I am in the beginning stages of purchasing a camper for my Wife, three large dogs and myself to travel the country. My plan is to travel anywhere from four months to year with out returning home. I have a 2014 Ram 2500 short bed crew cab. A few requirements are I still need to be able to tow a car trailer, Detach the camper from the truck and be able to get to remote places. I understand i'm asking for my cake and to eat it as well.
From what little research I've done and ideal budget of 25k-30k it puts me out of some of the top of the line campers. I also think I need to lean towards a flatbed style for the extra space inside and the ability to have storage in bed boxes. I have a few must haves in my opinion, Inside shower/toilet, a/c, queen sized bed, awning, and some exterior lights. I'm sure there are more things we want but not aware of of right now.
What i'm looking for here is some advice on what things you all would have done differently when looking and choosing your camper, what things to really keep an eye out for, what we cannot live with out and just dont know it yet and is the cost of a flat bed really worth it or should we be exploring other options i'm not aware of.
My short amount of research has pointed me at the FWC hawk flatbed, Outfitters caribou, or the ATC Ocelot. I'm not apposed to the right used one for the right deal but i understand the quality ones are hard to come by used.
Thanks again
From what little research I've done and ideal budget of 25k-30k it puts me out of some of the top of the line campers. I also think I need to lean towards a flatbed style for the extra space inside and the ability to have storage in bed boxes. I have a few must haves in my opinion, Inside shower/toilet, a/c, queen sized bed, awning, and some exterior lights. I'm sure there are more things we want but not aware of of right now.
What i'm looking for here is some advice on what things you all would have done differently when looking and choosing your camper, what things to really keep an eye out for, what we cannot live with out and just dont know it yet and is the cost of a flat bed really worth it or should we be exploring other options i'm not aware of.
My short amount of research has pointed me at the FWC hawk flatbed, Outfitters caribou, or the ATC Ocelot. I'm not apposed to the right used one for the right deal but i understand the quality ones are hard to come by used.
Thanks again