Looking for TT to fit our needs. Newb.
Hello learned sages! Taking the family on a tour of the US and Canada this summer. National Parks, etc. I think we have basically decided to get a travel trailer, and tow it with my vehicle. It's m...
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Right, good point.
So car + full tank + us inside and no gear/camping stuff totals about 5525lbs.
GVWR is 6150lbs, 2850 front 3350 rear. I don't have a clue on weight distribution but heavier people up front and all the tongue weight in the back for sure.
So say I maxed out the trailer at 5000lbs (which the hitch is rated up to) that adds 600bs which makes the total 6125lbs. So 25lbs of "gear" I can put in the car. That's like nothing. Realistically I overestimated our weights by maybe 30 lbs, but regardless I'm not stocking stuff in the SUV because we don't want to haul it in the trailer.
So I'll be looking to be as light as possible. 5Klbs behind me means basically everything needs to be in the trailer. 4Klbs behind me gives me 120lbs more cargo in the cabin, more realistic.
Thank you for the eye-opener! Also I now realize I have seriously over loaded my ride in the past. Not okay for several months with the family. I think I'm still going to look for travel trailers, but my scope as shrunk even more.
So car + full tank + us inside and no gear/camping stuff totals about 5525lbs.
GVWR is 6150lbs, 2850 front 3350 rear. I don't have a clue on weight distribution but heavier people up front and all the tongue weight in the back for sure.
So say I maxed out the trailer at 5000lbs (which the hitch is rated up to) that adds 600bs which makes the total 6125lbs. So 25lbs of "gear" I can put in the car. That's like nothing. Realistically I overestimated our weights by maybe 30 lbs, but regardless I'm not stocking stuff in the SUV because we don't want to haul it in the trailer.
So I'll be looking to be as light as possible. 5Klbs behind me means basically everything needs to be in the trailer. 4Klbs behind me gives me 120lbs more cargo in the cabin, more realistic.
Thank you for the eye-opener! Also I now realize I have seriously over loaded my ride in the past. Not okay for several months with the family. I think I'm still going to look for travel trailers, but my scope as shrunk even more.
