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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / September 2007Seeking advice on viagra-I mean RVing
I've got a clean 1971 ford F100 long bed 360V8 that is fairly clean and I have done a lot of work to it. Grandma (my mother) like to go camping with the family but does not like sleeping in dirt and would like a kitchen to cook in. I'm thinking of buying an older (not too older) cab-over camper too be Grandma's home when the family goes camping. Maybe a small trailer. Problems: She must feel safe riding in it - I can't come close to over loading the truck. It can't look crappy. She can make new curtains and cushions, but she will not go for a hill billy camper. I could probably get away with out a black water system at first, but should I? Does anybody have a clue what I should be looking for, what I should plan on doing to the truck? We will not be driving accross county. Thanks jimi 'Does anybody have a clue what I should be looking for, what I should plan on doing to the truck?' REPLY: Forget the truck idea ; trade it in on a Provost Class A. , and youll forever be on Granmas good list. On Sep 26, 5:17 pm, DaveInLakeVi...@webtv.net (Dave in Lake Villa) wrote: > 'Does anybody have a clue what I should be looking for, what I should > plan on doing to the truck?' > > REPLY: Forget the truck idea ; trade it in on a Provost Class A. , > and youll forever be on Granmas good list. If she like Rving that much she will have to sport that on her own, But I think I can still make this cool, at a fraction of the price of what ever a Provost is. I can picture her fixing it up how she wants. and maybe down the road I'll find her something better. Like a 1974 Dodge 440 Winabago haha > I've got a clean 1971 ford F100 long bed 360V8 that is fairly clean > and I have done a lot of work to it. Grandma (my mother) like to go [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Thanks jimi An F100 is too light for a slide in camper and you can't ride in a trailer (unless it's a 5th wheel with communication with the truck). Besides, even riding in the camper is not good, unless you don't care for "Gramma". Hugh > > I've got a clean 1971 ford F100 long bed 360V8 that is fairly clean > > and I have done a lot of work to it. Grandma (my mother) like to go [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Don't they make over head campers for little toyota trucks? And I could put overload springs on it. And I'm hoping the newer ones are a little lighter then the old ones for 3/4T camper specials. No???? >>>I've got a clean 1971 ford F100 long bed 360V8 that is fairly clean >>>and I have done a lot of work to it. Grandma (my mother) like to go [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > could put overload springs on it. And I'm hoping the newer ones are a > little lighter then the old ones for 3/4T camper specials. No???? An F100 is not set up like the newer F150. Check out your suspension against a newer truck with the F150 rating. Check the axles ratings. Hugh > > I've got a clean 1971 ford F100 long bed 360V8 that is fairly clean > > and I have done a lot of work to it. Grandma (my mother) like to go [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > - Show quoted text - No one would ride in the back, unless it was like on a back county dirt road. Don't they make slide in campers for little toyota's? I was thinking a newer one - not the great big kind that hang out the end may work AND I could put 3/4T springs on it. Grandma would be riding in the front. Do you think I would have better luck with a 5th wheel > I've got a clean 1971 ford F100 long bed 360V8 that is fairly clean > and I have done a lot of work to it. Grandma (my mother) like to go [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I'm thinking of buying an older (not too older) cab-over camper too be > Grandma's home when the family goes camping. Maybe a small trailer. I think you've got more problems than you know. On-board truck campers have enough room for a small dog. No room for multiple people. With that truck, you can pull a popup or *maybe* an ULTRA light TT. Ditch the truck camper, she ain't gonna like it. Hopefully this isn't just a troll, but I fear....  SignatureSteve > > I've got a clean 1971 ford F100 long bed 360V8 that is fairly clean > > and I have done a lot of work to it. Grandma (my mother) like to go [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > -- > Steve What is a troll. I don't need room the rest of the campers they do the tent thing. And mom is going shopping with me that's for sure. You don't think I could tow a relatively new trailer 20' or smaller? We are not going great distances. We live in the CA bay area and there are lots of places along the coast with no great hills. This truck was ordered with a low geared rearend. Which means it get real bad gas mileage but it was ment to tow or pull something. I could put 3/4t springs on it if I needed. > What is a troll. If you're askin', you probably aren't one. :D That's a good thing... > I don't need room the rest of the campers they do the tent thing. And > mom is going shopping with me that's for sure. You don't think I could > tow a relatively new trailer 20' or smaller? We are not going great > distances. We live in the CA bay area and there are lots of places > along the coast with no great hills. Sure you could tow a 20'er with a 360 if the suspension will take the tongue weight. I thought you were talking about a truck camper that slid into the bed. Those aren't for older folks at all. Travel trailers she could probably do if she doesn't require a lot of privacy. There's not a whole lot of that in a TT. ;-) SignatureSteve > > What is a troll. > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > -- > Steve My mom is 65 and in very good heath. I though a newer slid in the bed camper that was lighter may work. I was thinking about a trailer too. She need NO privacy. What ever I get there will be kids and people bouncing in and out of it. It will be used for cooking / fridge. I just need some help on what direction to go. With a little info and shoping around the right one will show itself. Mom is picky. What she wants, given the limitation of my truck it what she will get. Some people misunderstood me and thought I was going to haul her in the trailer. What I ment is when she ride shot gun, she has to feel safe/ stable. I don't think i want to have something with black water. I could always tell everyone it's broken HAHAHA thanks jimi > My mom is 65 and in very good heath. I though a newer slid in the bed > camper that was lighter may work. I was thinking about a trailer too. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > thanks jimi Personally then, I'd probably get a 20+ish foot travel trailer that fits the pulling capacity of your truck. SignatureSteve > Personally then, I'd probably get a 20+ish foot travel > trailer that fits the pulling capacity of your truck. Yea I think I'm started to agree. It will be hard to find the right slide in for my truck, while there are tons of trailers. And we really need a full sized fridge and room for more than one person cooking. And kids like to sleep with grandma. I guess I should get as big as I can, given the truck I'll be using. I really did not want to have to maintain a black water system, but I guess one gets use to it and it's easy enough. Or I could lay the law down. the bathroom is for grandma. I could have 20 people trying to use my system - jimi is not going to play that hahaha > Jimi wrote: > I've got a clean 1971 ford F100 long bed 360V8 that is fairly clean > and I have done a lot of work to it. Grandma (my mother) like to go > camping with the family but does not like sleeping in dirt and would > like a kitchen to cook in. > I'm thinking of buying an older (not too older) cab-over camper too > be Grandma's home when the family goes camping. Maybe a small > trailer. Got a ball hitch on the truck? Consider one of the ultra lights that have a bathroom/kitchen/sofa that turns into a bed, and just put the tents and stuff on the floor, so whenever you want to go, just hitch up and motor away.... Works well with older/smaller trucks.... That would let others sleep in tents, and have the trailer with bathroom/kitchen/fold down sleeping for one person.. heck, you don't have to get a big trailer for everone to live in at the same time, and worry about the weight.... Just having it for the one older person, with a bathroom and kitchen, seems like it would be cool... Did that for the grandkids, I slept in the trailer (didn't like the ground) and they liked tents outside.... Bathroom and kitchen were cool to have where anyone can get stuff (ps the bathroom actually just had one combined tank, that held both black and grey), and when I wasn't sleeping, the bed was a couch so we could all sit around and talk/eat.... As an example, see these tent trailers (not recommending these, just had pix and descriptions, so thought it may give you some ideas) http://www.travelandusa.com/tent-trailers.cfm I see where Steve Calvin <calvins@optonline.net> contributed: >> I've got a clean 1971 ford F100 long bed 360V8 that is fairly clean >> and I have done a lot of work to it. Grandma (my mother) like to go [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> I'm thinking of buying an older (not too older) cab-over camper too be >> Grandma's home when the family goes camping. Maybe a small trailer. SC: >I think you've got more problems than you know. On-board >truck campers have enough room for a small dog. No room for >multiple people. > >With that truck, you can pull a popup or *maybe* an ULTRA >light TT. Ditch the truck camper, she ain't gonna like it. What Steve wrote: You are nutz to think a slide-in camper is the answer. A pop-up is a much safer and practical option. Will Sill The Curmudgeon of Sill Hill Depending on her shape, you might want to think about a pull behind instead of a slide in. Slide ins can be rather high off the ground. She won't be getting any younger. > I've got a clean 1971 ford F100 long bed 360V8 that is fairly clean > and I have done a lot of work to it. Grandma (my mother) like to go [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Thanks jimi > Depending on her shape, you might want to think about a pull behind instead > of a slide in. Slide ins can be rather high off the ground. She won't be [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > - Show quoted text - She runs 5 miles 3 times a week > I've got a clean 1971 ford F100 long bed 360V8 that is fairly clean > and I have done a lot of work to it. Grandma (my mother) like to go [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Thanks jimi Unless you find a light-weight very small truck camper with a canvass top (pop up-style camper), an F100 won't carry a pickup camper. All of the weight is in the bed without wheels to help. SignatureJanet Wilder Bad spelling. Bad punctuation Good Friends. Good Life > > I've got a clean 1971 ford F100 long bed 360V8 that is fairly clean > > and I have done a lot of work to it. Grandma (my mother) like to go [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > - Show quoted text - What if I put over load springs on it? But what the heck, I don't have my heart set on a cab over camper. But I have to make this truck do the job what ever it is.
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