Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Mercy Maud! Triple Slide Truck Camper Rollout

In our last entry we were standing their gape mawed in viewing an Arctic Fox double slideout truck camper. Well, it didn't take long, now we're open mouthing at a triple slide--this one likewise coming from an Oregon manufacturer, Host RV.

Host promoted their new 11' 6" behemoth as, 'like walking into a two-room apartment.' Under the mountain like moniker of "Everest," this big beast moves the entry door to the far right rear side of the camper. Step up inside, the first slide out is at the rear, housing a 60" wide sofa. To your right, the galley slide with stove and sink. Across from your entry point? The dinette slideout, with both dinette and refrigerator.

With a 70 gallon fresh water tank, and two 38 gallon tanks for waste water, you'll evidently need something beefy to haul this beast. The company advertises that the single slide model scales in at 3,295 pounds. How much those other two slides will add to the scales is left unsaid. Our calculator says just picking up the camper with three slides will set you back close to $38,000--and that's without any other factory available options.

Where will it end? We've seen a fifth wheel with a "second story." Truck campers may not be far behind. Check out the Everest for yourself here. By the way, if you decide to pick up one of these rigs beware: You'll have to roll out the slides before you can get in the door.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

All I can say is "WOW"! "Mercy Maud" is right!

Dick said...

Wow! A triple slide-out truck camper. What will they think of next? I thought the Lance 992 was state of the art too but you need a truck bed that will support 3500lbs!

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