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Sorry for the late reply, so much craziness happening these days. I am considering the regular cab because I want the shortest wheelbase for urban use. I like the way they look too. 90% of my driving ill be just me. The NA V6s have higher payload numbers, it drops on the 2.7 with F150, unless...

I should add that, since it will be a daily driver, city, mpg does matter to me. I found this pretty good work truck comparison test https://news.pickuptrucks.com/2017/03/whats-the-best-34-ton-work-truck-for-2017.html Looks like the F250 V8 gas did 15mpg empty and 14.4 mpg with a load of...

Thanks for the reply, Vic. I guess I'm trying to justify the lower cost truck for the FWC I want. Yeah I already know, the bigger the better for hauling. I suppose a base F250/GM2500 could be had for the same money in a work truck config. I'm just afraid of using it as a daily driver. The...

Here I go again with the research but the on-going discussion is really helpful and might be to others. So I want a full size pick up (work truck) and an FWC shell model. But realistically, I will be using it 90% city driving, 20% camping (until the apocalypse then 100% camping). I see that...

About me, I currently live and work in the SF Bay area. I don't really love living here and would rather be in the mountains but I have a small business that can only exist here for now. So escaping the insanity is high priority for me. I own a commercial compact cargo van suitable for my...

OK, survived the holidays and am back to the research. In my initial post I asked about the truck choices: http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/19093-prospective-buyer-here-will-a-base-f150-and-a-fwc-shell-model-work/ I've arrived at the conclusion that the best all purpose truck for my...

I agree. Then its a decision between the 6.5' bed w/ the Hawk or the 8' with a Grandby. I want the Grandby but that is a long truck. The extra 18" of camper may not be worth it vs having a bit more in-town maneuverability. Edit: Only the 8' bed can get the HDP package but the 6.5' w/ the V8...

I think that regular cab/Grandby combo looks sweet! My gf wants the supercab with the dogs and all.

Danneskjold, I've been wanting to hear from someone who went for the base F150 XL with the 3.3L motor and a Grandby. I posted a topic on this but most replies were that I needed more truck, bigger engines. You seem to be the only person on this forum I can find with this rig. So, hows it...

Stokeme, That's the dream! Did you add any suspension enhancements to the factory F150 HD? Me being budget conscious, I'm looking at F150 Scab V8 4x4s 6.5' bed for a Hawk shell. Brochure payload of 2200 and lots on the used market. I would love to special order a truck like yours but... I...

. I still love the look of a regular cab + FWC. It just looks so clean and efficient. If it were just me... Hitch box is a must. Attached is a little Photoshop composite I made of my original idea. But yeah, more usable space is always better.

All true. So far the Supercab is wining. A valuable space at the cost of a slightly longer WB. We're hoping the dogs can ride in the rear with the seats folded up (put down doggie beds). Dakota, our older male Lab prefers open window access otherwise he whines incessantly, then maybe some day...

OK so we visited FWC in Woodland CA yesterday. I only intended to take us (gf and 2 dogs) on a drive to Winters CA to get a one last taste of the Fall colors when I realized FWC was only 15 min away! My gf refused to believe this was an accident as I'm always dragging her to RV and truck...

So I did take a new F150 on a test drive at the Ford dealer. They didn't have anything I would buy nor am I ready to buy but I did test drive the 3.3L regular cab short bed 2wd. At least this gave me a baseline comparison. I thought the truck was plenty powerful for the smallest lightest...

Thanks again to everyone who has contributed to my educational research. I'm so obsessed with wanting a FWC, my S.O. can't stand it any longer. She wants a house, I want a truck and camper. =) The whole thing began with me spec-ing out the most minimalist rig. Actually this journey began a few...

Bjammin, Thanks! This is the experience I've been wanting to hear about. So you are saying that the camper plus humans plus stuff and you are still under the max payload? Any issues with rear suspension, handling, upgrades? I see Ford offers the 2.7l EB pyload package, did you get that? Did you...

Further research. This is interesting to me and reinforces what others have been saying. I'm playing around on the Ford website and the price of a base F150 plus heavy duty payload package plus V8 etc etc is actually higher than the price of a base F250 that has an excessive max payload for my...

Thanks the replies. I'm just trying to see if there's a good sweet spot between truck and camper. I'm a value shopper, most bang/least buck. I've always bought base models with a few creature comforts and no more. Regular cab looks good and has a shorter wheelbase for my daily/in-town use, plus...

Looking at the specs for a new F150 XL base model with the 3.3L V6 regular cab. The max payload (brochure) is 1990lbs for 6' bed and 1960lbs for 8' bed. In 4x4 it's 1730lbs and 1920lbs respectively. A FWC Shell model as I've optioned it weighs (website) 951lbs for Hawk 6' bed and 1041lbs for...