? All you have to do is cut it and carry it out. All in all, not the best camping experience, but it has a good price, and it is fairly close. Mike L |
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I am happy to hear about others getting campers for their small trucks! I have a 7.5' hard-sided camper with fridge, stove and furnace for my 2001 Ranger Supercab 4x4. The camper sticker says 520kg (about 1150 pounds) wet weight. The Ranger handles the weight OK with the stock suspension - the truck is slightly lower in the back than the front, but there is no swaying side to side, and lots of travel left. The one thing I will do this year is upgrade my P-rated Pirelli Scorpion A/T tires to a load rated tire, probably the BF Goodrich A/T. The 207 HP 4.0L engine handles the weight and the wind resistance fine, although fuel mileage drops into the 14-15mpg range. The camper meets my needs for now, and allows me to tow my watercraft on it's trailer. My planned camper upgrades for this year include a 12v pump to replace the hand sink pump, a porch light, and a 200watt Pioneer sound sytem for the party events! |
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| You should post a few pictures. Do you have any? | |
| A friend of mine knows all the trails in Little Basin. I could give you his email if you are intrested in going again. | |
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I've almost finished the installation of the AirLift compressor on my 2500. Mounted the compressor on a 1/4" aluminum plate the is sandwiched between the parking brake cable bracket and the frame, just behind the driver. No holes drilled in the truck. Mounted the dual gauges at the bottom, middle of the dash. Right in front of the shifter. Used two existing screws, so no holes drilled. Routed the wiring/plumbing into the cab through a drain plug at the driver's side back of the cab. Then down the wiring channel under the sill plate, across under the top of the carpet and to the gauges. Coiled the excess up behind the air ducting on the passenger side. I still have to hook the airlines up to the airbags. I will run them inside the frame and tee into the existing lines and leave the fillers at the license plate bracket. Vince, I'm not too interested in the trails at Little Basin, or to intested in Little Basin for that matter. I can see how it would get very noisy in the summer. Mike L |
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I have a 2003 Silverado 2500HD duramax / allison crew cab long box. Man, it sure used to be easier to say I've got a pick-up! I've been seriously considering switching from a motorhome to a pick-up camper. I like the Lance slideout models but I am concerned about the wieght. My truck is obviously a single rear wheel design. The load rating is about 3100 lbs in the bed. The camper would probably end up about 3500 lbs. I can get below the 3100 by opting for a non slideout model. I would definately prefer the extra room though and I have no desire to have a dually truck. Has anybody hauled one of these around in a SRW truck? Did you add airbags? How did the truck handle it? I would like to be able to bring my boat and still have a truck to drive while camping. This seems like a great way to do it. The camper needs to sleep two big adults and my six year old twins. Any ideas on what works and what doesn't? |
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| I have a 2000 2500 4x4 ext. cab. Silverado with a Lance 920. From my experiance you will be overweight with any Lance except maybe a Lance Lite. Mark | |
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Where do you get the 3100lb load rating? I really doubt it is that high for just the camper, rather that is probably for the passengers + cargo + camper. Look on the sticker in the glove box for the camper rating. I have a 2000 2500 reg cab 4x4 and the camper rating is about 300 lbs lower than the GVWR - curb weight. You will be way over with the Lance slide out. I have a Lance 9.4 foot stickered at under 2500 lbs and with two large adults the total rig is 9100 lbs, 500 over the limit. This is due to cargo, tools, food, etc. I guess. The truck does fine with that load but it sounds like you would be even more over the limit. The camper is great and fully meets my needs but it would be crowded with 4 people. You should look at the second bed in the slide out area. I've never seen one made up but I know the seating area is smaller than in the non-slide out models. If you can put the kids in a tent then the camper would be fine. |
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| So you finally went for the compressor! I wish you had put in one of those fancy high volume models so we could use it on our tires. That way we could air down to smooth out the washboards. I think you'll enjoy using the airbags to help level, it's often enough for me. | |
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You mean one of those expensive high volume units? Actually, the cost of the big compressor isn't that much more. What you really get with the AirLift model is the low pressure sensors, gauges and pre-plumbed kit for easy installation. Easy is a relative word. I'm into my kit for about 8 hours with another 2 to go. I'm very fussy about how I install something. I must have 5-6 hours into making and fitting the bracket I mounted the compressor onto. But, I'm happy the way it worked out. Mike L |
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