alaskan campers are the norsea-26 of pop-up campers. they are TANKS, better the well built, excellent fit and finish, and weigh a TON. i hunt with people that own alaskans. if you review alaskan's 'e'-prochure the truck on the lower left, in the snow 'warm in winter', on page 7 is a best friend in his camper at our hunting site - http://www.alaskancamper.com/eBrochure.html a small-truck alaskan camper costs more than a new M15. the larger full-sized truck 8-foot models cost more than a new M17. dave scobie M17 #375 - SWEET PEA visit SWEET PEA's www-site - http://www.m17-375.webs.com --- On Thu, 4/15/10, ndorf@surfbest.net <ndorf@surfbest.net> wrote: Doug, ... I have heard very good things about Alaskan campers, but I believe that they are heavy. ... Neil