Reliable truck+lightweight TT RVing Setup
I'm looking for some lightweight truck+TT ideas. The TT has to have a toilet and shower, around 18-22ft. I recently saw a Honda Ridgeline pulling a decently sized Jayco, looked around 20 feet. That s...
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bikendan wrote:
you need to forget about "best gas mileage". all gassers towing a Travel Trailer, will get between 8-10mpg towing. Doesn't matter size or weight, it's the trailer's frontal area that affects fuel mileage.
My personal experience agrees with this.
Simplest and/or most reliable/cheapest to own/maintain would probably be an F150 with the 5.0 or a Chevy 1500 with the 5.3 or 6.0 from the last 15 years of so. Equivalent Expedition or Tahoe/Yukon SUV would be the same.
I admit I have minimal familiarity with the Ford trucks but I am very familiar with the Chevys and I am assuming the Fords are similar/competitive. For Chevy (and I assume Ford) look for one with the factory towing package, which (for Chevy at least) can be easily spotted by the 7-pin plug on the bumper, 2" receiver, and the trans cooler. You can add these things to a vehicle without the towing package but you are a step ahead if you have it to start.
Also for Chevy you can tell the axle gear ratio by looking at the sticker in the glove box with the "RPO code." "GT4" is the code for 3.73 axle ratio for example, which would be desirable for towing a trailer like you are describing. Not sure if Ford has a similar system, I'm sure they do. You can find all the RPO codes with a google search.
