For those that use your trucks for towing campers, what are your plans for this year?

[Jettech1]

32 minutes ago, Flatus said:

I hope you are better. No big deal, I work minutes from there.

Definitely better thank you!!

[IDBrett]

Shall this be the default camping thread?

 

Just returned from our first trip with our new 23 Custom 2500. The truck performed as expected. Fantastic!
 

I was wishing for better fuel mileage. But…wish in one hand and crap in the other and see which one fills up first… The lie-o-meter said 9.3 mpg for the 244 mile trip. Of which was 150 miles of towing. Hand calculated after filling up once returned from the trip netted 8.4 mpg.

 

I set the cruise on the Interstate at 67-69 mph and just sat back and enjoyed the ride.

 

We went on several small excursions. One being 8 miles off pavement on a nice gravel road to go fishing on a high plateau reservoir.   With moderate inclines (for out West). I used the trans shifter in “L” , keeping it in L1 or L2 for descent control instead of riding the brakes. Kind of reminded me of offroading a couple decades ago in my 78 K20 4x4 with the granny low 4 speed. I was impressed. My wife and kids were aboard so I kept the speed down. Unlike my younger days.

 

How ‘bout a pic or two…ok just one. I’m tech challenged and my other pics exceed the size limit. Dangit

 

[Jettech1]

6 hours ago, IDBrett said:

Shall this be the default camping thread?

 

Just returned from our first trip with our new 23 Custom 2500. The truck performed as expected. Fantastic!
 

I was wishing for better fuel mileage. But…wish in one hand and crap in the other and see which one fills up first… The lie-o-meter said 9.3 mpg for the 244 mile trip. Of which was 150 miles of towing. Hand calculated after filling up once returned from the trip netted 8.4 mpg.

 

I set the cruise on the Interstate at 67-69 mph and just sat back and enjoyed the ride.

 

We went on several small excursions. One being 8 miles off pavement on a nice gravel road to go fishing on a high plateau reservoir.   With moderate inclines (for out West). I used the trans shifter in “L” , keeping it in L1 or L2 for descent control instead of riding the brakes. Kind of reminded me of offroading a couple decades ago in my 78 K20 4x4 with the granny low 4 speed. I was impressed. My wife and kids were aboard so I kept the speed down. Unlike my younger days.

 

How ‘bout a pic or two…ok just one. I’m tech challenged and my other pics exceed the size limit. Dangit

 

Sounds like an amazing trip, I love it all!!!  Love your silver truck too!  All hail the Custom models....lol...I love mine!  

[Grjfer]

nothing really planned for this year. We have been busy dealing with some estate stuff. Did do a local trip a few weeks ago so our friends could shake down their new Denali.

[Sonders]

We’re currently set up at Indiana Dunes.  5 hr drive yesterday through one hell of a thunderstorm with high winds.  Ended up driving about 35mph and was still getting tossed around the road.  We were getting ready to pull off under an overpass to wait it out, but it finally let up some.  Only casualty was one of my center caps off camper; lost it somewhere along the way.  Also loving the new Bulletpoint dash mount.

[Sonders]

Sorry double post somehow.  Here is camp set up.

Edited June 30, 2023 by Sonders

[Jettech1]

3 hours ago, Sonders said:

We’re currently set up at Indiana Dunes.  5 hr drive yesterday through one hell of a thunderstorm with high winds.  Ended up driving about 35mph and was still getting tossed around the road.  We were getting ready to pull off under an overpass to wait it out, but it finally let up some.  Only casualty was one of my center caps off camper; lost it somewhere along the way.  Also loving the new Bulletpoint dash mount.

Definitely love my bullet point mount.  I'm glad you got one.  Are you missing another holder or do you need to order it?  When towing I use the left one for my phone and the right one for the TPMS monitor.

Edited June 30, 2023 by Jettech1

[Jettech1]

3 hours ago, Sonders said:

Sorry double post somehow.  Here is camp set up.

I love it!!  Enjoy all.  We will be in Biloxi next Thursday at Cajun Park.  We can't wait!!!

[Sonders]

48 minutes ago, Jettech1 said:

Definitely love my bullet point mount.  I'm glad you got one.  Are you missing another holder or do you need to order it?  When towing I use the left one for my phone and the right one for the TPMS monitor.

I’ve got another universal mount and arm; had already removed it before picture.  I pulled the arms off once we got set up.  Don’t need them sticking out in the way while driving truck around locally here without the camper hooked up.

Kinda sucks with all the smoke in air coming down from the Canadian wildfires.  Can’t hardly see the water from the beach; it’s crazy.

[Jettech1]

4 minutes ago, Sonders said:

I’ve got another universal mount and arm; had already removed it before picture.  I pulled the arms off once we got set up.  Don’t need them sticking out in the way while driving truck around locally here without the camper hooked up.

Kinda sucks with all the smoke in air coming down from the Canadian wildfires.  Can’t hardly see the water from the beach; it’s crazy.

Oh wow, crazy here in Atlanta too.  Back in the late 80's to the mid 90's it was smog.  These days it's fires from Canada....weird times we are in.