Truck Camper MPG - And Some Of Our 1st Trip (Ram 12v Cummins with Lance)
Originally this video was going to just be documentation of how many miles per gallon I get with my Lance truck camper on the back of my 1996 Dodge Ram 12 valve Cummins 5spd. But decided to share a little bit of the trip as well. Met very friendly people down in West Virginia and check out the Greenbrier River Trail if you're ever down there. Beautiful! If you haven't been to or heard of Knoebels Amusement Park, that is a must visit. When you enter, it feels like you're turning back time. They have all sorts of historic amusement rides.
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Thanks Jen and Chris for some Americana! What a Treat!
“Well anyway... Jen doesn’t have much to say..”. 😂😂😂.
LOL yeah. She's not too fond of the camera
Thumbs up 👍 beautiful fall colors good times 🤩
I’ve been going back catching up on some of your old videos. Almost 14 mpg with a loaded down camper and mountain driving, that’s awesome.
Our Jen is slightly “Hungover”?🎉🎉💃🏻💃🏻
Love the sound of the Cummins diesel love the videos all the way ftom ireland keep it up folks
thats my mpg with a v6 astro van EMPTY great mpg man 🎉🎉🎉
Nice Old Bridge! Bethlehem Steel, My Grandfather was in Sales for the Bethlehem Steel Co. He helped fulfill a steel order for the Golden Gate Bridge. My Dad was born in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. NNKH Great Video as always,, Thanks for Sharing! Watched the Clapper Videos,, Jen was very funny when she said the Clapper had a few Mis-Clapps..LOL
Love to visit Knoebels. Wifes family live in the area so we’ve been going there for 40 years. Best family run park I’ve ever been to.
Dear NNKH couple. 👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! I absolutely love your camper/camping trips. Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and especially health to both of you.
You should have came here to Wise VA if you want beautiful camping spots. If you like bike riding then you most definitely have to check out Damascus at the VA TN state line just east of Abington VA (Abington is a beautiful spot as well)..all of it is beautiful country with long trails to ride on and its all small town's and back country.
Excellent! Our 2001 2500 6 speed H.O. With the 1997 Lance Squire 165s Lite got 11.2 mpg over highway 80 Donner pass. North to Sacramento over to Reno and back. 58 to 60 miles per hour and some 65 in Nevada. About 560 miles round trip. Great video. Nice presentation. Thank you.
Marlinton close to where my mother grew up. My grandfather ran the steam engines at Cass back during the logging years. That bridge and bike trail was created back in the late 80's. Before that it was a railroad that connected Marlinton with Cass. Amazing area with beautiful scenery.
Cass railroad, tweetsie railroad we use to go all over exploring back in the 80s to those places. God I got to get back there
I really like the outdoor vid content. That is a truly beautiful part of the Country. You've got a great life. Thanks for sharing.
Gosh so glad I discovered your channel yo guys are great love your adventures keep up the good work
Awesome. Jealous from London England. You two always seem to have fun. Great Mechanic too Chris .
I've biked the Greenbriar Trail. It's part of the Rails-to-Trails network. The weather could have been better during our visit, but peaceful nonetheless.
Great vid! Greetings from Arkansas - bored with record snowstorm here now, like 15 degrees and a foot of snow so can't go anywhere and your vid popped up so I watched it - cheap pass the time by entertainment!
Greetings to ya! We're out in Pennsylvania. And damn man, sounds chilly. Yeah everybody's been getting a lot of snow this year it seems like. Which is pretty sweet. I'm down in Florida right now just for a couple days. Appreciate you checking the video out!
I grew up in those mountains.. My family is scattered in the area... Cass Scenic Railroad is a great excursion too.. My cousin has cabins , horeback trail rides & even a multi day horse trek into the hills.. Complete with chuck wagon where all meals are prepared...
Nice, I grew up in williamsport PA. It’s good to see some knoebals footage. It’s a great park. It’s got that old school “You’ve got a friend in pennsylvania”. Miss those plates.
Looks like a great weekend. And I agree that train conductor would have had a very scenic route. Cool bridge and tunnel.
Great trip indeed! Yea that tunnel was marvelous!
How things have changed she loves it now lol😂
West Virginia is absolutely beautiful
A Real Taste of U.S A. Never disappoints!
This looks like a great way to travel.
Lovely!
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Thanks for taking us along. Completely different scenery to here in Australia😂😂 Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
looked like a great trip
Nice trip, thanks for sharing
Great video, looks like a great trip.
Love that era Dodge Ram!
Nice site. Very cool looking wooden coaster...
Central Pa. I love Knoebels! You should see it in the summer!
Yeah what a great spot! I've only been there a couple times. It was really busy on Saturday and Sunday, but we stayed until Monday and the place was basically abandoned by Monday when i took the drone footage. What a gem
Thanks for the video
You bet!
Lol Jen cracks me up. Zero interest in being in the videos haha
Haha yeah, I tried forcing her as you could tell.
Great content Chris.
Thanks. Didn't have much of a plan when I started shooting clips for this video so kind of just slapped it all together. LOL. Probably should have had a better story line.
@@NoNonsenseKnowHow Andrew would have kept those truck and camper prep videos you posted earlier and made it one big video. Maybe throw in some repair work that wouldn't be enough for it's own video.
Yeah that's true! I actually do have a heater repair video for the truck camper I still have to edit. Was going to make it in its own video though just so in case somebody else has the exact same problem. His videos are much longer that's for sure! Lot of footage and editing. Hats off to him
@@topdeck55 I appreciate the suggestion though! I really do
The Engineer would be going real slow!!
West Virginia is beautiful! I was actually just looking for some land to buy there.
It really is! Very friendly people down there too
We have 22 acres in konnarock va, it's the south west of va about 15 miles off of 81 I'm the mountains. The town in the valley is called Damascus, and it is tourist area for biking. In Damascus there are 9 bicycle rental stores, that you can either rent a bike or bring your own. They have 15 passenger vans with trailers they take you up the mountain and drop you off to ride the Virginia creeper trail back down to Damascus. There are several camp grounds within a few miles of our property. Bear tree gap, and I believe the other is mt Rogers, there's alot of beautiful scenery around there South Holston Dam, Backbone rock that was tunneled through for train years ago, and now a road runs through it, you can walk up and over it, there are camp sites there as well. Cool place if yous can ever get down there.
That sounds awesome! Thanks for the info. I'll definitely keep that in mind
Was just gifted a ‘95 12v Dually with 170k miles on it that we are now fixing up and looking at campers for. You’re truck is definitely in a lot better cosmetic condition but this video gives me hope that my project is going to pan out lol. About to look through the rest of your page now for more inspiration..!
Awesome man! Great truck you got there and definitely worth putting time and money into it
If you haven’t yet, be careful on the weight of the camper. They are heavy. I had to add air bags that made all the difference. I’m saving for the Grand designs 150 series 226RK. It my only option to get the weight off the truck and not have a pull trailer.We just put $6000.00 back into our 2001 Cummins H.O. These old trucks are worth saving.I won’t afford a new one. Best of luck with your truck.
Great vid. Knoebels in my back yard. Check out the atv park near by called AOAA. Thats where i ride my 86 trx 250r.
Cool, I'll have to check that out. And yeah Knoebels is amazing! Recently put another video up of the place on my other channel R NoNonsenseKnowHow
danggg thats great my 97 12v 5 speed 4x4 with my lance 835 gets 11.5.12 mph I have 3.55 gears and 285x75x16 too but tires on Alcoa wheels I think I would get better on at tires thanks for the vid take care ! I do have a aero 60 gal tank so I can do a good day of driving without filling up
Is that at highway speed? I have a feeling I would get the same if I was on the highway the whole time. Guess I'll find out next trip. A wow, 60 gallon tank? That's awesome
@@NoNonsenseKnowHow ya 65-70 mph steady 1000 mile trip from cody wy to san Diego ca
Got you. I'm thinking I should expect to see the same. Thanks!
Your wife Jen is a “Frisky Filly”!
On you go Spiderman chris
i like your video lache pas!
Nice to be quiet and just enjoy life. See and disgust more that way
remember those times were the diesel was 4..8 U$.... good times hahaha I'm switching my lance 1985 for or a van or a truck camper, we are looking into it. I love the ram, but for some reason the Lance fans hate the ram...
What amusement park was that. My parents use to have a place in Ripley WV. I love the mountain state. So much to do
It was Knoebels in Pennsylvania
@@NoNonsenseKnowHow thanks a lot. I love checking out those old amusement parks. I’ll definitely check it out in the spring.
pork roll egg and cheese
Did you have too do anything to your rear suspension to haul your Lance Cabover?
I just added a heavy duty sway bar by hellwig. Otherwise it already has pretty darn stiff springs
@@NoNonsenseKnowHow thanks I’ll look into Hellwig sway bars. I just purchased a small Lance cabover 1850 lbs and was concerned. Again, thanks!!
Wouldnt a Toyota 4wd with it on back get way bwtter mileage? In Australia it would be mounted on a Holden ute with even a 6cyl motor!
Maybe a touch better but you wouldn't have the grunt and torque of the diesel for steep hills
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4:39 shitter was full
Haha yep
I know this a long shot but would you sell your truck? My dad had the same truck but sold it and regrets it. But if your willing am very interested!
I'm flattered that a stranger would want to buy it, but no definitely holding on to it. I love this truck. Even though she rides like an old brick.
no prob It is exactly like my dad's but his had 350,000 miles. He bought almost new 98 sold it in 07. I was really young and I remember I cried watching it leave the farm. I think he cried to.. sorry for the long story you don't really care to know but God bless!
Why did you get rid of this camper?
I did use it enough and needed the money
My 69 428 gets 5 mi to the gallon It makes for easy math
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Was this filmed on a toaster?
Can you elaborate on what you mean?