Hello all, thanks for watching. If you want to learn more and hear a few more of our thoughts check out the blog post about this rig here www.mortonsonthemove.com/travelblog/tour-the-2020-lance-1172-truck-camper-the-go-north-expedition-vehicle
I really miss our 2012 1181, the 1172 came out the next year. The 1191 was also an option at the time, it had the corner outside door just like the 1172 was to have, but the 1181 had a second large clothes closet to the right of the refrigerator as the dinette slide was that much longer. We used to bring in a zero gravity chair for relaxing when we needed a break since we did not have a couch option or a second slide. We visited a lot of dispersed camping areas in southern Wyoming and central Colorado, we camp hosted many times in it. At the time our cell amp was only 3G, so we are dating ourselves a bit and it was amazing what we did with those two 80Ah AGM batteries that lasted over 7 years. Thanks for bringing back so many great memories! I predict a lot of folks RV traveling the second half of this summer!
Are Truck Campers built for specific pick ups, or will they generally fit on any pick up truck you buy? Obviously the truck has to be big enough to handle the weight, that much I know.
Lance builds a nice Camper unit. I’m not bashing or being disrespectful. My OPINION ONLY. If you are on the road, older, and need to get to the potty: Don’t buy this unit. One must open both slides to get to the toilet. Whenever you stop for any reason, MAKE DARN SURE YOU STOP ON LEVEL GROUND before activating slides. If you don’t, the slides can either go off track, making grinding like noises, or, completely shut down. The rear slide is the worst. As IT HAS NO emergency manual method of cranking rear slide back in. Rear slide must be jumped by placing a wire on a hot lead. Only Lance can tell you exactly how. Ignore this sentence if Lance has upgraded or improved this worrisome condition. Think HEAVY pickup PayLOAD in the truck bed. Don’t try buying a 2006 GMC one ton dually long bed for a good price thinking you are going to be able to haul this monster around the country. Even with thousands of dollars in suspension upgrades this Lance Mega camper might still be too much for your truck to handle. Emergency stopping at freeway speeds could very well cause you serious harm either during swerving to avoid an obstacle in front of you, but also suddenly having to slow down. Bad time to come to the reality brakes are overwhelmed, unable to do there job. Its scary. Rear step: Second day after buying mine, I scraped mine leaving a steep driveway an bam! I bent my step. Oops 😬 Electrical: This unit is a POWER hound! Three way power frig will suck down dealer supplied deep cycle wet cell batteries within 22 hours if left unattended. Do not park this unit on or at an angle over certain degree say on the side of a dirt road putting the unit in a leaning to one side. If you do this, the frig will go into 12 volt only mode. There is a safety mode causing the LP to be cut off. Auto mode should restore or switch back to LP, but in mine that was not the case. Only way to know, is to get off the road again only on a flat pull over spot, get out, and listen to the outside refrigerator access door, hope you hear the gas burner working or NOT working. If its not working, you must open all the slides an re-activate/check the frig condition meter and hope you do not see a check light on. Mine, it was always on. Lastly, there is a high-speed computer fan that comes on an off to keep heat buildup in the back of your frig. It is irritating at night as you can hear it come on an off. IT SUCKS battery power. I am not any fan of three way powered RV refrigerators under made by Norcold, or Dometic. Terrible. Troublesome. The processors that control them can short out and BAM! You and your food done. 12 volt compressor driven are THE ONLY WAY to go in my opinion. But, they are expensive. “SO WHAT!!!” The basement at the rear slide!!! Became adorned with scrape marks of flesh from my head knocking into it all the time. I’m an old geezer, its what we do. I’m out!
This is the nicest truck camper I've ever seen. It's also one of the best, most detailed and well filmed and edited walk throughs I've ever seen. Both of you nailed this. Also, not for nothing, but the lady often smiles when she concludes this or that section inside, and she has one of the most warm and bright smiles I've ever seen.
Nice tour of your 1172. We currently have an Lance 992 and are pricing out a 2022 Lance 1172 for delivery next spring. They’ve changed interior decor colours and have made lots of options now standard equipment and made many improvements. We opted for 2 lithium batteries 2 100W solar panels and a 2500W generator. We were very happy with our 992 and decided to stay with Lance. We like the slide outs for the room they provide inside compared to hard side campers.
This is a very impressive slide-in camper! It has everything you would have at home. I would love to have one just like it but I can't afford one like yours. Your walk through video was the best I have seen. I could sell my house and live in one like yours full time. Thank you so much for making this video! Happy Camping!
This is really nice. Spacious. I love the stainless steel stove cover. I never understand why they make those from glass, to me that would be easy to break. The SS would be easy to clean.
When camping in extreme cold if you're in the bedroom and you keep the divider closed with a heated blanket on, itv will help keep the bedroom warmer than the rest of the camper it will make a difference.
Because of your videos and our love of Alaska, we are definitely looking at a Lance truck camper for when we retire in a few years. We love the Lance travel trailers but like a “one piece” RV with the option of disconnecting.
Man this was an excellent walk thru. The cut away shots were great and well timed to show how things worked, without having face time. Both of you did a great job with your presentations. No over explaining...just right. Excellent job. The 1172 surprised me with the dry bath, storage, and space. More than it looks, even with your dogs. Thanx for the show, and safe travels!
Young lady, you should work for Lance. This is the best RV review I have ever seen. I am thinking about a truck camper and I really love your review. I am going to have to watch your North trip. My wife would have been so PROUD of how you didn't miss a square inch for storage. I noticed you didn't tell us the gross weight. LOL
Wow..what a dream rig ! Makes me consider getting rid of the trailer. I love all your videos and hope to see another 20 episode trip. Keep up the inspiring work ! Thanks Lance, Thanks Mortons :)
What I have loved about you both is that you are the real deal. You understand RV inside and out and you have done amazing camera work on you trip to the arctic. Just the most enjoyable travel log I have seen on youtube and I think I have seen them all. Hope you can keep producing such professional and fascinating vlogs of your RV experiences.
This would be a perfect RV for us to travel in full time. Only problem is our truck isn't big enough to haul it. LOL. I love the set up. The table and couch areas are perfect. I need/want a table and this one has the regular table and the smaller one for the couch/ recliners. Hubby could use the recliner and the smaller table and leave the table for my computer use. I tend to put everything up so I can still use the table. Lots of choices. I love it.
6 months. Wow. We looked at a Lance truck camper while at the Tampa RV Super Show- where we also met you guys 🤗- i think we could handle most of the tiny living but we are worried about the bed. My husband has RA. That’s why we went full time. Help with his health. We want to “go north” next summer. You guys set up your Lance quite well. We have two dogs too. Good to see there is room. We have a 3500 Ram Longbed Dually so we could do a truck camper with slides. Good to see the hand crank for the slide. We had a broken slide issue. Thorough r tour. Thanks. Stay safe. Alice
Hi Tom greetings from India, you look very much like an Indian. As in India of Asia. Your narration is very precise n to the point. I saw the full Go North series and found it enchanting, full of knowledge and gripping. All the very best and happy traveling.
My new 1/2 &1/2 prt in counter & prt vessel sink bath & kitchen get no plumbing just dumb in shower or ground if poss, so more under cabinet room+ can hve large bowl 1 for soup/dirty & 1 for rinsing. just only 1 @ a time. No blk tank just gray & fresh so more & less but can still dump into camp ground or use 2 cassettes instead. Small camper something has to give. By not hving under counter plumbing can hve pull out cabinet in a cabinet for more counter space in walk side or in front of stove. Other brand Northern has rear bath that makes cassette system poss. Like their steps & under camper floor storage.
Tom, we are 'in the process' of building/buying a Host Cascade 10.6 truck camper which is only slightly different than your Lance 1172. I am planning (1) 24v 190AH 5KwH LiFePO4 battery- which will fit into the OEM location, while weighing 72Lbs. instead of @ 140Lbs. I'm also planning to carry a Wen 2,350 W Inverter Generator (56235i) so we can run our Dometic Penquin II 11,000 BTU low profile AC with a MicroAir Easy Start 364 installed. Originally, I was torn between an Aims 'Green' 2,500W inverter/charger & a Victron 3,000W Multi-plus, but- based on MAX need, I believe that I can go down to a 2,000 Watt inverter charger. I think (hope?) I can fit 5 170 Watt flexible solar panels on the roof (no drilling & PP sheet mounted to protect the roof and allow for airflow). This would provide 800+ Watts of solar while only adding @ 50Lbs. to the roof. Since we will initially follow the warmer weather (1st year or so), do you think this is 'enough' battery & solar for a mid 50's married couple with a coffee obsession & the constant need for noise (TV, radio or streaming content). We are internet based adults, and, need to charge laptops, tablets, cell phones, drone batteries... I was hoping that 'load sharing' with the (2) 7.5 gallon propane cylinders: heat, stove top, refrigerator and occasional use of the gas generator would provide enough since we prefer to boondock (7 to 1) over plug in campsites. I think we have similar H20, black & gray tanks (65g H20, 38g gray and 42g black). Is this enough?
I thoroughly enjoyed your Go North vacation. I just wish I had the time to take such a trip. So after doing it in a truck camper, would you ever try to do it with your 5th wheel? Has your view of RV’ing changed since taking this trip? Would you look into a 4x4 class C or downsize to a truck camper? The one thing I did take off this series was my interest in a side entry truck camper and love of the 1172 has only grew since watching this series. Does Lance plan to offer any of the improvements you did to the camper before going to Alaska? (The water heater and heater would be a great idea). Did you do a video on the communication antennas you added? What were your thoughts on performance in the back woods? If you were to take the trip again, what would you do differently? Sorry for all the questions! Hope you can make it out to the East coast someday and check out the truck camper warehouse and the great woods of Maine, white mountains of NH and VT.
Scott W - Happy to lend my experiences. Forget about backwoods exploration. Units just too big, as most forest service roads (see unpaved) are too narrow. Continuing on guarantees pine branches scrapping hitting your roof air, including the sides of your camper. BLM land, desert roads rugged off-camber puts bunches of stress on the entire unit. When negotiating a rut say from a serious rain, as you enter the rut unbalancing begins causing your unit to start rocking back and fourth. Side to side as it can get rather scary if never experienced. Keep in mind we are talking about weight. Lots of it on a consumer grade vehicle. Not an overbuilt Combat heavy Truck designed for battlefield conditions. Or say Logging operations.
We will try to answer these in upcoming videos, but yes overall we liked having the 4x4 and capability so much that we see getting a TC in the future, but maybe not for full time.
If I God can;t get wide back door best of both will take side & back door setup so can get in even towing easily or which ever side easier+ double the screen breeze & lite.
If u r going to do/use a slide & u can manually crank it in or out Then should make it as deep as poss bc u made a wt trade off already might as well go deep slide.
Neither the dinette bed nor the sofa bed in back appears to be good for anyone taller than 5 feet tall (if that). Seems like the space could be used for something better.
Nice rig, with a little effort you could triple your solar capacity that would reduce your dependence on the truck alternator. Also your inverter is stuck in a corner, and doesn't look like it's well ventilated. Overheating will reduce it's life and performance. Finally do you happen to know the R value, can you use it in the winter? Are the tanks insulated and heated?
Only suggestion I would have would be to put a set of tire chains in your truck as a truck driver with a few miles behind me that would solve your muddy road problems when you chain up 4wheel drive isn't needed
This is my first top list in truck camper and rv.. i really really want it.. and drive it accros america and europe... But i find difficulties.. first i'm not american.. i'm in Indonesia.. and indonesia do not have rv or truck camper for sale.. because in here house in cheap.. and we have 17500 islands.. small roads... Btw cool truck camper and nice video..
Curious about why you have TWO cell system antennas. Looks like you have a Pepwave router, maybe even the same as our Max Transit Duo. We only have the single "Poynting" antenna, though, with the 7-connection cable bundle.
Love your videosssss. Truck camper seems hit all my preference, except no access to driver seat. Have you ever got in to a situation that you wish you could drive away without exist the camper ?
We do alot of primitive camping in Utah, Colorado and Arizona. What kind of tires did you put on your truck for extra piece of mind . Most of our camping choices require several miles of graded dirt roads and forest service roads. If I decide to do Dempster hiway I want to upgrade my tires on my duelly from stock.
He can just crawl out the roof vent above the bed and jump off the roof, move the handle, and Bingo- He's back inside! (Though that would make me grumpy for the rest of the day...) (LOL)
I seen another youtuber, cant remember the name, but they got that zip up bedding so all she has to do is zip up the blanket to make it. said it was a lot better. tfs
Kait & Tom ThankYou for the tour of the Lance truck camper . Are you missing it now ? How did you like the truck itself compared to own Dodge truck ? Belated Happy Easter to Ya's . Hope Ya''s are safe & staying healthy . My cousin Beth is quarantined at home with the Covid 19 virus . She works for KEY Bank in Middletown , New York . She & her husband are using separate bathrooms & sleeping in separate bedrooms. Her husband is OK but is staying home . He works in Personnel for Kohls Department Stores .
We do miss it, I think we will be getting a TC for more adventures some day. Compared to the dodge... hmm, well the new truck was nice, but i truthfully was happy to climb back into my old truck too. I still like my cummins better, more low end torque and way easier to work on. Just my opinion.
@@MortonsontheMove I'd rather push a dodge Cummins than drive any ford... especially a ford diesel post def... looks like godzilla puked up an autozone under that hood...I seriously have seen greater order on a plate of spaghetti than under the hood of a new ford diesel
I am planning on buying a Truck Camper combo similar to yours. You stated that the cargo capacity was 5,500 lbs in an earlier video. Was this the cargo capacity from the specs or listed on the door for this truck. Did you ever weigh the truck and camper fully loaded? Did you every feel too weighted down? Based on Ford's 2020 Tow Guide, the maximum weight of the camper should be 4967 lbs for the F350 Dully 6.7 Diesel DRW. This assumes that the options on the truck (above a base model XL), people and pets inside, and any gear weigh less than ~840 lbs. Since your camper weight was over 5,000 lbs you seem to be pretty close to cargo capacity if you did not exceed 840lbs of items inside the truck. However, you had the Platinum truck that has a lot of additional equipment over a standard model. These additional options could have brought down the amount of weight inside the Platinum truck significantly under 840 lbs. Ford has the gas option for the trucks that have a much larger cargo capacity (~700 more than diesel). I'm not trying to get into a diesel vs gas discussion but rather to understand the cargo capacity of your actual truck.
To start, a truck camper is not everybody's cup of tea. The maximum floor length, so far has been 12 ft. Within that 12 ft, you can only design a limited amount cabinets, cupboards, wardrobes, galley counter, sink, frig, range top, and ovens. When you add in a bath, this makes it even tighter. Caitlin did a very great presentation. You mentioned how you liked the dry bath(ie a separate shower areas).You also made commented about the 1172's very small galley. Dry bath and adequate sized galley are mutually exclusive. A dry bath vs wet bath(ie shower, toilet, and vanity in one area) takes up around 30-36" extra inches of the 12 ft maximum cabin area. If you shorten the 12 ft cabin length to 8 - 10 ft, a dry bath is almost impossible. Most truck camper manufactures, do not offer an option for wet or dry bath for the same basic floor plan/model. Arctic Fox does for the 1140 and 1150 models. The dry bath option for either of these 2 Arctic Fox models dramatically shows how much this compromises the galley. Another point is with a truck camper that comes in at ~5000 lb travel weight, you are limited to less extreme off road camping. This amount of weight, also, challenges any of the current F350 or 3500 pickup trucks and requires 1 1/2" roll bars and heavy duty suppression and air bags. Based on my 20 years of truck camper experience, my next rig with be a 9' no slide truck camper with a dry weight between 2500-3000 lbs. Adventure LP makes some really well deigned units like this. Anyway, Lance makes some very wonderful Truck campers and Caitlin presentation is absolutely excellent.
I have a 2016 Lance 850 on a 2007 Ram 3500 6.7. I put airbags, Rancho 9000 XL adjustable shocks and Helwig sway bar on the rear. It feels very stable at 70 mph. When primitive camping we can get a little more off grid and in the sticks than someone with a class C or pull behind trailer. It is not an expedition vehicle. Truck was 42,000 new .Camper was 26,000 used. It has more amenities than a sprinter van and more room. It's a trade off.
I can't decide between a trailer or slide in camper. The reason why is a certain vehicle can do well on gas. Like a sienna minivan 27 mpg highway can tow 3500. But then, I've always like slide in campers.
Did you take the Battleborn Lithium batteries out before you turned the Truck Camper back in to Lance or did Lance pay for the batteries ? Any thing else thatyou paid for or was all paid for on Lances dime ?
Why do you run propane to the fridge when traveling? 17:24 You say it uses little electricity but if you are traveling, the battery is being charged by the truck's alternator. I would think that is when you want to run the fridge on electric. The idea of bouncing down the road with a propane flame in the camper on top of me is kinda scary. Once camping, turn on the propane and since that is when you want to conserve electricity when you have no generator.
Hi, I have a truck camper also, those slide outs really give a lot more room. While traveling and you want to get inside, are you able to get inside without needing to put the slides out? I have watched a lot of videos on these, but nobody shows the inside with the slides in. Thanks
No-You cannot gain access without at least partially opening the slides. As I am a Fat old Boy. I had to open mine at least part way. Again, don’t try it say along the road where the Unit is leaning over a bit. Or it might cost you in undue stress getting the slides back in properly.
Can you please do another video on how you determined how can you came about only using 200 watt panels and 500 amp hr worth of lith bat? I would have though you would have needed more solar... you’re a smart guy... so I’m interested in your rationale
I think he explained it in the set up video. The engine is used to charge the batteries as well as the solar. They really only use power for their computers and such like so it was a fair trade. Having the battery bank gives them reserve as well.
500ah dod to 50% is optimum for longer life of lithium batteries. 250ah = 3000wh. Remember that in northern Alaska in the summer the sun is shinning longer than the lower 48. midnight sun. As a kid I had black curtains.
We cover most of the reasoning in episode 4 ruclips.net/video/WKS4N4IXL54/видео.html and the blog post www.mortonsonthemove.com/toms-tech-blog/truck-camper-lithium-alternator-charging We really liked how it worked out not having a generator.
W/a long extension tow receiver I/God would not connect n2 the receiver on the truck, I would want a 2nd receiver 3" on top of 3" welded & connect up into that most ground clearance & twice as strong/thick support load on extension pushing down on.
Can you tell me what the height is from the bottom of the camper bed to the campers heighest point - I assume that it is the AC unit. Thanks in advance.
I like the truck camper @ show w/ flat bed dually wide & 2 work boxes per side & I/God want my 450 4 by 4 to dump as well. So work or play or tow or offroad camp 4 season.
Hello all, thanks for watching. If you want to learn more and hear a few more of our thoughts check out the blog post about this rig here www.mortonsonthemove.com/travelblog/tour-the-2020-lance-1172-truck-camper-the-go-north-expedition-vehicle
I really miss our 2012 1181, the 1172 came out the next year. The 1191 was also an option at the time, it had the corner outside door just like the 1172 was to have, but the 1181 had a second large clothes closet to the right of the refrigerator as the dinette slide was that much longer. We used to bring in a zero gravity chair for relaxing when we needed a break since we did not have a couch option or a second slide. We visited a lot of dispersed camping areas in southern Wyoming and central Colorado, we camp hosted many times in it. At the time our cell amp was only 3G, so we are dating ourselves a bit and it was amazing what we did with those two 80Ah AGM batteries that lasted over 7 years. Thanks for bringing back so many great memories! I predict a lot of folks RV traveling the second half of this summer!
6:29 You can't get aftermarket for either one... I tried after seeing you get your in your RV trailer 2+ years ago. :o(
Are Truck Campers built for specific pick ups, or will they generally fit on any pick up truck you buy? Obviously the truck has to be big enough to handle the weight, that much I know.
Amazing! A 3 bedroom apartment in the back of a pickup truck.
Lance builds a nice Camper unit. I’m not bashing or being disrespectful.
My OPINION ONLY.
If you are on the road, older, and need to get to the potty: Don’t buy this unit. One must open both slides to get to the toilet.
Whenever you stop for any reason, MAKE DARN SURE YOU STOP ON LEVEL GROUND before activating slides. If you don’t, the slides can either go off track, making grinding like noises, or, completely shut down. The rear slide is the worst. As IT HAS NO emergency manual method of cranking rear slide back in.
Rear slide must be jumped by placing a wire on a hot lead. Only Lance can tell you exactly how. Ignore this sentence if Lance has upgraded or improved this worrisome condition.
Think HEAVY pickup PayLOAD in the truck bed. Don’t try buying a 2006 GMC one ton dually long bed for a good price thinking you are going to be able to haul this monster around the country. Even with thousands of dollars in suspension upgrades this Lance Mega camper might still be too much for your truck to handle. Emergency stopping at freeway speeds could very well cause you serious harm either during swerving to avoid an obstacle in front of you, but also suddenly having to slow down. Bad time to come to the reality brakes are overwhelmed, unable to do there job. Its scary.
Rear step: Second day after buying mine, I scraped mine leaving a steep driveway an bam! I bent my step. Oops 😬
Electrical: This unit is a POWER hound! Three way power frig will suck down dealer supplied deep cycle wet cell batteries within 22 hours if left unattended. Do not park this unit on or at an angle over certain degree say on the side of a dirt road putting the unit in a leaning to one side. If you do this, the frig will go into 12 volt only mode. There is a safety mode causing the LP to be cut off. Auto mode should restore or switch back to LP, but in mine that was not the case. Only way to know, is to get off the road again only on a flat pull over spot, get out, and listen to the outside refrigerator access door, hope you hear the gas burner working or NOT working. If its not working, you must open all the slides an re-activate/check the frig condition meter and hope you do not see a check light on. Mine, it was always on.
Lastly, there is a high-speed computer fan that comes on an off to keep heat buildup in the back of your frig. It is irritating at night as you can hear it come on an off. IT SUCKS battery power. I am not any fan of three way powered RV refrigerators under made by Norcold, or Dometic. Terrible. Troublesome. The processors that control them can short out and BAM! You and your food done.
12 volt compressor driven are THE ONLY WAY to go in my opinion. But, they are expensive. “SO WHAT!!!”
The basement at the rear slide!!! Became adorned with scrape marks of flesh from my head knocking into it all the time.
I’m an old geezer, its what we do.
I’m out!
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Good points, totally agree with the compressor fridge!
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This is one of the best walkthrough videos I've seen so far. Very informative. Thank you.
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This is the nicest truck camper I've ever seen. It's also one of the best, most detailed and well filmed and edited walk throughs I've ever seen. Both of you nailed this.
Also, not for nothing, but the lady often smiles when she concludes this or that section inside, and she has one of the most warm and bright smiles I've ever seen.
Thank you for the kind conment!
It's nice to see these campers lived in to give one a true sense of the livable space.
Looks like you two are masters of space efficiency. It amazes me that y'all could spend so much time in that small space.
small space lol. This is like an apartment compared to most truck campers on the market today.
Fantastic amount of room for a pickup camper!!
I like the fact that it has slides for more room and also the doors on the side instead of the back like all the rest of them👍👍
Yes! We like those features, too! :)
This video is brought to you by ''using less electric'' LOL I love the idea and some adjustments something I should keep a look out for sure.
I just watched the movie and it was awsome. Thank you so much.
Nice tour of your 1172. We currently have an Lance 992 and are pricing out a 2022 Lance 1172 for delivery next spring. They’ve changed interior decor colours and have made lots of options now standard equipment and made many improvements. We opted for 2 lithium batteries 2 100W solar panels and a 2500W generator. We were very happy with our 992 and decided to stay with Lance. We like the slide outs for the room they provide inside compared to hard side campers.
That's great! We hope you are happy with your new 1172. :)
This is a very impressive slide-in camper! It has everything you would have at home. I would love to have one just like it but I can't afford one like yours. Your walk through video was the best I have seen. I could sell my house and live in one like yours full time. Thank you so much for making this video! Happy Camping!
Your dogs are so precious! Thank you for sharing your home. Leslye
Agree! The doggos are cute & beautiful. They're cutiful. :-D
This is really nice. Spacious. I love the stainless steel stove cover. I never understand why they make those from glass, to me that would be easy to break. The SS would be easy to clean.
When camping in extreme cold if you're in the bedroom and you keep the divider closed with a heated blanket on, itv will help keep the bedroom warmer than the rest of the camper it will make a difference.
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks for the tour and information. Stay Safe, stay Home and wash your hands!
Why wash your hands to kill good bacteria?
Because of your videos and our love of Alaska, we are definitely looking at a Lance truck camper for when we retire in a few years. We love the Lance travel trailers but like a “one piece” RV with the option of disconnecting.
Its so tough to decide between rigs, so many pros and cons. :)
Finally I see a use for that silly small sewer hose compatment. I always thought Lance would have improved on that by 2020. (My 865 is from 2014)
Right! Who uses those, they are too small!
Lance should hire you to do their official promo videos. Good job!
Thanks!
Man this was an excellent walk thru. The cut away shots were great and well timed to show how things worked, without having face time. Both of you did a great job with your presentations. No over explaining...just right. Excellent job. The 1172 surprised me with the dry bath, storage, and space. More than it looks, even with your dogs. Thanx for the show, and safe travels!
Thank you! We're glad you enjoyed it! And yes, having a dry bath in a truck camper was definitely an added bonus of us taking the 1172 north!
Young lady, you should work for Lance. This is the best RV review I have ever seen. I am thinking about a truck camper and I really love your review. I am going to have to watch your North trip. My wife would have been so PROUD of how you didn't miss a square inch for storage. I noticed you didn't tell us the gross weight. LOL
Wow..what a dream rig ! Makes me consider getting rid of the trailer. I love all your videos and hope to see another 20 episode trip. Keep up the inspiring work ! Thanks Lance, Thanks Mortons :)
Glad you enjoyed the tour! :)
What I have loved about you both is that you are the real deal. You understand RV inside and out and you have done amazing camera work on you trip to the arctic. Just the most enjoyable travel log I have seen on youtube and I think I have seen them all. Hope you can keep producing such professional and fascinating vlogs of your RV experiences.
Thanks for giving a walk through of your rig. We have a bumper pull but I’ve always been curious on how these work. Thanks! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
This would be a perfect RV for us to travel in full time. Only problem is our truck isn't big enough to haul it. LOL.
I love the set up. The table and couch areas are perfect. I need/want a table and this one has the regular table and the smaller one for the couch/ recliners. Hubby could use the recliner and the smaller table and leave the table for my computer use. I tend to put everything up so I can still use the table.
Lots of choices.
I love it.
Yes, it's very versatile. But you're right; you do need a pretty serious truck for this camper. We just about maxed out the Ford F-350 we had it on.
That was exceptionally informative... Thanks Happy Trails
I love this camper van ❤️
6 months. Wow. We looked at a Lance truck camper while at the Tampa RV Super Show- where we also met you guys 🤗- i think we could handle most of the tiny living but we are worried about the bed. My husband has RA. That’s why we went full time. Help with his health. We want to “go north” next summer. You guys set up your Lance quite well. We have two dogs too. Good to see there is room. We have a 3500 Ram Longbed Dually so we could do a truck camper with slides. Good to see the hand crank for the slide. We had a broken slide issue. Thorough r tour. Thanks. Stay safe. Alice
Oh yes, you are in for a new adventure with the new gear. I can't wait to see when you are going on a road trip.
It's huge. Looks comfy
Hi Tom greetings from India, you look very much like an Indian. As in India of Asia. Your narration is very precise n to the point. I saw the full Go North series and found it enchanting, full of knowledge and gripping. All the very best and happy traveling.
Glad you enjoyed the Go North series! :)
bag of shingles can get kicked/drawn under stuck tire to help get unstuck(small dump truck in yard just so b4).
Awesome rig. Thanks for sharing your home on wheels. Happy Easter.
This is am amazing tour. Great! You talked about everything. Awesome. Enjoyable.
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Thank you for this very informative video!
Wow definitely a better choice then a class C camper.
Very cool u got to watch it being built
This is a concise, well edited video.
My new 1/2 &1/2 prt in counter & prt vessel sink bath & kitchen get no plumbing just dumb in shower or ground if poss, so more under cabinet room+ can hve large bowl 1 for soup/dirty & 1 for rinsing. just only 1 @ a time. No blk tank just gray & fresh so more & less but can still dump into camp ground or use 2 cassettes instead. Small camper something has to give. By not hving under counter plumbing can hve pull out cabinet in a cabinet for more counter space in walk side or in front of stove. Other brand Northern has rear bath that makes cassette system poss. Like their steps & under camper floor storage.
Wow, what a phenomenal video. Thank you for your time
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is a really well done camper tour production. The videography and editing are first rate as are the dialog and the camera angles.
Thanks! :)
Tom, we are 'in the process' of building/buying a Host Cascade 10.6 truck camper which is only slightly different than your Lance 1172. I am planning (1) 24v 190AH 5KwH LiFePO4 battery- which will fit into the OEM location, while weighing 72Lbs. instead of @ 140Lbs. I'm also planning to carry a Wen 2,350 W Inverter Generator (56235i) so we can run our Dometic Penquin II 11,000 BTU low profile AC with a MicroAir Easy Start 364 installed. Originally, I was torn between an Aims 'Green' 2,500W inverter/charger & a Victron 3,000W Multi-plus, but- based on MAX need, I believe that I can go down to a 2,000 Watt inverter charger. I think (hope?) I can fit 5 170 Watt flexible solar panels on the roof (no drilling & PP sheet mounted to protect the roof and allow for airflow). This would provide 800+ Watts of solar while only adding @ 50Lbs. to the roof. Since we will initially follow the warmer weather (1st year or so), do you think this is 'enough' battery & solar for a mid 50's married couple with a coffee obsession & the constant need for noise (TV, radio or streaming content). We are internet based adults, and, need to charge laptops, tablets, cell phones, drone batteries... I was hoping that 'load sharing' with the (2) 7.5 gallon propane cylinders: heat, stove top, refrigerator and occasional use of the gas generator would provide enough since we prefer to boondock (7 to 1) over plug in campsites. I think we have similar H20, black & gray tanks (65g H20, 38g gray and 42g black). Is this enough?
Lance make a very nice camper
We have a 1172 also and love it...... great video..
Awesome!
Professional tour and walkthrough.
Thanks
I think we will stick to our fiver, and take the tent out when we want to go remote, but thanks for the review!
I thoroughly enjoyed your Go North vacation. I just wish I had the time to take such a trip.
So after doing it in a truck camper, would you ever try to do it with your 5th wheel? Has your view of RV’ing changed since taking this trip? Would you look into a 4x4 class C or downsize to a truck camper? The one thing I did take off this series was my interest in a side entry truck camper and love of the 1172 has only grew since watching this series. Does Lance plan to offer any of the improvements you did to the camper before going to Alaska? (The water heater and heater would be a great idea). Did you do a video on the communication antennas you added? What were your thoughts on performance in the back woods? If you were to take the trip again, what would you do differently?
Sorry for all the questions! Hope you can make it out to the East coast someday and check out the truck camper warehouse and the great woods of Maine, white mountains of NH and VT.
Scott W - Happy to lend my experiences. Forget about backwoods exploration. Units just too big, as most forest service roads (see unpaved) are too narrow. Continuing on guarantees pine branches scrapping hitting your roof air, including the sides of your camper.
BLM land, desert roads rugged off-camber puts bunches of stress on the entire unit. When negotiating a rut say from a serious rain, as you enter the rut unbalancing begins causing your unit to start rocking back and fourth. Side to side as it can get rather scary if never experienced. Keep in mind we are talking about weight. Lots of it on a consumer grade vehicle. Not an overbuilt Combat heavy Truck designed for battlefield conditions. Or say Logging operations.
We will try to answer these in upcoming videos, but yes overall we liked having the 4x4 and capability so much that we see getting a TC in the future, but maybe not for full time.
@@MortonsontheMove If you would buy a TC would it be a Lance 1172? If not what would you consider?...
Great video I had and 1172 now I have a host mammoth triple slide. Don't look at the host triple slide You will buy it.
Best review I have seen. Thank you.
Awesome job to show us your home on wheels !!! :)))
I would have done both the generator and the lithium battery bank
Yeah one of those small low noise generator. Square size.
Where would you put it?
Very nice,but to fancy for me(if I didn't own a house)
that is one sweet set-up!! great tour!! one thing tho... those lithium batteries look like they are mighty tightly wedged in that compartment!
Good catch, they were very very tight! Episode 4 you can see the install ruclips.net/video/WKS4N4IXL54/видео.html
awesome rig
Nice!
If I God can;t get wide back door best of both will take side & back door setup so can get in even towing easily or which ever side easier+ double the screen breeze & lite.
If u r going to do/use a slide & u can manually crank it in or out Then should make it as deep as poss bc u made a wt trade off already might as well go deep slide.
Neither the dinette bed nor the sofa bed in back appears to be good for anyone taller than 5 feet tall (if that). Seems like the space could be used for something better.
Love too see people .
I’m wondering what your fuel economy is when carrying the camper? Thanks
Good question , it was pretty solid 12 MPG
Which engine does your truck use ? 6.2L gasoline or 6.7L turbo diesel ?
Nice rig, with a little effort you could triple your solar capacity that would reduce your dependence on the truck alternator.
Also your inverter is stuck in a corner, and doesn't look like it's well ventilated. Overheating will reduce it's life and performance.
Finally do you happen to know the R value, can you use it in the winter? Are the tanks insulated and heated?
I'm sold on this camper. Great video! P.S. you really should get rubber corner guards for your slides, they are very sharp and dangerous
Excellent. :-)))) :-))))
i am sold . nice presentation . nice lady . all the best on your wanderings.
Super Camper !!! Grüße aus Germany (Berlin).
Only suggestion I would have would be to put a set of tire chains in your truck as a truck driver with a few miles behind me that would solve your muddy road problems when you chain up 4wheel drive isn't needed
This is my first top list in truck camper and rv.. i really really want it.. and drive it accros america and europe... But i find difficulties.. first i'm not american.. i'm in Indonesia.. and indonesia do not have rv or truck camper for sale.. because in here house in cheap.. and we have 17500 islands.. small roads... Btw cool truck camper and nice video..
A+++ content and video production. 👍🇬🇧
Curious about why you have TWO cell system antennas. Looks like you have a Pepwave router, maybe even the same as our Max Transit Duo. We only have the single "Poynting" antenna, though, with the 7-connection cable bundle.
Love your videosssss. Truck camper seems hit all my preference, except no access to driver seat. Have you ever got in to a situation that you wish you could drive away without exist the camper ?
We do alot of primitive camping in Utah, Colorado and Arizona. What kind of tires did you put on your truck for extra piece of mind . Most of our camping choices require several miles of graded dirt roads and forest service roads. If I decide to do Dempster hiway I want to upgrade my tires on my duelly from stock.
Nice..Wow..
Great video, thank-you for sharing
One problem the folding handle by the door, someone can trap you in the camper if they pass by and fold the handle over the door...right?
He can just crawl out the roof vent above the bed and jump off the roof, move the handle, and Bingo- He's back inside! (Though that would make me grumpy for the rest of the day...) (LOL)
Yea its weird isnt it, so many campers do it too.
I seen another youtuber, cant remember the name, but they got that zip up bedding so all she has to do is zip up the blanket to make it. said it was a lot better. tfs
I’m here because Brad’s Fish n Fun recommended it
Kait & Tom ThankYou for the tour of the Lance truck camper . Are you missing it now ? How did you like the truck itself compared to own Dodge truck ? Belated Happy Easter to Ya's . Hope Ya''s are safe & staying healthy . My cousin Beth is quarantined at home with the Covid 19 virus . She works for KEY Bank in Middletown , New York . She & her husband are using separate bathrooms & sleeping in separate bedrooms. Her husband is OK but is staying home . He works in Personnel for Kohls Department Stores .
We do miss it, I think we will be getting a TC for more adventures some day. Compared to the dodge... hmm, well the new truck was nice, but i truthfully was happy to climb back into my old truck too. I still like my cummins better, more low end torque and way easier to work on. Just my opinion.
@@MortonsontheMove I'd rather push a dodge Cummins than drive any ford... especially a ford diesel post def... looks like godzilla puked up an autozone under that hood...I seriously have seen greater order on a plate of spaghetti than under the hood of a new ford diesel
Beautiful very nice 😬
I am planning on buying a Truck Camper combo similar to yours. You stated that the cargo capacity was 5,500 lbs in an earlier video. Was this the cargo capacity from the specs or listed on the door for this truck. Did you ever weigh the truck and camper fully loaded? Did you every feel too weighted down?
Based on Ford's 2020 Tow Guide, the maximum weight of the camper should be 4967 lbs for the F350 Dully 6.7 Diesel DRW. This assumes that the options on the truck (above a base model XL), people and pets inside, and any gear weigh less than ~840 lbs. Since your camper weight was over 5,000 lbs you seem to be pretty close to cargo capacity if you did not exceed 840lbs of items inside the truck. However, you had the Platinum truck that has a lot of additional equipment over a standard model. These additional options could have brought down the amount of weight inside the Platinum truck significantly under 840 lbs.
Ford has the gas option for the trucks that have a much larger cargo capacity (~700 more than diesel). I'm not trying to get into a diesel vs gas discussion but rather to understand the cargo capacity of your actual truck.
To start, a truck camper is not everybody's cup of tea. The maximum floor length, so far has been 12 ft. Within that 12 ft, you can only design a limited amount cabinets, cupboards, wardrobes, galley counter, sink, frig, range top, and ovens. When you add in a bath, this makes it even tighter. Caitlin did a very great presentation. You mentioned how you liked the dry bath(ie a separate shower areas).You also made commented about the 1172's very small galley. Dry bath and adequate sized galley are mutually exclusive. A dry bath vs wet bath(ie shower, toilet, and vanity in one area) takes up around 30-36" extra inches of the 12 ft maximum cabin area. If you shorten the 12 ft cabin length to 8 - 10 ft, a dry bath is almost impossible. Most truck camper manufactures, do not offer an option for wet or dry bath for the same basic floor plan/model. Arctic Fox does for the 1140 and 1150 models. The dry bath option for either of these 2 Arctic Fox models dramatically shows how much this compromises the galley. Another point is with a truck camper that comes in at ~5000 lb travel weight, you are limited to less extreme off road camping. This amount of weight, also, challenges any of the current F350 or 3500 pickup trucks and requires 1 1/2" roll bars and heavy duty suppression and air bags. Based on my 20 years of truck camper experience, my next rig with be a 9' no slide truck camper with a dry weight between 2500-3000 lbs. Adventure LP makes some really well deigned units like this. Anyway, Lance makes some very wonderful Truck campers and Caitlin presentation is absolutely excellent.
I have a 2016 Lance 850 on a 2007 Ram 3500 6.7. I put airbags, Rancho 9000 XL adjustable shocks and Helwig sway bar on the rear. It feels very stable at 70 mph. When primitive camping we can get a little more off grid and in the sticks than someone with a class C or pull behind trailer. It is not an expedition vehicle. Truck was 42,000 new .Camper was 26,000 used. It has more amenities than a sprinter van and more room. It's a trade off.
I can't decide between a trailer or slide in camper. The reason why is a certain vehicle can do well on gas. Like a sienna minivan 27 mpg highway can tow 3500. But then, I've always like slide in campers.
nice review and explanation!
Did you take the Battleborn Lithium batteries out before you turned the Truck Camper back in to Lance or did Lance pay for the batteries ? Any thing else thatyou paid for or was all paid for on Lances dime ?
All that stuff was ours, couldn't take the truma suff but stay tuned as we will be re-using the battleborn stuff soon!
Why do you run propane to the fridge when traveling? 17:24 You say it uses little electricity but if you are traveling, the battery is being charged by the truck's alternator. I would think that is when you want to run the fridge on electric. The idea of bouncing down the road with a propane flame in the camper on top of me is kinda scary. Once camping, turn on the propane and since that is when you want to conserve electricity when you have no generator.
slide out is more dead bed wt problem & I would rather hve the pop up set up & North seem to fit this plan better than Lance+ pantry nice.
Hi, I have a truck camper also, those slide outs really give a lot more room. While traveling and you want to get inside, are you able to get inside without needing to put the slides out? I have watched a lot of videos on these, but nobody shows the inside with the slides in. Thanks
No-You cannot gain access without at least partially opening the slides. As I am a Fat old Boy. I had to open mine at least part way. Again, don’t try it say along the road where the Unit is leaning over a bit. Or it might cost you in undue stress getting the slides back in properly.
Again-Just my experience. Keep in mind folks, Lance does not manufacture slide mechanisms, contract companies do.
That is correct it is unusable with the slides in. We can open them both about 18 inches and get in tho.
It's nice and roomy but there's something to be said for the non-slide units especially if you're on the move a lot.
Can you please do another video on how you determined how can you came about only using 200 watt panels and 500 amp hr worth of lith bat? I would have though you would have needed more solar... you’re a smart guy... so I’m interested in your rationale
You have to remember he is an Electrical Engineer.
Exactly he knows electric networks they did have a great videos on system and performance quite ingenious
I think he explained it in the set up video. The engine is used to charge the batteries as well as the solar. They really only use power for their computers and such like so it was a fair trade. Having the battery bank gives them reserve as well.
500ah dod to 50% is optimum for longer life of lithium batteries. 250ah = 3000wh. Remember that in northern Alaska in the summer the sun is shinning longer than the lower 48. midnight sun. As a kid I had black curtains.
We cover most of the reasoning in episode 4 ruclips.net/video/WKS4N4IXL54/видео.html and the blog post www.mortonsonthemove.com/toms-tech-blog/truck-camper-lithium-alternator-charging We really liked how it worked out not having a generator.
Love it, from England
Thank you!
W/a long extension tow receiver I/God would not connect n2 the receiver on the truck, I would want a 2nd receiver 3" on top of 3" welded & connect up into that most ground clearance & twice as strong/thick support load on extension pushing down on.
How come you don't pronounce the letter "t" when its at the end of a word like "quiet" and "set" (up)?
I really like your camper!!
Hi guys we've been missing ya hope your doin good
Very nice 👌 👍
Can you tell me what the height is from the bottom of the camper bed to the campers heighest point - I assume that it is the AC unit. Thanks in advance.
I like the truck camper @ show w/ flat bed dually wide & 2 work boxes per side & I/God want my 450 4 by 4 to dump as well. So work or play or tow or offroad camp 4 season.
want gen for sure!
When the slides are in can you get to the bathroom ?
Please get an extra smoke alarm,also great tour!
Thank you!