Recent content by Elkins45

I forgot to add that I generally try to secure a lakeside campsite so I only have to launch the boat once and trailer it once per trip.

My idiotic vision involved a trailer with a ramp door, like a carhauler. Winch the boat trailer in backwards. On site I would drop and chock the trailer, then just back the truck up the ramp and hook it up to the boat. Not sure how that would work in practice. This is news to me. I will check...

Around 8-14 hours from home. Northern KY to Alabama, Georgia or Florida. I?m not certain on a budget, but of course cheaper is always better. Since I?m retired there?s always the option of buying a used clunker and paying with sweat equity to get it up to speed. Smaller is better. My wife wants...

I don’t think triple towing is within my comfort zone even if it were legal in the states I want to visit. I forgot to mention that I already own a 1/2 ton truck. I had a crazy idea to buy an enclosed cargo trailer and shove the boat/trailer into it. Arrive at the destination, drop the...

As the title says, I’m interesting in some sort of RV to live in on fishing trips. I need to be able to tow a 17ft aluminum boat. I don’t really need a lot of luxury: bed, heat and a/c are most important. It will just be me. I imagine I will be using equipped campgrounds and not doing a lot of...

These guys are just a few hours from me. They claim to make a slide in unit that comes in at under 700 pounds and for around $5K for the base model. Welded aluminum construction. https://www.eurekacamper.com/camper-models/slideinn-truck-camper/ I?m going to check them out, but I?m interested...

Wow, not a lot of love there.

New member, first post. I just bought a new truck (Nissan Titan King Cab 4x4) and then just a few weeks later came to the sudden realization that a truck camper would make my fishing trips more fun than sleeping in a cold or hot tent for a week. The truck has a 1600 pound payload so I?m going...