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03-22-2020, 07:28 PM #26
Since you already own the truck, I'd look for the biggest hardshell camper you can find with all the amenities (shower/toilet, fridge/freezer, sink, heater, etc.). And find a friend with some land who will let you park and plug in (or run a generator) for a few hundred bucks a month. Not quite as nice as van living, but the advantages of the truck and 4WD are needed in a winter environment.
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03-22-2020, 07:42 PM #27
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03-22-2020, 07:49 PM #28
I just sold my van and bought a truck for this type of set up. With a slide in you get the advantages of a van and truck in one as long as you have somewhere to store the camper. Slide in campers are already built out and there are plenty available on the web ( might be hot selling items now) for great prices. If I went out and bought a brand new slide in to go with my new gmc it would still be less that a 4wd sprinter that comes with two front seats and nothing else. And you also have a truck, not a built out van that can’t haul anything. If I was the OP I’d buy a cheap used slide in and be set. Slap a “one less sprinter” sticker on the camper and call it good
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03-22-2020, 07:54 PM #29
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03-22-2020, 07:55 PM #30
Only one solution to this problem:
or if you got the cash, invest in an EarthRoamer vehicle.
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03-22-2020, 07:59 PM #31
I mean, 4000 lbs is a BIG one, but yeah, they're heavy. My S&S is around 2800 dry. Some of the smaller northern lites are in the low 2000's.
I've seen some very small hardshell campers that are around 1000 lbs dry. But you wouldn't want to live in one of those for very long.
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03-22-2020, 08:01 PM #32
This one is less than 2,000. Truck campers are cramped no matter what, but you got everything you need.
https://www.lancecamper.com/truck-campers/825/
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03-22-2020, 08:03 PM #33Registered User
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Wait aren't you a dirt pimp rocking a hipster stache in Bozeman? How do you NOT have a van yet....do you even lift bro!
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03-22-2020, 08:04 PM #34
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03-22-2020, 08:09 PM #35
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03-22-2020, 08:24 PM #36Registered User
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03-22-2020, 08:32 PM #37
For sure. Although if he really wanted to go the truck bed camper route, he could probably trade in the tundra for a functional 1 ton gasser and it'd be pretty much a wash price-wise. Then throw $10-12k at a used slide in. Almost certainly cheaper than a van. And better, because, y'know, it's not a van.
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03-22-2020, 08:35 PM #38Registered User
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This was our final decision after looking into different setups. I liked the option of dropping the camper at a spot and not having to break down camp if we needed to go into town or different trailhead. Our former neighbors now have a good chunk of property and are willing to let us carve out a spot to store the camper which will be nice in the winter months.
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03-22-2020, 08:46 PM #39Registered User
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Your in Bozeman, right?
Thinking outside of the box.... Do the college students have to sign 12 month leases? If so, you should be able to find one to sub-lease from. They should be happy to get any money back (my daughter would be). Might find something for $100/month
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03-22-2020, 09:12 PM #40
get a van. no doubt. park it by a river.
sorry about your troubles.. current or upcoming..
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03-22-2020, 09:25 PM #41
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03-22-2020, 09:45 PM #42Registered User
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This one weighs 930lbs.
https://www.kimboliving.com/
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03-22-2020, 09:52 PM #43
Putting aside the fact that living in that thing will be... cramped, you'd still be hard pressed to stay under payload. 930 lbs of camper (dry) will pretty easily hit 2000 lbs wet if you're living out of it and will have all of your day to day possessions in the camper with you.
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03-22-2020, 10:01 PM #44Registered User
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^True, but it looks good and has a cool name.
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03-22-2020, 10:55 PM #45Registered User
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Found your van. Room for a few sleds too.
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03-23-2020, 12:05 AM #46Registered User
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I wouldn’t throw in the towel on the truck just yet.
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03-23-2020, 12:24 AM #47
Are you sure you want a fiat van?
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03-23-2020, 12:33 AM #48
A French Italian van.
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03-23-2020, 08:11 AM #49
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03-23-2020, 08:24 AM #50
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