Who has one? What kind? Likes/dislikes? PICS?
Do you have to register them? If not, do you just put your truck plates on the back?
Thanks

 

I have a 10' camper that I like pretty well. The price was right when we bought it, anyway. Doesn't have much in it, stove, oven, 3-way frig. No toilet or shower. We bought it so we could also tow our boat.

We use it mainly to sleep in because when we use it, we are usually in a part of Washington State where we can do all the food prep and eating outside. Since all the kids are out of the house finally, we are starting to look for another one that has a few more ammenities in it, for just the wife and I to use, more often then just once a year.

Here in Washington, campers have to be registered and licensed. Probably more as a fund raiser for the state then for anything else. I do carry a minimum amount of insurance on it just in case.

DMH

 

Own one...Not yet....

Been tracking lance for about 5 years....IMHO...least amount of problems; best fit and finish.

Had to get the truck first, now saving for the camper.

Registration is state dependant. Some only require a title. Others have a separate plate. Most seem to want the truck plate on the camper.

HTH

Tony

 

I had a Lance for several years. Lance was always the best cabover. Im not sure if anyone else is making one as good now.
Mine was real nice, liked it alot. No problems with leaking or anything else. It was a squire 3000. Air and loaded . I camped in some cold snowy weather in that thing and was nice and warm in side , insulated and sealed well.

Mine was a aluminum sideing style . They flex. I have heard the fiberglass side mdels dont flex and can develop cracks.

I sold it and got a 5th wheel trailer .

Only thing about cambers is your stuck with it on your truck . My 5er is 10 times bigger and I can unhook it at a camp site and drive around in my truck.

 

I wouldn't say your stuck with the camper. It only takes about ten minutes to unload the newer campers with remote electric jacks.

Sometimes when we camp, we take the whole rig to wherever we're going for the day.

With three girls the mobile out-house comes in handy .

See my gallery for things you'll need if your gonna carry a camper or tow anything behind it.

....................Jim

 

I usually forget to move my plate.... no probs yet but always intend to move it..LOL. I went ahead and insured it, cost is somewhere around $50 year. Cheap because when on truck, covered by truck ins. When at home, covered by homeowners. Insurance man says what happens if it falls off of truck or gets damaged while camping in it while off of truck. By the way, I have it listed in classifieds on this site. Like it, just need a 'different' toy right now (bigger lawn tractor w/ a loader).

Duane W.

 

This is my 11.5' Coachmen.....it is the 2nd slide-in I have owned and is flippin' heavy - nearly 5000lbs wet. Where I live, there is no registration for a truck camper but I do have to remember to move the plate as this camper does completely block it from view. I had to make my own receiver and hitch assembly to properly tow my tandem trailer with my Jeep on it. Smaller campers are much easier to set up for towing but I really enjoy the extra space and dry shower I have with this camper. Airbags and RS9000 shocks and a rear swaybar are a must with heavy slide-in - especially when towing.

The handles the load beautifully but would not consider a SRW for this size of camper....

My only dislikes are the lack of electric jacks (and the cost of them!)....there are many times that I would like to be able to drop the camper but won't because it is a PITA. If I had a choice, I would have a 5ver with living quarters that would also fit my Jeep - but my finances won't allow for a decked out motorsports hauler so I use this set up!

 

Answering your questions:
I have 89 Cascade 8½' self contained unit. (Cascade went out of business in the 90's.)
My unit is relatively light weight (2k) for a self contained unit. I have left it on the truck since Memorial Day as my daily commute is les than 5 miles and we use it nearly every weekend.
It is a bit small for 4 people, but if only for sleeping it is ok.
I use a small snowmobile trailer to haul a 4 wheeler, coolers, extra lp tank, grill, bicycles, folding chairs, & canopy if we're going to "camp". Often we just use it as a cheap motel for non camping activities and leave the trailer at home. I have "dropped" it in a camp slot to use the pickup. For stability, I back the truck about 2' under the camper and lower the jacks. Takes less than 5 minutes both ways.

Minnesota & North Dakota do not require a separate license on a slide-in.
In Minnesota you must carry insurance on a slide-in on or off vehicle. I think I pay $20 per year.

If we camped only, I would have a mid 20' bumper pull and haul the extra gear in the pickup bed.

 

This is my third truck camper, and is by far the best. It's a 1994 Lance 3000, Squire. Fully self contained and everything on it works. Probably the best $3500 I ever spent.

 

I have a Jayco 1997 pop up. Its not too bad. I like it because of the pop up feature- lower profile.
I do like Arctic Fox, and Northern Lite.
For cold weather, I think S&S is the best.

 

There will be lots of opinions on this and here is mine.
I have a 91/2' Bigfoot slide in and I love it. It's a bit tall being a basement model but air bags and a rear sway bar handle that just fine. That was as long as I felt comfortable with while towing a decent size boat trailer. It wieghs about 3300 wet, depending on how much I push the wife to thin out the duplicate items that she deems as necessities.
We looked at every brand we could find in the local area (this was in "98") and the Bigfoof was an easy hands down choice for us. It's a glass unit made just across the boarder in Canada.
There are a number of brands now that offer a "slide-out" and I would highly recomend these if the budget will allow.
We started with a "pop-up" and it was nice and light with little wind resistance but the misquitoes could always fing a way through the fabric corners somewhere.