hello to all, new guy from Detroit

[jcarr56506]

hello,

My name is Ben and i live just outside of detroit, michigan.
my wife and daughter both love to camp and we just upgraded from a 1984 jayco 12 foot pop up to a grand surveyor gs272 2006. My truck is a 2001 dodge ram 1500 2wd with a cap and towing package, just an all stock truck.
318 motor, 3:92 rear end. the TT is 30 foot total length and weighs 4657 dry
( i haven't weighed it myself yet to find actual weight yet ). it has 1 slide out in the middle ( dining room ). center kitchen, rear bedroom. 30 gallon tanks all around, and 2 40 lb propane tanks i believe. we mainly camp in Michigan but would in time like to broaden our horizons, but with the truck having 120,000 miles on it i kinda want to stay within a few hours of home. i do have a newly rebuilt tranny though. so far i really like this forum, everybody has been so helpful. hope to talk to you all and share some great camping stories.

[AVid]

We're glad you are here! Maybe we will se ya on the road sometime.

John

[The Rooky]

Sounds like your right in our neck of the woods. Also have a GS272 which we just got. Can't wait to get out and try it out.
Welcome to FRF. Lot of good people here and plenty of good information.

[rthrbelsewhere]

[jcarr56506]

thanks guys talk to you soon

[CHAINSAW OPERA]

Ric from Livonia
Wife and i have a 2004 gr. surv. 292. was pulling it with a 2003 dodge 4.7 2 w.d. 3;55
It was not enough motor untill it goes into 2nd on the zilwalkie bridge-HA-HA.
Any ideas about a tv mount in the overhead??
If i upgrade to digital tv [ those converters dont work good ] might as well upgrade to
a 19 inch so it sits in front of the opening.
Talk to you later