New to 5th wheels bought my first toy hauler
Hey guys brand new to this camper thing. Last year I had a tent and last week I bought a 2015 nitro 39dks5 I know it's a definitely a cheaper toy hauler compared to others but with the 16 foot garage ...
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Dually would be safest option but not always practical if you use it as a daily driver as well. I have a 14 Ram 3500 Megacab short box loaded and my payload rating is right at 3980. Some of the other 3500s were past 4k.
Here is the deal - some one posted the specs and those aren't always right. 20% of the GTWR is 3600lbs. You most likely will be adding toys you mentioned 2k - so dry weight +2k + water and other stuff that seems to accumulate will at least take you to 16k or 17k which might be around 3400lbs on the pin. You are in the boundaries of most new SRW 3500s. However, you are also close to exceeding the capacities of most SRW trucks as well.
Some people on here will say get a dually for hauling tent camper. In some cases they might be right and most others they are quick to offer advice for which they have no experience.
Yes - a dually will be more stable and offer a nicer towing experience as well as a level of comfort that you are having the weight spread over 4 tires instead of 2. However, if you will be using the truck the other 300 days a year and need to utilize it as a daily driver you might just find out that you hate driving the dually around.
To me it sounds like you haul a lot of trailers frequently - in that sense you might find it beneficial to go with a dually anyways. - That would be my recommendation but I can understand staying with a SRW.
You could always go from the factory wheels to set of 19.5" commercials as well to give you some breathing room for comfort.
In my case - I would test it out first with my current setup. If I don't like the towing experience then I would cross that bridge when I get there.
Here is the deal - some one posted the specs and those aren't always right. 20% of the GTWR is 3600lbs. You most likely will be adding toys you mentioned 2k - so dry weight +2k + water and other stuff that seems to accumulate will at least take you to 16k or 17k which might be around 3400lbs on the pin. You are in the boundaries of most new SRW 3500s. However, you are also close to exceeding the capacities of most SRW trucks as well.
Some people on here will say get a dually for hauling tent camper. In some cases they might be right and most others they are quick to offer advice for which they have no experience.
Yes - a dually will be more stable and offer a nicer towing experience as well as a level of comfort that you are having the weight spread over 4 tires instead of 2. However, if you will be using the truck the other 300 days a year and need to utilize it as a daily driver you might just find out that you hate driving the dually around.
To me it sounds like you haul a lot of trailers frequently - in that sense you might find it beneficial to go with a dually anyways. - That would be my recommendation but I can understand staying with a SRW.
You could always go from the factory wheels to set of 19.5" commercials as well to give you some breathing room for comfort.
In my case - I would test it out first with my current setup. If I don't like the towing experience then I would cross that bridge when I get there.
