Jim Irish wrote:
Great information-thank you
Trying to narrow down to : outdoors rv 27rks, Montana HC -295rl and maybe GD Refection 260rd
My gut tells me for our needs Outdoors is the best, but my wife does not like the interior colors.
So it might be Montana HC and 34 ft -
Have learned a lot on all the posts.
Jim
First of all, "if Momma ain't happy, nobody will be happy"
Get what fits your needs the most/best. Not one that you say "Eh, we can ,make it work" You will NEVER be happy w/ that decision. Try to locate the ones you are interested in and go look at them. Both you and the Mrs each have your own notepads and jot down the make/model of each coach you go in. Then w/o looking at each others pad while going thru the coach, write down what you liked/disliked. Then when all done looking at coached, create a spread sheet and compare your notes then. Guarantee you'll come up w/a coach you'll both agree on.
As for tow vehicles, the newest of trucks all have high ratings compared to even those from 10 years ago. While a 3/4 ton sounds like a lot of truck, as others have said, you have to know what it's actual cargo capacity is. Some weigh in close to 8,000 w/o anyone/anything on it and it's GVW maybe only 10,000-11,000.....only leaves you 2-3k of cargo. If you can, get a 1 ton (any of the 3 will do) SRW for anything under a trailer max weight of 15,000. Some will argue w/ me on this one, but better to err on side of caution rather than what GM, Ford or Ram say. If sticking w/ a gas engine and new truck, consider the Ford and their new 7.3. If diesel, any will do and each have the pluses and minuses.Yes we do pick on each other a lot on here and and all have our own preferences, but bottom line is we all will give you solid advice.
