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slowmover · 09-26-2016, 11:08 PM

Hersbird, have you considered a GMC 2.8L diesel and a Scamp Deluxe 19' fifth wheel?

KamperBob dragged one around a few years.

Given a 31-mpg highway EPA rating that would mean (probably) 18+ mpg. With some aero, maybe more. Break 20-mpg. Sleeps six. Nice amenities. Needs to be changed to torsion axle if leaf-sprung.

In a combined rig the trailer is the more important vehicle. Nearly any pickup can tow this thing.

Why wait eleven years? There is always someone sick and tired of an RV they don't use. Start looking. On the Airstream forum it's a given that 1200-miles is an acceptable search range.

09-26-2016, 11:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
slowmover Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 2,442 2004 CTD - '04 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT Team Cummins 90 day: 19.36 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,422 Thanked 737 Times in 557 Posts	Hersbird, have you considered a GMC 2.8L diesel and a Scamp Deluxe 19' fifth wheel? KamperBob dragged one around a few years. Given a 31-mpg highway EPA rating that would mean (probably) 18+ mpg. With some aero, maybe more. Break 20-mpg. Sleeps six. Nice amenities. Needs to be changed to torsion axle if leaf-sprung. In a combined rig the trailer is the more important vehicle. Nearly any pickup can tow this thing. Why wait eleven years? There is always someone sick and tired of an RV they don't use. Start looking. On the Airstream forum it's a given that 1200-miles is an acceptable search range.