@@travelinman482 I’m not sure what they go for now. We got a smokin deal on ours due to a mistake in paperwork so I can’t go by that. (dealership honored the mistake) I believe they’re going for $90k-$100k now. Crazy! We paid WAY less than that!
By far THE ABSOLUTE BEST set up and video tour I've ever seen. EVER. Lance and Flo you 2 are absolutely amazing. Love your vibe, love your love. Flo you are a doll and Lance you are a genius. True inspiration to people. Thank you.😊
@@WheelinwiththeWendes well you've done very well! If my girlfriend and I get a host rig and want it set up....does Lance do contract work on other truck campers? We'd pay you guys more then accordingly if so.😁
Haha! Thanks! Everyone that sees inside is always blown away that it’s “just” a truck camper. We’re very happy fulltiming in it after coming from our 5th wheel.
Yes, indeed! We were lucky enough to make a decent profit when we sold our last rig so it didn’t hurt so bad. RVs in general have gotten crazy expensive!
Flo I love all the little great space saving conveniences that you have added to your rig like the quick drying towels, the Dyson heater, the laundry container, the soft container in the bathroom for your products. I have watched this video 4 times already, everytime I watch it I add another thing to my list. THANK YOU!!! ❤
Holy cow! You’ve taken getting organized to a whole new level. When I grow up, I wanna be like you! My wife and I travel in a F250 with an arctic fox 865 truck camper in the back. I keep thinking about upgrading to a camper with a slide out and more storage. I’ve looked in class C’s, fifth wheels, and I keep coming back to truck campers. I’m wanting to upgrade our truck to a F450 with heavier duty suspension and all that goes with it. Plus, it would give me a very tight turning radius too. We love the fact that we can roll into just about any town and park just about anywhere. I also love not having to hunt out fuel stations that will accommodate a big rig. So truck campers it will be as long as we can continue to climb into them. I wish I had the skills and knowledge to do the electrical and plumbing like you do… that would save me a bunch of money. I have skills just not in that arena. I’m very happy for you guys. You put together a very nice rig and set up. May you have many happy trails and adventures ahead. May your photo album be filled with memories?
Thank you! We are still loving the flexibility and mobility of our truck camper. One thing to note, every slide just adds more weight. Fully loaded ours is 7400 pounds.
Flo and Lance, Most reviews of the Mammoth I've seen were new empty ones, with your review, it's a great informative video and nice to see a review with wonderful and practical upgrades and home like touches, as yours . IMHO, the Mammoth is the most spacious and nicest camper on the market . I've had my eye on that camper for a few years now and when I finally pull the trigger, I'll load it on a 5500 truck and nothing less . The 5500 will give me an extra 2-4K pound payload capacity, it's just an extra margin of safety, and I like to err on the side of caution . Thanks for doing the video, great job on the camper !! Can't wait to show my wife your video .
WOW! This is SO encouraging to my wife and I! To hear you have actually moved from something as big as a 5th wheel to this means smaller can be better! It must be like having a small house or a big house where you just find yourself filling up and living in whatever size you have. Its all about adapting and its fantastic! Great choices we have already considered ourselves like deleting the oven for storage! And deleting the fireplace was perfect as well! Smart folks to purposely delete those stickers too! They always fall apart and make your camper look old before its time! And I did notice the pool noodles you put on the edge of the slide! Super smart way to keep heads from getting split open. We use the same thing on our helicopters at work where our horizontal stabilizers stick out. Nice video! I hope to do this as well one day!
Thank you.! I was considering one of these for our family of 3. This helped me to make a lots of decisions along the way, as I was watching your tour. God bless you and have a wonderful time on your journeys. ❤🎉😊
I have a 2008 Host Everest and really like the space & dry bath. The stickers on the outside are pretty bad, Alaska has alot of sunlight, not getting them is a great idea. Mine is pretty dated compared to your new one. Great video, thanks.
That's a wonderful setup and we enjoyed getting.a personal tour of it during Lot-crawl in Salida. The only thing I might recommend is some way of securing the items in your back seat. In an accident, those items become projectiles inside the cabin. There's nothing to protect you from that large tote when it comes at the back of your head.personally I'd make sure all those items were secured down or consider a cage-like separator between front and rear seats. Like a taxi.
Went from 5th wheel to Class A to Arctic fox on 1 ton Ford and the next will be a Host 3 slide. No more trailer park to trailer park! Electric bikes and this set up is the best.
What an awesome rig you have! So nice, yet small enough to be able to get around and tow your Jeep! That’s just incredible! Happy traveling and exploring! 🧭
You have no idea! We didn’t really mind setup and tear down of the Momentum and driving wasn’t so bad. However… this has been a total game changer! It’s so much easier to move around and we can way farther off the beaten path now. For instance, tomorrow is a travel day and all we really need to do is pull in slides, raise stabilizers and start the truck! Oh, and 3 minutes to hook up Rubie. 😎
Yeah that is so cool. Basically just pull in the slides and maybe move a couple things and you’re ready to go. That’s also really good for security if you have to get the heck out of Dodge you can do it a lot quicker!
That’s for sure! For us, it’s a short getaway from society for a little bit. For some, it’s a way of life. For others, it’s a barren wasteland. Different strokes for different folks.
Very nice tour. We almost bought a Host 11.6 but when we told them we wanted to put in a composting toilet, they told us they did not want to sell us a truck camper anymore. So we ended up with a Lance 960 which is much smaller but about all we could get during Covid. New subscriber. Looking forward to following you.
That is an option from the factory. We opted for the small sofa so we could easily remove it and replace with a workstation since we both still work remotely fulltime. The desktop we used for the workspace is actually the "folding area" that comes with the washer/dryer option. We just ordered and repurposed it.
Awesome job you two! Definit Subscribe & Thumbs Up! I have a double slide Okanagan 11.6 ULT that has been a real game changer for travel. But This HOST Camper is really something to drool over! That is by far the sweetest looking set-up I have ever seen! Can't wait to follow some of your adventures! Happy New Year Wendes!
Great video, love all the things you've done and definitely took some notes here for my Everest! Really hoping you'll be at the rally next month, would love to see this rig in person! Safe travels you two!
Thanks! We’ll be there! Actually already in Q. Look forward to meeting everyone. Be sure to stop by in the afternoons since we’ll also be working. Sure you won’t miss the solar panels. LOL
Your video really resonated with us. We are considering a post Momentum lifestyle as well and plan to flat tow our Rubicon behind it instead of parallel driving like we do now. We almost put an order in on a new Host Mammoth about 5-6 months ago but ultimately decided to test out the truck camper model with a much cheaper and really old Eagle Cap. If it goes well we will pull the trigger on a Host later. We really like the decal-less look of yours. We are also considering the Yukon since it doesn't have the awkward sliding bathroom door of the Mammoth. Anyway, great video. Thanks for posting it! See you in Q at the end of the month
Hey Great Video 👏👏👏 You'll are the 1st Persons that Actually Showed that Underneath Part with the Electrical.. However, I'd use there for Water storage, and wood for a Small Furnace that would either be Close to or Over the Stove, for Winter Camping.... I ❤this Camper though... 👏👏👏👏
As fulltimers and the lack of space in such a small home, the basement is a HUGE area for storage, no matter what type. 👍🏻 Good thinking on what your use would be.
Very nice set up. We just bought a Lance 1172 which we ordered over a year ago and picked it up in November. We aren’t full timers but love boondocking. We got two 200W solar panels plus a portable 100W one. Two lithium batteries and a propane generator. Cell phone antenna booster. We wanted the new Truma aqua go water heater but it wasn’t available until the 2023 models came out. Good job on all of your upgrades. Our camper is stored now for the winter so we haven’t had a chance yet to try it out. Cheers from Canada 👍🇨🇦
LOVE IT!!!! Love the color scheme, the organization, the decoration (FLO), and the convenience!! We are so happy for you! Roger is jealous concerning the solar system! WOW! You guys are rocking this lifestyle!! ENJOY YOUR TIME!! MISS YOU BOTH!!
Thank you! That’s really the only reason we upload videos. If we inspire just one person to make a difference and “Get out there!”, we’ve done our job. We just like to share our experiences.
Did you folks do anything to the truck? We installed a rear anti-sway bar (roadmaster) and are planning some possible suspension upgrades, i.e. shocks.
Everything looks great and well,planned out, only upgrade required imo is the fire extinguisher in the basement to an Halon automatic activated system, by the time you get to that ABC if you can, it’s game over with all that electronics and batteries in there. Our Bigfoot 25C9.4LB has served us well for 7 years. Great information video 👍🏻
Thanks, I’ll look into it. However, if those batteries catch on fire, there’s nothing that will put them out. 😄 We had a Proteng system on our last rig.
Thanks for sharing. What a magnificent rig your camper is. Wow! Blown away. Love the floorplan. Interesting changes you made to fit your lifestyle. We traveled full time in a 37' Class A for several years and loved it. A side note....I looked up the Beddie you mentioned. I don't think I understand what the benefit of the Beddie as opposed to regular sheets. I know I am missing something but unsure what. Please enlighten me. Safe trips and happy trails to you!
The Beddy makes it SUPER easy to make the bed daily, just a zip up each side, and we also love zipping it up like a sleeping bag to stay toasty on a nice cold night.
love your video ... Ied love to see more videos on your electric system... in detail. now as for RV truck campers... I cant make my mind up between a Lance 1172 and a host Mammoth... thanks again
Thanks! We looked at the 1172 also but came down to floorplan. We’ll have a more in-depth video on the solar and batteries coming in the future. We’ve just not had a day without wind when we’ve had the time to film it yet. Thanks for watching.
Loved seeing your rig and really enjoyed all the organization. You guys are inspirational. One question, with all the sliders in, can you still access everything one needs for a quick stop?
Nice you added lithium batteries, and 3,000 watt inverter is great. The propane fridge is my only question, why not upgrade to all electric fridge, they have more interior room? thanks for posting the tour.
We’d love to, as we’ve done in our other rigs. However, in order to swap it out, we need to remove a window. For right now we’re holding tight but it’s definitely in the future plans. We’d be able to go from an 8cu. ft. to a 10cu. ft. and not need to rely on propane. The other option is to convert ours but then we gain no more capacity. So much to do… LOL
Wow! Wow! Wow! That is my dream truck camper set up. You did such a wonderful job with the upgrades. Love how clean and organized you are. Happy travels.
I would be very careful about setting up a host camper off of the truck. The couple beside us down here in key west had there 11 6 on the Jack's about 10 inches off the ground and 2 of the happy Jack's pulled out of the camper and it collapsed while sitting off the truck. They had the stable campers braces deployed and the Jack's still pulled out of the camper. When it rolled over it missed our northern lite by maybe 2 inches. We lucked out. The 2024 host they had us a total loss.
Thanks for the info, we agree. We RARELY take ours off, only if the truck needs service. Even then, I hate it being on the jacks. The only way I can see it being safely stored off the truck is if the base itself is being supported.
That was a really great tour and I gotta say you guys are the first who did what I always thought to be the most logical thing: You reworked the area next to the entry into something more useful than a couch. I never understood the abundance of seating in RVs/campers. You have the whole outdoors to hang out, what's the point of a couch? Great setup, great tour of a pretty amazing rig. Love it. ^^
Thanks! Yeah, it was pretty much a waste anyway at the size of it. As a Jack-knife, it was only big enough for a SMALL child. It’s perfect as a desk area though. You just can’t slide a chair under unless you remove the storage drawer, which we wanted to keep. Thanks for watching!
Hi! 🙋🏾♀️ I watch a lot of rv videos, this came up as a suggestion. When you got to the pantry and kinda showed the bedroom I automatically thought of another video I saw where another rv had just came into a showroom so the host was showing it in it’s original new state & it’s the same except of course the changes y’all made on yours. Love yours.
I am so happy for you. That you are able to do all of the things that you have to upgrade your unit. I am sad that I am not blessed with the ability to do the same. I would hire you to do this for us. Smile. You are blessed. Be thankful. We also live in AZ. 😊
I think the fan upgrade is by Heng(?). Love the camper and what you both have done to make it your own. One question (for now, ha!) the curtain track in the bath... can you tell me where you bought it? I see curve-able tracks on Amazon, but none this nice. Have a great new year and thanks, Earl.
The “curtain track” actually came with the rig. It had a bulky, heavy hanging 3 hinged door that slid on it, similar to a barn door. We just removed it and found the rolling hangers on Amazon to be able to use curtains.
@@garyjones5093 It is. We’ve since swapped out to a RAM 5500 Cab & Chassis w/ aluminum flatbed though for the needed payload. Either way, we get about 8-9mpg when loaded and pulling our Jeep flat towed.
@@WheelinwiththeWendes . This is spooky because we’re considering a 5500 with aluminum body and a Host Yukon. I guess I really can’t talk to anyone more qualified then you folks about a similar setup. You may get more questions as we go. Thanks for all the information
Thanks! We’re slowly making it our own. It was hard leaving our Momentum after getting it right where we wanted it after 4 1/2 years but we have so much more freedom now, and way less more stuff!
