[FirstOwner69]

Interesting reading! Thanks for posting.

The reason we bought our new 69 with a 350 was to haul an 11' (floor length) cab over camper (picture below). Gross vehicle weight loaded was just shy of the 7500 GVWR. I agree with most of what was said in this review. I've shared some of my white knuckle experiences in other posts and PMs. I remember seeing a new 1973 "Big Dooley" and telling my wife we had to get one. We finally bought a 1986 Silverado 4X4 crew cab dually with a 454. It was head and shoulders above the 69 when hauling the camper except that the giant 454 was absolutely horrible at elevations above 6000 feet. The old 350 was fine at that elevation. We still haul a large camper, but only on a Duramax dually. There was only one time that the 4 wheel drum brakes were a problem. That was on a long 7% or 8% grade in Duluth, MN, with the camper on board and a decent size boat in tow. The brakes faded to virtually nothing when I was trying to maintain the 25 MPH speed limit. Other than that, I have never noticed much difference between discs and properly set up drums.