NDBirdman

Yes, I discussed that with a dealer recently. But.... still does not change the weight. Too heavy for my truck is still too heavy. Also doesn't come into play if buying used. I'm personally looking to find one pre-covid.

I looked at both mentioned RVs specs. I have a won-ton dually, both those are heavier than what I'm rated for. I don't see a won-ton single rear tire pulling those safely. For one person, that's a huge camper, even living in it, IMHO. I'm looking hard at GD toy haulers like the 350/351 Momentum for 2 of us along with a couple pets and an HD Tri-glide. Even those push my limits, I'd need to watch it going up/down sharp grades. I plan on installing elec. over hydraulic disk brakes on what we end up with just to be safe. Being 44-46ft rvs mentioned, might limit campgrounds/resorts availability. Honestly IMHO, if I went with an RV as big/heavy as those 2, I'd be thinking hard about selling my truck and purchasing an HDT to pull those monsters.

Welp, it's been a fun learning experience for sure. Joined a club, have been to a few star parties, and now on our 3rd scope. With our wind here, we would up with a pretty solid set-up, went with a CPC800. It's a heavy bugger but the wind does not blow this one around. Then wanted an accessory to go with it, then another, then some eye pieces, then a couple cameras and a hyperstar, then..... and more.... and yet more...... holly mackerel did this hobby get seriously expensive. And I'm no where close to you Vladimir!! I think I put the jinx on hard, that is buy a scope/accessory and it gets cloudy.... this whole summer has been horrible! Smoke so bad I can't breath well, eyes burning all summer, back of throat feels like it's been coated in tar... gotta love it. I think I'll quit buying stuff for the scope and maybe the jinx will go away.

Good luck finding one that fits you for a reasonable price. Seems covid drove prices up. Folks selling have paid too much and think they are sitting on a gold mine. We've been looking for a couple years since ours got destroyed by momma nature. For now, we are limiting our trips and flying or taking the train and staying in 4-5 star hotels. Overall, for a yearly period, cost has not been outrageous. I hate flying over places I would normally spend time visiting/enjoying but at this time, it's what we have. We will continue to shop around but we are being picky.

That was/is a severely wrong idea, at least for us!!! When we retired, we bought a country home/small hobby farm so we could slow down and take life easy.... I have in my entire life never worked so long and hard in my life!! While we do love it... it's wearing thin... and got very expensive.

Ok, guess my confusion comes from TT site that says: Five Regions With Over 200 RV Resorts & Campgrounds https://thousandtrails.com/membership-info Could not find platinum mentioned.

These are set up in zones? Which zone? And my comment was meant to be a funny answer to dan's post.. LOL I would be interested if my camper had not been totaled out. But, I will ask, what are the transfer fees, zones, etc?

Yup, and I still have that tiny truck. Wish mother nature would not have destroyed that camper.

Ok, I bid $200

I saw a 2500 RAM pulling what looked to be atleast 42ft Momentum at a rest stop in the mountains once. I struck up a conversation with him about the camper. I eventually asked how that truck handled the weight, he said the trucks modified to handle it. I left that alone pointing out my rig then asked him, when he see's it, please stay very far away from it, I don't want to be involved in his crash. He just stormed off... never did see him or his rig again, thank goodness!!! This is an old pic I took a few ... years back. Towing with a 2500, atleast to me be like... :

I'm hoping this is just a prankster stirring the pot. Please tell me no one would do this.

For a 5th wheel, I'm looking at Grand Design, with a couple Forest Rivers. I prefer the build/quality of GD best. But, saying that, I'm also looking at Motorhomes and pulling a cargo trailer.

Lucky you! I've got a Tri-Glide but my wife refuses to travel on it very far. I'd love too. But she loves day rides so we are looking at toy-haulers again. Yes, hotels have gone nuts in price, but campgrounds have also shot up. We have found for only a couple trips a year, it's less expensive to fly or go by train, stay in hotel and sometimes rent a car. We had a nice camper but, it was one I would call short stay, would not have been a full timer in it. If your not going to spend more than short trips while camping, the cheap camper would be an option. Like said, well built/(semi-)fancy campers are as much as what we paid for our home 12yrs ago. It's crazy what the pandemic did to prices of just about everything. Good luck with your choices.

As a truck driver you should have no problem going there to pick it up. Just watch the weather, it can change in a heart beat. I say that because I live in the adjoining state and experience it personally. I'm also a retired truck driver, I do know how the road conditions in our area can do a 180 in a blink of an eye here. The above remarks you made just leaves me a little curious. Bozeman, and the only military base in Great Falls, are 177 miles apart. That leaves me to wonder..?? Have they left it at a dealership for them to sale? If so, would not that dealership store it for you? But you said you did your due diligence in checking this out. I hope it's not a scam. If they are in Bozeman area, the only thing I can think of is they are there pulling recruiter duty?

I'm just curious. Have you paid for it yet? I had a scammer try to take me from same area a couple years back. Told them I would pay after I showed up to see it in person, all of a sudden it was stored at another base. When I told them no problem, I have friends stationed there and they could go see it first. As quick as they could, they e-mailed me back saying it was being moved to another storage facility at another location. Told me where, then I told them no problem, I can easily get there to check it out. With some nasty replies from them, they disappeared. My point is, have you or a friend actually inspected said camper? I would not worry if it was from one of the dealerships there but..... If it's real, maybe contact one of the dealerships there, maybe for a fee they can inspect it, pick it up and store it there for you. I've driven through that area a few times this time of the year, I would not chance going there/picking it up. IMHO