Tremors and Campers let's talk camping!!

[urutony23]

 

[Loshad]

Klamath Camper Corral does NOT suck!
But with wind chill it’s like 41 here!
Just leave the beer outside!

 

[ShakeNBake]

My setup. Loving the big rig, the hensley ... and the Tremor most of all.

 

[stufarmer]

Bandits Roost CG right in our great State of North Carolina! Big campsites the way they should be.
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Just doesn't get any better ..!!

 

[stufarmer]

Ive got nothing this year. But, I've gotta share this. It's at

Elk Country Rv Park in Trinidad California last year.

 

[PapaRaptor]

Tis the season for "camping"
papa gots a new winch to break in, but it's been really dry. doubt I will get stuck. maybe some chevy will need a help.

 

[MTTremor]

Tis the season for "camping"
papa gots a new winch to break in, but it's been really dry. doubt I will get stuck. maybe some chevy will need a help.
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So I'm looking for a new 5th wheel about 44' max 3 axles and 5 to 6 slide outs. I really like the Beacon and the Champagne Edition. I am living in this while on my job sites. Anyone have ideas of what other luxury RV are out their. I'm tired of spending all my living allowance on apartments and paying someone else's mortgage.

 

[stufarmer]

So I'm looking for a new 5th wheel about 44' max 3 axles and 5 to 6 slide outs. I really like the Beacon and the Champagne Edition. I am living in this while on my job sites. Anyone have ideas of what other luxury RV are out their. I'm tired of spending all my living allowance on apartments and paying someone else's mortgage.

It depends on if you're looking for living quarters, or more of a traveling RV. We had a DRV Mobile Suites. A quality, road worthy Luxury 5th wheel. Lux are nice, more full time, less travel. New Horizons are extremely nice and heavy, Most designed and ordered by the buyers. Space Craft are all 1 at a time and customs ordered. All are F450 and up 5th wheels, they start around $150,000 and quickly go up from there. I believe Beacon RV's are Tiffin owned, theyre mostly known for Motorhomes.
I don't suggest a Tremor for a Triple Axle 5th wheel.

 

[MTTremor]

It depends on if you're looking for living quarters, or more of a traveling RV. We had a DRV Mobile Suites. A quality, road worthy Luxury 5th wheel. Lux are nice, more full time, less travel. New Horizons are extremely nice and heavy, Most designed and ordered by the buyers. Space Craft are all 1 at a time and customs ordered. All are F450 and up 5th wheels, they start around $150,000 and quickly go up from there. I believe Beacon RV's are Tiffin owned, theyre mostly known for Motorhomes.
I don't suggest a Tremor for a Triple Axle 5th wheel.

Yes Beacon is a Tiffin. I was planning on pulling it with my Sportchassis.
I appreciate your help.

 

[DezertTr3mor]

the new alliances look pretty nice for FT living

 

[Turnem]

We made it to the camp site. 16,800K and 3,086 pin weight. I could really feel it. We took it slow, but trust me there was plenty of power with the 6.7.
This was harder than my old 37' 5er. The 41.6 feet was harder to park and the wide body was really pushing air down the highway.
You can see it sits pretty level with the sumo bags.

tires were 70/80 psi.
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How much rear sag did you have before installing the Sumo's

 

[mitzer61]

Northern Lite 8-11.

 

[PapaRaptor]

How much rear sag did you have before installing the Sumo's

Not much maybe 2" it helps you don't need them but its a nice adder.

 

[PapaRaptor]

So I'm looking for a new 5th wheel about 44' max 3 axles and 5 to 6 slide outs. I really like the Beacon and the Champagne Edition. I am living in this while on my job sites. Anyone have ideas of what other luxury RV are out their. I'm tired of spending all my living allowance on apartments and paying someone else's mortgage.

thats huge. my buddy down the street has a 3 axle toy hauler. Huge thing. pulls it with a single tire 1 ton Chevy with a d max. Not sure what it weighs but its more than mine by far.
mine is 41'6" 16,800 lbs with 3080 pin weight.
And by the way seems like all campers, motorhomes and 5ers regardless of price are built cheap.

 

[Turnem]

Northern Lite 8-11.

I have the same Northern Lite 8-11 LE camper on my F-350 Tremor. The camper weighs 2800#. I'm getting about 3.5" rear sag loaded. Yours looks level in the photo you posted! Have you done any suspension/spring alterations? Trying to avoid Air Bags as the are not optimal other than for leveling.

 

[Loshad]

StuFarmer, we’ve been up and down the Redwood Coast this week. Saw so many elk I thought maybe they had started cross-breeding with rabbits!

 

[soulezoo]

StuFarmer, we’ve been up and down the Redwood Coast this week. Saw so many elk I thought maybe they had started cross-breeding with rabbits!

I'll be headed up 101 to Eureka in 3 weeks to visit moms plus bro and sis.

 

[DarinH]

I put a Four Wheel Camper Grandby on my 7.3 Tremor. This photo is south of Green River Utah.

 

[stufarmer]

I have the same Northern Lite 8-11 LE camper on my F-350 Tremor. The camper weighs 2800#. I'm getting about 3.5" rear sag loaded. Yours looks level in the photo you posted! Have you done any suspension/spring alterations? Trying to avoid Air Bags as the are not optimal other than for leveling.

The thing about Truck Campers thats different from Trailers is, they're typically heavier on one side than another. Thats why Air Bags are so popular on Trucks that carry Cabovers. I strongly suggest a Helwig Rear Sway Bar. I also used Rancho 9000 Shocks. We drove 34,000 miles in 7 months carrying or Camper and towing a Cargo Trailer. 2 fingers on the wheel. Couldn't have asked for a better set up.

 

[mitzer61]

I have the same Northern Lite 8-11 LE camper on my F-350 Tremor. The camper weighs 2800#. I'm getting about 3.5" rear sag loaded. Yours looks level in the photo you posted! Have you done any suspension/spring alterations? Trying to avoid Air Bags as the are not optimal other than for leveling.

Torklift Upper Stableloads (part # A7200) with their 1 1/4 inch extensions (part # A7201). They engage the upper overload springs before camper is on the truck.

I do have airbags but only use them now to lift the truck for installing stable loads and then drop them back down to 5 psi (left) /10 psi (right) for travel. I remove the stableloads/extensions when the camper is not loaded (it only takes about 10 minutes to install/remove). I may just remove the airbags after this next trip ... only using them to level left to right and it is only 1/2 inch of leveling we are talking about.

I also installed a Hellwig Big Wig sway bar after the first couple of trips. It seems to help some with sway but it not a "game-changer" as some may describe. YMMV.