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Looking for a good "Camper Cat"

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northern lights

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Outrider said:
A PB300, 260, or BR400, can easily take a camper. I have hauled many heavy loads on the rear deck, and just look at any catskiing outfit, they are carrying 3500+ lb on the rear. Same for towing I have hauled 20,000 lb. plus loads with three cats hooked up, and smaller loads on small trailers, and it is a pain unless you have a second cat to assist on the corners. I would stay away from a Tucker on the BC coast. You will need a BR, or PB to build road before a Tucker can make it where you want to go on the coast after a big dump. Ideally you want to look for a winch cat, the winches are roughly 3500 lb. so a camper will be easy for them, and they have beefier suspension . I am a big fan of the BR's, as they are easier to get parts at any hydraulic shop, or heavy truck shop. The PB's can be a little harder, but there are dealer in Kelowna, and Calgary that stock most. The PB's deck is set up better and will be easier to install a camper, and the deck is already set with a deck lift cylinder.
Again, stay away from a Tucker, if you are playing on the Duffy, or up at the meadows you want a BR, or PB.
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Yeah, I'm always amazed when I see the cat skiing setups with 10 people in the huge cab way up high. That's gotta be over the payload of a PB300 for example (3500 lbs from what I've read) So it seems possible. Maybe a floating subframe on drop out springs like these overlander guys do on the Fuso campers:

http://www.truckcampermagazine.com/off-road/extreme-rigs/the-overland-fuso-truck-camper/

I'm interested in a BR too, I don't move around that much. Last year it was one trip up and two months later, one trip down. This year, likely a bit more moving around with the "Mountain Ranger's" on my tail. Yee haw
 
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northern lights

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Red130 said:
Not to push the pop-up overly hard, but -- How about an Alaskan Camper? Warm, but with much lower center of gravity. Either bed mounted or put some skis or tracks under it? I'm just having a hard time seeing a Chinook on the back of PB300. I suspect the weight distribution is just too far to the rear.
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Didn't know they had hard sides. That could work, sound like they're good and warm. Pretty small tho, wouldn't be able to have a cab over bed
 
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Conservation Officer hassling you for having a camp for 2 months and then chasing you around reminds me of those old Kokanee beer commercials - I swear only in BC...

I think the low center of gravity is important to be able to climb grade so you probably wouldn't want it to be too high.
 
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