1st time buyer - 31 vs 35 ft trailer?

TXiceman wrote:
5 kids means a family of 7. How are you hauling the kids in a crewcab truck which only had seating for 5 or 6?

Ken

Laps? :-) Actually, my oldest is just about done with her junior year in high school so we only have 1 summer of camping with her. My sister is single and likes to come camping with us so she can drive one of the kids. The following summer it will just be 6 of us so we'll be good in the crew cab.

Lyle wrote:
Since you want to boondock, don't even consider the Jayco Eagle HTs. Their tanks are too small. I was looking, heavily, at the 277RLTS and, because we like to boondock too, the 32.5gal black tank was a real knock against it, in my book. I was giving up 13gal of black capacity over my old, smaller FW. I would not have bought one without seeing one "naked" underneath so I could see if a larger tank(s) could be installed. If not, then I wouldn't have bought one. I was looking at a very similar KZ Durango 1500 model and, while I didn't buy that exact model, I did buy a KZ. 61gal fresh and 53gal black and grey tanks. The Hideout only carries 43gal of fresh, has 39 grey and 78gal "waste" capacity. Don't know if that's black for both bathrooms. So far, I'm enjoying the KZ and we've had minimal issues with it. One model, the D286BHD, in their Durango "Half-ton" series, looks like a good option for you. It falls between the 2 you're looking at, coming in at 33' and change. Also, the KZ was made since at least 2016, so there might be used ones on the market or old-stock sitting at a dealer somewhere. Don't let the "Half-ton" name fool you on the KZ. It's NOT half-ton towable. Minimum would be a late-model 3/4t; a 1t SRW would be better.

On edit:
RVTrader has over 20 KZ D286BHDs listed, including one from a private seller that looks awesome and price is even better. Just depends on how far you want to travel.

Lyle

Great point about the tanks, I hadn't fully considered that. I'll also take a look at the KZ. Thanks!