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Old 07-19-2001, 05:06 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Slide-in campers/Part #2
Well my wife and I went to look at some new campers today. And the winner is....S&S hands down. First we looked at the Lance's. I fell in love with their 1030 with a dry bath. Must say I wasn't impressed with the Lance dealer at all. Soon as he found out I wasn't buying today he didn't talk much. He didn't explain anything other than "It's a great camper".
We left that dealer and stopped at Maiden Creek RV in Fleetwood, PA. I met the sales manager Jim and explained that I was their to look not purchase. Jim took my wife and I out to the lot and opened the door to a 9 1/2 ft, 2800#dry, S&S Camper. It was at that moment that I remembered the fuzzy feeling when i saw my first Dodge CTD. I was once again in love. This camper, hands down, is the Cadillac of campers. Jim explained, literally, every feature/option in the camper , right down to the last button. He even showed us how drain the tanks etc.. Needless to say three hours later we were still talking and my wife had to carry me out kicking and screaming. Unfortunatly he didn't have a dry bath model on the lot. That model is 11 feet and 200 more lbs., but with a wife and two children thats important space. The dealer did say I would be pushing the limits of my 2500 with a 3000#(Dry) 11foot camper. He also said he would install either mount, happijac or frame type. (He strongly reccomended the frame type.
I want to thank fellow TDR members RamRod & BillZ for turning me onto S&S Campers. It is with out a doubt the nicest I've seen and the best kept secret in campers. (Not well known or advertised in the northeast).
So my first question, with many more to follow, is "Should I let my wife look at the 11foot model. My concern is is the 11 footer going to be difficult to drive/handle with my 2500? (I don't think 1 1/2 ft and 200 lbs extra is a big deal but i'll leave that up to you experts to tell me).
Sorry about the long post but I'm so excited and my wife has a headache already so I told her I talk to my TDR buddies.
P.S. I forgot to tell you, when I told my wife that the 11footer was $2000.00 more she said "so what". What a babe!!
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