I can give you five good reasons not to give up. Yeah, all five will probably LOVE the experience. My parents did it with six reasons.
Have you considered altering your "expectations" of what a trailer NEEDS to have, and consider which will get the job done?
You may have to duck a bit, or convert a table to a bed, etc...
Maybe loose a slide...they add weight.
How about a hybrid or a pop-up? Plenty of room for the larger family, while the reduced weight can be pulled by larger SUV's.
Class A or class C---eliminating a lot of concerns with Tongue Weight.
I am just thinking out loud here. I am sure there are some larger families on here, towing with big SUV's, that can give you some more hints on which way to look.
Are people really expected to do all these calculations on their own? Is there an expert that I can trust? Every dealer says I will be fine. The more I read, the more scared I get of even towing a trailer at all! There are so many factors going into this...please help!
Your family, your responsibility. I wouldn't trust a sales rep that says "You'll be fine". I wouldn't trust an "expert"---of whom you will find many on here.
Use this site, learn, figure out your set-up, then make an educated decision based on your families safety---and since I may be sharing the road with you....my safety as well.
