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Bob H
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[*] posted on 1-19-2010 at 08:20 PM


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Originally posted by rts551
16K. Thats a big camper. my extended cab cabover was only 3k

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Originally posted by chernefitter
Another important thing I remembered after reading other members posts here...Make sure you get the electric jacks!!! My new lance was over 16K with all the bells and whistles but I went cheapo on the jacks, figuring no big deal. WRONG! It took me about an hour to offload the camper by myself, running around like a monkey to each corner....what a pain. Live and learn as they say.:rolleyes:


I've recently looked at the prices for new Lance Campers... a NEW 2010 top of the line Lance will run you over $40,000 today.
Here are some smaller model 2009's for a little less, just to give you an idea these days.

http://www.richardsonsrv.com/Manufacturers/Lance/tabid/512/D...

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[Edited on 1-20-2010 by Bob H]
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[*] posted on 1-21-2010 at 07:22 AM
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For the type of camping and outdoor activities my wife and I like to do in Baja we chose to go the toy hauler and truck shell route. To me the cab-over camper has alot of limitations. One is the stairway down the back to get in/out the back door. Another is limited water storage. Also its difficult to haul outdoor gear such as kayaks, boats, diving equip., fishing gear without it interfering with the living area. The picture shows our rig. The toyhauler has never had a vehicle inside. We turned the rear area into a small living room by removing one of the bench seats and adding a 2-person sofa from the house. The trailer has a front queen bed...great to get out of the wind and cold. A corner kitchen with large tinted windows. The rear ramp door opens and with the clear plastic drop down zippered door we have a large "window" overlooking the ocean or gulf. The toy hauler has two 50 gallon water tanks and a 4kW generator. It also has a 20 gallon gasoline tank in the back of the trailer to run the gen or to supply fuel for my outboard motor. We carry the kayaks on top of the truck and fishing, diving gear and a 12 foot inflatable rolled up with a 15hp outboard in the truck. We keep all of our "gear" in or on the truck and it never mixes with the living area. This way we can pull over any time and go back into the trailer to relax, eat, clean up, etc. and we are not stumbling over or having to vomit out stuff just to access the trailer living area. When we want to go to a remote area we park the trailer and load up the truck with camping gear to spend a day or two out remote and then come back to our trailer as our base camp. We don't want a 5th wheel because you lose the truck bed and shell for all the outdoor gear we bring.

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[*] posted on 1-21-2010 at 08:29 AM


El Faro, How long is that toyhauler?
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[*] posted on 1-21-2010 at 07:54 PM


Monoloco...

The toyhauler is a Weekend Warrior (now out of business).

It is a "Superlite" model and is 27 ft. long from rear bumper to coupler.
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[*] posted on 1-27-2010 at 10:03 AM


Aye Matees...We found the perfect Lance for our truck. We're picking it up today.
Muchas Gracias to you all. Will post photo.
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