She didn't like the DRW.
After years of research and planning, 2014 is (was?) the year we get a nice 5th wheel and do some traveling. The good news is the wife and I both really like the Heartland Big Horn and Big Country ...
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I'm in this to travel for relaxation. I've no interest in any white knuckle driving. We will mostly travel the nice and flat Mid-Western USA but don't want to rule out a trip or three into the Rockies at some point. Just trying to be realistic, we need to buy a one ton DRW pickup at a minimum.
How did this become a SRW vs Dually thread? The OP clearly states that the minimum truck needed is a dually. Why the SRW comments when the OP is trying to get some advice on how to get the wife on board with the dually? The OP says he is planning to purchase the smallest RV from that manufacturer, so why share that he needs a smaller RV? There is no smaller RV from Heartland.
Who cares about somebody's 90 percent rule? Why share about what others use for hauling toy haulers to the dunes. The OP is past that, he stated that the dually is the minimum truck needed. Why not try to help the OP with some good suggestions on how to get the wife comfortable in the dually instead of debating the SRW vs DRW thing all over again. I have yet to see where the OP asked anything about SRW trucks.
Everything else the OP states in his opening paragraph is a compromise that he really does not want to make. So, why are we helping him compromise instead of helping him get what he really wants and most likely after 300 miles of driving the wife will be comfortable with the training wheels. I have 130,000 on a crew dually and it has gone everywhere I ever wanted to go with it including some tight dirt roads. There are two places it does have limitations-- drive thrus and parking garages. Other than that it can go anywhere a SRW truck will go with the possible exception of very narrow jeep trails. But, the advantages when towing more than offset parking garages and drive thrus for me.
Have the wife drive a dually in a big city and after a couple hours she will be a pro at it. She will wonder what the initial fuss was all about. And then when she is driving it while towing the heavy and big Heartland that you really want the whole windshield will be radiant with her smiles. She will thank all of us on this thread that encouraged her to at least give the dually a real try. And we will say 'you are welcome'.
