85Diesel Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I picked this up the other day to tide me over until I get my 4x4 Sunrader on the road (hopefully this summer). I never really thought much of cabovers before but now that I have one I'm pretty excited about it. Especially for working out of in the woods. It weighs about a thousand pounds but it doesn't seem to bog my truck down too much. The interior is in great shape, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Nice looking. I see you have one of those custom king cabs. Is there any placard saying who made it anywhere? Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85Diesel Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Nice looking. I see you have one of those custom king cabs. Is there any placard saying who made it anywhere? Linda S A company called Fabco out of Hemet, CA. I'm guessing they're not around anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I like it. I didn't realize Jayco made Toyota sized campers. learn something new everyday Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I picked this up the other day to tide me over until I get my 4x4 Sunrader on the road (hopefully this summer). I never really thought much of cabovers before but now that I have one I'm pretty excited about it. Especially for working out of in the woods. It weighs about a thousand pounds but it doesn't seem to bog my truck down too much. The interior is in great shape, too. I think I have the exact same Jayco camper. Sportser 8' model. Did a lot of camping in it with three humans and a dog. In fact, we camped in it when we took a winter trip to Maine to get a Toyota Chinook camper. Weighs a bit more then 1000 lbs. though. 1150 lbs. as I recall when it's empty (which never happens with our's). Great camper and excellent crank-up mechanism. My only complaint is how ants love to hang out by the canvas when parked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85Diesel Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 I think I have the exact same Jayco camper. Sportser 8' model. Did a lot of camping in it with three humans and a dog. In fact, we camped in it when we took a winter trip to Maine to get a Toyota Chinook camper. Weighs a bit more then 1000 lbs. though. 1150 lbs. as I recall when it's empty (which never happens with our's). Great camper and excellent crank-up mechanism. My only complaint is how ants love to hang out by the canvas when parked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85Diesel Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Almost the same, mine's the 7 foot version. Also no fridge and furnace, they were pulled to reduce weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shibs Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I have you guys beat with my 8 ft long one , it is under 800 lbs :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Almost the same, mine's the 7 foot version. Also no fridge and furnace, they were pulled to reduce weight. Yes, mine has a pretty big Dometic 3-way refrigerator and a 16K BTU propane furnace. I also added a lot of stuff and also take a pair of "house" batteries when camping. The pop-up roof really helps with fuel mileage. I can drive all day long @ 75 MPH and get 17 MPG with my 1992 Dodge (5.9 Cummins intercoolded/turbo). My diesel Ford F250 with a 10.5 foot high-roof camper gets 13.5-14 MPG doing the same. I met a family with a brand new Toyota truck and new matching "ultra-light" camper. High-roof though. Toyota has a V6 and his fuel mileage was terrible (in my opinion). He was getting 13-14 MPG on the highway and worse if he pushed it. Not very impressive for all the money he had into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85Diesel Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Just took a trip up to Washington, highway driving 60-70 mph., got around 18 mpg's. I normally get 24-25. That was on veggie oil, and I had 38 gallons of that plus a full tank of diesel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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