Cascadia-condoslepper or xt slepper

Wouldn't be any difference in mpg between a condo and an XT with an air dam on top. If one was flatbedding or yanking tanks, the XT without the air dam would be better in that regard. Weight savings are not that great. Sure it is a little, but not enough to make a killer difference.

Now, an XT is easier to heat and cool. It can be sold quicker, since there is a larger market for non condo trucks. Kinda hard to get a condo under a grain shute or something similar at many locations. A condo is almost always limited to typical over the road work.

With the amount of cabinets and amenities you can spec in an XT, there is no real advantage to a condo except in a non husband/wife team operation. Unless you are a pro basketball player, you would not have any headroom issues with an XT. I have an XT sleeper and spec'd every cabinet fixture I could in it with a built in fridge. I have plenty of storage space, and I primarily carry a lot of food items (both fridge and shelf items I can heat up) and such from home to save money and not eat the truck stop junk food. Add to that the excellent underbunk storage, and there is no way I could ever be at a loss for storage.

 

Only down side with cow pies setup is it is hard to clean . Salt and dirt gets slung on top of the sleeper , under the air dam. When you rinse have streaks down side. In less you get a ladder out to brush top of sleeper first. Then do final rinse from top of sleeper . Had a black mid roof! Like his setup very much! Just the one bump.

 

That is an easy fix when you have the truck done at a commercial truck wash. Just have them clean up there also. I make sure they clean the area under the air dam each time I have the truck washed.

 

Minor issue.

 

Put fenders on it, and most of that problem is solved.

To be honest, with all the research I've done about this, a midroof truck sells for higher prices than a condo truck. The ability to add/delete a roof-fairing is much more versitle than a condo truck. As Cowpie stated, platform, tanker and hopper guys don't want or need the condo. So in the resale market, you just eliminated a LOT of potential buyers.

That being said, if you plan on keeping the truck for maybe 7-10 years, then just get what you like best. Spec it out right, for what you are doing, and the MPG/weight will not be an issue at all. Besides, as a O/O you will want to haul lighter loads to get better MPG