If I had known some of you were interested in campers I'd have posted the sale of my RoadTrek. It pulled my M17 with no problems. It was a 1992 and I sold it for $12K. There are some out there at good prices. It's a buyer's market for used RV's. Of course you don't have the flexibility of using your truck as a carry all and put the camper on when you need it. But the Roadtrek was really a great rig. It handled on the road well. Got 14MPG and was fully selfcontained. When I had Seafrog in the boat yard, I used to pull up to it and use the generator to work and have all the amenities right at hand to work on the boat....you know... beer and sandwiches...head...sink... Joe M17 Seafrog ----- Original Message ----- From: Ronnie Keeler To: Montgomery boats mailing list Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 10:07 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Pop up truck camper recommendations Another alternative is a full size van with a camper/motorhome conversion. Sporstmobile will build you one on your choice of chassis with your own custom interior for a price comparable to a full size pickup and pop up camper. The vans are available in standard top, raised top and pop-up top configurations and even with 4x4 drivetrain. One real advantage for the ladies and when traveling in nasty weather is being able to use the potty or heat up a snack without leaving the vehicle. For several years, I towed my Slipper 17 behind such a van and on a few occasions, much larger boats. My wife is in poor health and it was a great way for us to travel in comfort. I also towed a big pop up camper when we had a bunch of kids along on camping trips and then, when I needed the utility of a big pickup bed, I simply rented a U-haul trailer of appropriate size. While living in Germany, we had a VW diesel van and now that we are back and retired, we are seriously looking at Sportsmobile. Whitebeard M17 #14, Griselda www.sportsmobile.com
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:24:58 -0700 From: wdscobie@yahoo.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Pop up truck camper recommendations
alaskan campers are the norsea-26 of pop-up campers. they are TANKS, better the well built, excellent fit and finish, and weigh a TON. i hunt with people that own alaskans. if you review alaskan's 'e'-prochure the truck on the lower left, in the snow 'warm in winter', on page 7 is a best friend in his camper at our hunting site -
http://www.alaskancamper.com/eBrochure.html
a small-truck alaskan camper costs more than a new M15. the larger full-sized truck 8-foot models cost more than a new M17.
dave scobie M17 #375 - SWEET PEA visit SWEET PEA's www-site - http://www.m17-375.webs.com
--- On Thu, 4/15/10, ndorf@surfbest.net <ndorf@surfbest.net> wrote:
Doug,
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I have heard very good things about Alaskan campers, but I believe that they are heavy.
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Neil
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