JeremyN
Well-known member
Got a question for everyone. This past year, we bought a 2011 North Trail 28BRS and we absolutely love the camper. My truck is a 2000 GMC 1500 and it is working fine to pull my trailer for now. In the next 6 months or so, I would like to invest in a GMC 2500HD to pull the camper though.
So my question for all you experienced campers is.................... Gas or Diesel?
From looking around over the last few months, gas trucks are much cheaper than the diesel trucks. Many guys that have deisel's have told me that they are more expensive to maintain, but if I spend the extra money to get one, I won't ever regret it. Most all the diesel guys I talk to said they love their Duramax and won't ever let them go.
I also talked to another guy with a 6.0L in his truck and he said it has more than enough pulling power for his camper. He also loves his truck and said he finds no need at all to go to a diesel.
I am looking at 2 trucks right now. One is a 2006 GMC 2500 crew cab with the Duramax/Allison combo. The truck has 74,000 miles on it and it is in perfect shape. No defects at all. The guy used this truck to pull around his 4 place enclosed snowmobile trailer in the winter.
The other is a 2007 GMC 2500 crew cab with the 6.0L. This truck has 41,000 miles on it and is thousands less than the diesel above. This is also in perfect shape and the guy towed nothing more than a 14ft enclosed trailer with it.
Right now, I am only getting about 7.8mpg with my truck while I am pulling the camper. Will either of these heavy duty trucks get any better gas mileage?
In your opinion, what should I go for?
Thanks in advance.
So my question for all you experienced campers is.................... Gas or Diesel?
From looking around over the last few months, gas trucks are much cheaper than the diesel trucks. Many guys that have deisel's have told me that they are more expensive to maintain, but if I spend the extra money to get one, I won't ever regret it. Most all the diesel guys I talk to said they love their Duramax and won't ever let them go.
I also talked to another guy with a 6.0L in his truck and he said it has more than enough pulling power for his camper. He also loves his truck and said he finds no need at all to go to a diesel.
I am looking at 2 trucks right now. One is a 2006 GMC 2500 crew cab with the Duramax/Allison combo. The truck has 74,000 miles on it and it is in perfect shape. No defects at all. The guy used this truck to pull around his 4 place enclosed snowmobile trailer in the winter.
The other is a 2007 GMC 2500 crew cab with the 6.0L. This truck has 41,000 miles on it and is thousands less than the diesel above. This is also in perfect shape and the guy towed nothing more than a 14ft enclosed trailer with it.
Right now, I am only getting about 7.8mpg with my truck while I am pulling the camper. Will either of these heavy duty trucks get any better gas mileage?
In your opinion, what should I go for?
Thanks in advance.