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captain4tuna
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LANCE CAB OVER CAMPER
Hello Nomads....We'll be heading to Baja in Feb and are purchasing a camper. We have a F250 short bed Crew cab with a 7ft bed. We've been looking at
8.6 ft and 9.5 ft campers. Any suggestions on modifications? Any experience on making them fit without looking bad?
Gracias
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woody with a view
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aye, captain
my buddy is selling this northstar popup. it has a toilet, indoor/outdoor shower w/ hot water, solar and everything else you'd need. he asks $6k OBO
and is in point loma if you want to check it out. it is like new and you will love it, plus it's easier to drive without all the weight up top like a
cabover.
;let me know and i'll put you in touch.
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Barry A.
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Wow----------at 6K that is a steal if it is in good shape.
Barry
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
Wow----------at 6K that is a steal if it is in good shape.
Barry |
But a far cry from a Lance Barry
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captain4tuna
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Gracias...We have several cabovers to check out in the next few days but would like to check this pop up. We're in MB.
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rts551
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The pop-up has advantage. but you can not beat a nice Lance for convenience
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captain4tuna
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Marie and I are definitaly privvy to Lance campers but we are open minded. We plan to do alot of off road exploring.
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rts551
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We used are Lance for years on roads that people say ... four-wheel small trucks only. The camper and truck were stressed some times. We made sure
that things were tied down, and we went slow..... The worst damage was stress to the sides of the camper (stress fractures). Off road is not
imossible in a truck and camper. Did the old road from Laguna Chapala to San Felipe including the notorious grade with a 9.5 fleetwood camper.
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woody with a view
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Cap
click the top right U2U link. i'll send you a message in a minute.
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captain4tuna
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Gracias Woody.. Got it. Heading to OC to look at a Lance. We'll check out pop out in the next couple of dias.......
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Mexray
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Mine's on the market...
...but I'd like to 'move' the whole package - it's loaded!
[Edited on 1-17-2010 by Mexray]
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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Hook
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Definitely go with the 9.5 model over the 8 footer. At least with our older one, we have a shower inside and out and the 9.5 models and longer have
the separate gray and black water tanks. Ours is also plumbed so that your inside shower doesnt go into the gray water. It has a bypass valve that is
a common retrofit.
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Pompano
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Don't be afraid of length or clearance for lots of great Baja offroading and boondocking.
That extra living space and cargo room will be a luxury you will love.
We've taken our 11.5ft cabover Lance and even a 25ft Minnie Winnie into places a goat wouldn't go. There are very few off-road places in Baja Sur we
haven't visited. Get stuck or hung infrequently, unless the assault is planned during a Pacifico session. But that's what winches are for..fun in
Baja.
Warning: resale price will drop considerably. 
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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wessongroup
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Mexray, talk about Cadillac camping, plus it looks pretty too.. man, beats the heck out of how we used to go...
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k-rico
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I had a deluxe, heavy, custom built, slide-in Callen cabover once. Great baja campers, all steel frame, no wood. Check them out. They are in El Cajon.
But, way too much weight for my tastes and I didn't like the extra width. I had extendo side mirrors and I actually touched mirrors with an oncoming
truck once near La Paz. Plus all the stuff inside and the narrow door precluded me from using my truck for anything else unless I took it off.
I now use a smaller Callen cab-over that is a large shell. It bolts onto the sides of the truck. Minimal stuff inside and the barn doors allow me to
use it as a cargo hauler when I want.
Having gone both routes, I prefer to keep it light and versatile.
Callen campers are the best IMHO.
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captain4tuna
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexray
...but I'd like to 'move' the whole package - it's loaded!
[Edited on 1-17-2010 by Mexray] |
Hey Mexray, your truck looks like a 250 shortbed, if so how long is your camper and if longer than your bed, did you do any modifications to it to fit
the camper?
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captain4tuna
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
Definitely go with the 9.5 model over the 8 footer. At least with our older one, we have a shower inside and out and the 9.5 models and longer have
the separate gray and black water tanks. Ours is also plumbed so that your inside shower doesnt go into the gray water. It has a bypass valve that is
a common retrofit. |
What make and size was your truck Hook? Did you have to modify anything and if so .....what. Gracias
Thank you all for your info and input. Please keep 'em coming. We're looking a 9.5 today and another tomorrow then possibly driving to Tucson to look
at 8ft then checking out pop up Woody's buddy has for sale.
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larryC
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I agree totally, Callen campers are the best. Their reputation suffered some when Jimmy Callen retired and turned the business over to his son Scott,
but now Jimmy has come out of retirement and is running the business again so things should get done on schedule. As you can see in my avatar the
steel frame really adds alot of strength. The aluminum boat was crumpled alittle but the camper and its rack were just fine.
Larry
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monoloco
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We have a 8.5 Lance and love it but it kills the mileage. Make sure you install torklift frame mounted tie downs if you plan on going off the highway
in Baja. Also plan on adding airbags on the rear of your truck.
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dtbushpilot
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We have a short bed Dodge with an 8' Fleetwood camper with the extended cabover. Its nice to have the bed going front to back so that you don't have
to crawl over your partner to go pee in the middle of the night. We have a bathroom with shower as well as an outside shower, 2 way frig, AC,
microwave, etc. We love it and have taken it many places that you have no business taking a rig like that and it has taken a fearsome beating in the
process. It is starting to show its age but everything still works great. Not as heavy as a lance but not as heavy duty either. Hopefully we will get
to go to all the "way out there" places before it falls apart, been to most of them, only a few left.
We have installed air bags (must have) an anti sway bar and HD shocks.......dt
[Edited on 1-17-2010 by dtbushpilot]
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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