Lets see your campers being towed
09-08-2015, 09:52 PM
#3493
Living quarter in the big trailer so it is our camper at events and sorry its not a ford guys but the next 3500 will be. F150 I just bought is enjoying life pulling a pontoon and a bass boat.
Miss the slide in and had a flipping blast with that thing. Did a lot of traveling with the 31 Fountain. Generator box in the front so we were self contained. Never once to date, paid for a camp ground. Most Marina's charge a few dollars to unload at their sight so they were ok with us staying in the parking lots so we enjoyed that. Walmart at car shows with the pro street vette and thats the same truck. Decided to keep it, change the color and customize it instead of buying a new one.
Driving a truck for a living, Just know where I can and can't stay.
Miss the slide in and had a flipping blast with that thing. Did a lot of traveling with the 31 Fountain. Generator box in the front so we were self contained. Never once to date, paid for a camp ground. Most Marina's charge a few dollars to unload at their sight so they were ok with us staying in the parking lots so we enjoyed that. Walmart at car shows with the pro street vette and thats the same truck. Decided to keep it, change the color and customize it instead of buying a new one.
Driving a truck for a living, Just know where I can and can't stay.
Last edited by Liveaboard74; 09-08-2015 at 09:55 PM.
09-09-2015, 08:29 AM
#3494
Living quarter in the big trailer so it is our camper at events and sorry its not a ford guys but the next 3500 will be. F150 I just bought is enjoying life pulling a pontoon and a bass boat.
Miss the slide in and had a flipping blast with that thing. Did a lot of traveling with the 31 Fountain. Generator box in the front so we were self contained. Never once to date, paid for a camp ground. Most Marina's charge a few dollars to unload at their sight so they were ok with us staying in the parking lots so we enjoyed that. Walmart at car shows with the pro street vette and thats the same truck. Decided to keep it, change the color and customize it instead of buying a new one.
Driving a truck for a living, Just know where I can and can't stay.
Miss the slide in and had a flipping blast with that thing. Did a lot of traveling with the 31 Fountain. Generator box in the front so we were self contained. Never once to date, paid for a camp ground. Most Marina's charge a few dollars to unload at their sight so they were ok with us staying in the parking lots so we enjoyed that. Walmart at car shows with the pro street vette and thats the same truck. Decided to keep it, change the color and customize it instead of buying a new one.
Driving a truck for a living, Just know where I can and can't stay.
Oh nelly!!! Thats long!! TWSS! Its crazy how you navigate around corners with that! Im a fan of long trailers or training (we have a boat pulled by our camper pulled by the 150) but nothing ever that long! Great pics, Not ford, but still pretty cool to see
09-09-2015, 09:03 AM
#3495
Car hauler I drive is 80 foot stretched out but your right I do have to pay a lot more attention with the 48 behind the Dodge and the wheels in the middle of the trailer you get a lot faster swing then you do with a regular big truck. Don't have the view I have with the Peterbilt either but if you do haul long adding a rear view camera to the end of your trailer makes life a whole lot easier.. Have a night vision camera mounted on the back of the race trailer so always know what is coming up beside me on either side.. Installed a aftermarket pop up 7 inch monitor stereo in the dodge that it's hooked to . Added one to the Ford to.. My truck didn't have one and man does it make life enjoyable hooking up to anyway. ..
Lot of the guys that own their own rigs are installing rear view camera's now.
If you guys are buying a toy that you can mount a camera on the back end even if it does not have one, its well worth the money and you'll learn to love it quick.
Top left of trailer.
Two cameras, one to hook up to the gooseneck, one for looking backwards out the truck. Yellow disconnect over the blue generator cover is where I hook to the hard line for the rear view on the trailer. It disconnects the camera facing backwards off the head rack and hooks me into the one on the trailer.
These things are real easy to install.
Could not find the picture I wanted. New stereo in the dodge. Monitor in the photo is what is in the Ford 150 now. Ordered a tail gate camera off e bay. Beside the handle that opens the tail gate. Hardest part took about about 15 minuets running the wire to the front of the truck.
Most of the newer campers have RVC now. They really help.
Lot of the guys that own their own rigs are installing rear view camera's now.
If you guys are buying a toy that you can mount a camera on the back end even if it does not have one, its well worth the money and you'll learn to love it quick.
Top left of trailer.
Two cameras, one to hook up to the gooseneck, one for looking backwards out the truck. Yellow disconnect over the blue generator cover is where I hook to the hard line for the rear view on the trailer. It disconnects the camera facing backwards off the head rack and hooks me into the one on the trailer.
These things are real easy to install.
Could not find the picture I wanted. New stereo in the dodge. Monitor in the photo is what is in the Ford 150 now. Ordered a tail gate camera off e bay. Beside the handle that opens the tail gate. Hardest part took about about 15 minuets running the wire to the front of the truck.
Most of the newer campers have RVC now. They really help.
Last edited by Liveaboard74; 09-09-2015 at 10:24 AM.
09-09-2015, 09:13 AM
#3496
I think I might bump it up a bit next time.
The spousal unit is insisting I order the on-board compressor.
It's painfully springy on bad roads!
09-09-2015, 09:15 AM
#3497
She's 7600 dry and almost 36ft in length.
09-09-2015, 10:27 AM
#3498
Car hauler I drive is 80 foot stretched out but your right I do have to pay a lot more attention with the 48 behind the Dodge and the wheels in the middle of the trailer you get a lot faster swing then you do with a regular big truck. Don't have the view I have with the Peterbilt either but if you do haul long adding a rear view camera to the end of your trailer makes life a whole lot easier.. Have a night vision camera mounted on the back of the race trailer so always know what is coming up beside me on either side.. Installed a aftermarket pop up 7 inch monitor stereo in the dodge that it's hooked to . Added one to the Ford to.. My truck didn't have one..Will post a few photos later..
http://www.tadibrothers.com/Files/It...0808494842.jpg
and they wanted $800... so yeah that wasnt happening, so i did more research and found a great source... called camera source and found this
https://camera-source.com/ford-f150-...display-s.html
Absolutely fantastic! With the grid lines and all, i couldn't be happier ! It plugged right into the back of my ebay navi system and its fantastic, works like a dream. Great at night great in the sun! has the guidelines and everything For only $300.
09-09-2015, 11:37 AM
#3499
Im still new to having a truck, so i find it difficult to back up and hook on to my trailer, i had no visibility, so i talked to my local dealer about getting a back up camera like this one
http://www.tadibrothers.com/Files/It...0808494842.jpg
and they wanted $800... so yeah that wasnt happening, so i did more research and found a great source... called camera source and found this
https://camera-source.com/ford-f150-...display-s.html
Absolutely fantastic! With the grid lines and all, i couldn't be happier ! It plugged right into the back of my ebay navi system and its fantastic, works like a dream. Great at night great in the sun! has the guidelines and everything For only $300.
http://www.tadibrothers.com/Files/It...0808494842.jpg
and they wanted $800... so yeah that wasnt happening, so i did more research and found a great source... called camera source and found this
https://camera-source.com/ford-f150-...display-s.html
Absolutely fantastic! With the grid lines and all, i couldn't be happier ! It plugged right into the back of my ebay navi system and its fantastic, works like a dream. Great at night great in the sun! has the guidelines and everything For only $300.
There as cheep as under 50 dollars and no one is a pro with the tail gate up so don't feel bad. WE all have to get out, back, in, get out, if we don't have a camera.
eBay item number:262034382113
They even have the wireless ones at Home depo and other places. Suction cup hooks to the tail gate, then just stick it all in the glove box when your hooked.
Why didn't they have this stuff when we were growing up .
09-10-2015, 09:44 AM
#3500
I have one of these I'll sell for $75. My new F250 has a backup camera.
