Yes, we actually own an EarthRoamer. We picked it up in Denver in Dec 2006 and have put roughly 12,000 miles on it. We love it!!! It's the best decision we've made!!! Worth every penny!!!
We can’t help you with the cost decision. We looked at the truck & camper options before we found the ER. The ER has several advantages over the truck/camper setup, such as 85 gallons of fresh water, lower center of gravity and quite a bit more room inside, diesel appliances, solar panels (no need to plug into electric), large capacity house batteries, quality construction and lots of little goodies.
You’re probably right about the ER not going much beyond where you already go to camp, but you can do it more comfort and for longer periods of time.
-Cassette toilet: The cassette toilet is small & super efficient (lasts about 5-6 days) and easy to dump (flush toilet, vault toilets, 3 ft hole in the ground). The 26-gal gray tank is “green”.
-Power: Power management without the sun (and staying in one spot) dictates use of the engine. We don’t like to do this, but do find it necessary in certain situations. With good power management, we go 2-3 days without running the engine (with little or no sun).
-Construction: We can’t answer the details about the underlying structure, but we find the camper to be well insulated, sturdy and solid. It would be best to contact ER for details.
-Ford: Our research showed that 2005 and newer engines resolved the 6.0 issues.
We have posted our Roamer pictures on our personal webpage:
http://ncnoah.com/AlbumGroup.ASPX?Album=Adventures+in+the+RV
Carl Noah
We can’t help you with the cost decision. We looked at the truck & camper options before we found the ER. The ER has several advantages over the truck/camper setup, such as 85 gallons of fresh water, lower center of gravity and quite a bit more room inside, diesel appliances, solar panels (no need to plug into electric), large capacity house batteries, quality construction and lots of little goodies.
You’re probably right about the ER not going much beyond where you already go to camp, but you can do it more comfort and for longer periods of time.
-Cassette toilet: The cassette toilet is small & super efficient (lasts about 5-6 days) and easy to dump (flush toilet, vault toilets, 3 ft hole in the ground). The 26-gal gray tank is “green”.
-Power: Power management without the sun (and staying in one spot) dictates use of the engine. We don’t like to do this, but do find it necessary in certain situations. With good power management, we go 2-3 days without running the engine (with little or no sun).
-Construction: We can’t answer the details about the underlying structure, but we find the camper to be well insulated, sturdy and solid. It would be best to contact ER for details.
-Ford: Our research showed that 2005 and newer engines resolved the 6.0 issues.
We have posted our Roamer pictures on our personal webpage:
http://ncnoah.com/AlbumGroup.ASPX?Album=Adventures+in+the+RV
Carl Noah