Purchasing this week - need peace of mind
Greetings all! We are making our family's first travel trailer purchase this week and are torn between two that we love. We have 3 SMALL Kids so the back bedroom separation is a must (2 infants won't ...
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Don't be fooled by the "half ton" naming sales gimmick. They are both likely too big and heavy for your Yukon.
Don't go by dry weights either as they don't included options, some won't even include batteries and propane, and nobody travel with an empty trailer. Go by the actual yellow sticker which lists the real weight as it left the factory. It can be several hundred pounds higher the the brochure weights.
Those trailers list at between 6800 and 7300lbs dry with 900lbs+ tongue weights empty. They will be over your tow rating once loaded with tongue weights over 1k which won't leave you much payload for people and gear in the tow vehicle. Those kids aren't going to get any lighter either.
Don't go by dry weights either as they don't included options, some won't even include batteries and propane, and nobody travel with an empty trailer. Go by the actual yellow sticker which lists the real weight as it left the factory. It can be several hundred pounds higher the the brochure weights.
Those trailers list at between 6800 and 7300lbs dry with 900lbs+ tongue weights empty. They will be over your tow rating once loaded with tongue weights over 1k which won't leave you much payload for people and gear in the tow vehicle. Those kids aren't going to get any lighter either.
