My set up is a bit of a beast. The Lance 1172 slide on camper on my Dodge Ram 3500 dual wheel monster.
I love the power of the Dodge Ram effortlessly carrying this 1172 model Lance Camer with ease. The 1172 is the biggest slide on camper you can get, but I tell you what you would not know it on the back of my rig. With double slide on outs on this camper, internally the camper is very big. When standing inside it, you would not know that you are effectively on the back of a ute tray. Best of all with this set up I can tow a trailer for working on the road which combines well with the storage boxes along side the tray of the Dodge which fit perfectly under the camper. When relaxing I also use this set up to tow my boat, of which, (when not working) I basically live with.
My son Ben, has a much smaller but similar set up to me. His goes on a Mazda BT50. Bit smaller and obviously a bit cheaper than my Dodge (which came in at around the $200K mark when all the gear was put on it) Ben's Mazda looks great in convoy when we take the grandkids away and with both on the road we can tow our trailer with bikes and quads and I can still take my boat....
Its brilliant.
p.s: Some of the photos are of my rig set up before finishing it off with some painted boxes etc, but you get the picture I think....
John Davis
john@trucksntoys.com.au
0414 445 635
-- Edited by John Davis on Wednesday 29th of June 2016 08:03:17 PM
Just a query on the Mazda. That Light Bar above the roof. What is it like at night. Don't you get reflected light from the Cabover back through the windscreen?
The two rigs are awesome. Only Slide on I have seen that gives plenty of room.
Vince said
01:26 PM Jun 30, 2016
Awesome rig and setup.
I like the Dodge Ram, in fact I would really love to have one.
Cheers
Vince
John Davis said
04:52 PM Jul 1, 2016
Hi there, yeah a little bit of reflection onto the white bonnet but nothing into the cabin. Is is like driving with the sun on at night.....It is really good. Once you turn it off with normal headlights again you feel in darkness, it is really funny
John Davis said
04:53 PM Jul 1, 2016
Yeah it is an awesome rig the Dodge. My son and I used to import them and change them from left to right hand drive but now Dodge Ram has gone full volume meaning small players are out of the market. You can get Dodge Rams just over the $100K mark nowadays.
HunnyBunny said
07:23 PM Jul 21, 2016
Love it!!!!
Blues Man said
04:31 PM Sep 12, 2016
Wow John that is one of the best slide on's i have ever seen . You should be really happy with that one .
goldenyears said
02:18 PM Feb 16, 2017
one word ....................................... fantastic setup
goldenyears said
02:20 PM Feb 16, 2017
did your son have to do much to the bt50 suspension ?
My set up is a bit of a beast. The Lance 1172 slide on camper on my Dodge Ram 3500 dual wheel monster.
I love the power of the Dodge Ram effortlessly carrying this 1172 model Lance Camer with ease. The 1172 is the biggest slide on camper you can get, but I tell you what you would not know it on the back of my rig. With double slide on outs on this camper, internally the camper is very big. When standing inside it, you would not know that you are effectively on the back of a ute tray. Best of all with this set up I can tow a trailer for working on the road which combines well with the storage boxes along side the tray of the Dodge which fit perfectly under the camper. When relaxing I also use this set up to tow my boat, of which, (when not working) I basically live with.
My son Ben, has a much smaller but similar set up to me. His goes on a Mazda BT50. Bit smaller and obviously a bit cheaper than my Dodge (which came in at around the $200K mark when all the gear was put on it) Ben's Mazda looks great in convoy when we take the grandkids away and with both on the road we can tow our trailer with bikes and quads and I can still take my boat....
Its brilliant.
p.s: Some of the photos are of my rig set up before finishing it off with some painted boxes etc, but you get the picture I think....
John Davis
john@trucksntoys.com.au
0414 445 635
-- Edited by John Davis on Wednesday 29th of June 2016 08:03:17 PM
Just a query on the Mazda. That Light Bar above the roof. What is it like at night. Don't you get reflected light from the Cabover back through the windscreen?
The two rigs are awesome. Only Slide on I have seen that gives plenty of room.
I like the Dodge Ram, in fact I would really love to have one.
Cheers
Vince
Hi there, yeah a little bit of reflection onto the white bonnet but nothing into the cabin. Is is like driving with the sun on at night.....It is really good. Once you turn it off with normal headlights again you feel in darkness, it is really funny
Yeah it is an awesome rig the Dodge. My son and I used to import them and change them from left to right hand drive but now Dodge Ram has gone full volume meaning small players are out of the market. You can get Dodge Rams just over the $100K mark nowadays.
Wow John that is one of the best slide on's i have ever seen . You should be really happy with that one .
one word ....................................... fantastic setup
did your son have to do much to the bt50 suspension ?