Host Cascade Height

[kwilkins]

I'm considering a Host Cascade on a F350 dually and need to know what the total height will be. I have a 12'4" garage and want to be able to park the Cascade on the truck in the garage.

Are there any Cascade owners who have measured their height? Or, can anyone else point me to this information.

Thanks,
Ken

[bwlyon]

kwilkins wrote:

SidecarFlip wrote:
Sounds to me like the modded used boat trailer is a viable option. I do like mine. Makes moving the camper painless. Those aftermarket dollies have small wheels so has to be concrete. My approach is gravel so the tires on the boat trailer work excellent.

Can anyone share a bit more on how a modded boat trailer or aftermarket dolly would work? How does the TC get on/off the truck to the dolly? Is the process of doing this a real pain, or fairly easy? My driveway slopes slightly, does that create issues with using a trailer or dolly?

I'd love to be able to get a Host or Eagle Cap into my garage.

The process is really not complicated using a low deck (21-26”) trailer to put your camper on to get it into the garage. When you want to move camper into garage you simply unload camper off the truck then back trailer under camper and lower camper onto trailer and back or pull camper into garage. H&H trailer makes a nice 10 foot little “fuel hauler” trailer that would work perfect for such a task. You could even leave it on the trailer while stored.

[zulu52]

Here is what is under the white box.
Zulu

[zulu52]

SidecarFlip wrote:
Don't believe 12'4" is high enough. I take my TC and put it on a modified boat trailer and put it in the garage. Would never clear the header on the truck. I like the boat trailer method anyway because I tow my quads on the trailer behind the camper and used boat traliers can be had for almost nothing. Took a bit of modification but then end result was a multi purpose trailer.

I bet the Host on your dually will be pushing 13' over the ac unit.

SidecarFlip is right. Used boat trailers can be had for almost nothing.
Here is mine I bought off Craig's List for $250.
had good tires too!
It works well for me but I don't know if it would fit in a 12' 4" garage with a camper on it.
Zulu

[kwilkins]

SidecarFlip wrote:
Sounds to me like the modded used boat trailer is a viable option. I do like mine. Makes moving the camper painless. Those aftermarket dollies have small wheels so has to be concrete. My approach is gravel so the tires on the boat trailer work excellent.

Can anyone share a bit more on how a modded boat trailer or aftermarket dolly would work? How does the TC get on/off the truck to the dolly? Is the process of doing this a real pain, or fairly easy? My driveway slopes slightly, does that create issues with using a trailer or dolly?

I'd love to be able to get a Host or Eagle Cap into my garage.

[SidecarFlip]

Sounds to me like the modded used boat trailer is a viable option. I do like mine. Makes moving the camper painless. Those aftermarket dollies have small wheels so has to be concrete. My approach is gravel so the tires on the boat trailer work excellent.

[Clarryhill]

kwilkins, mine is right at 12' +/-, but I'm never on really level ground when I put a tape on it. My guess is you might make it, but no guarantees.

[dennych1]

The cascade says the exterior with air is only 9.3 add around 3 ft for height of bed that’s 12 ft 3 . That’s for my Chevy dually.

[GeoBoy]

deltabravo wrote:

GeoBoy wrote:
My AF990 is right at 11’9”.

My old school 811 is about 11'6" after I installed a low profile A/C heat pump.

With the tall A/C it was about 11'10"

I do have a Coleman Mach 8 9,200 btu A/C on it.

[deltabravo]

GeoBoy wrote:
My AF990 is right at 11’9”.

My old school 811 is about 11'6" after I installed a low profile A/C heat pump.

With the tall A/C it was about 11'10"

[GeoBoy]

My AF990 is right at 11’9”.

[Bedlam]

I know an Arctic Fox is about 9' tall. It has the floor starting above the wheel wells rather than above the bed rails. I suspect the Lance will be about this tall too.

[kwilkins]

Kayteg1 wrote:
No basement camper will.
Our Lance on RWD dually clears 12' bridges.

Do you think a Lance 1172 on a 4x4 F350 diesel dually will come in at under 12'4"?

[Kayteg1]

No basement camper will.
Our Lance on RWD dually clears 12' bridges.

[kwilkins]

Thanks all. Looks like the Cascade won't work for our garage.