Towing Vehicle question
My wife and I are new to RV and interested in buying a travel trailer. We have 7 children (ages 13 and under) and drive a 2008 E350 extended. It has a 5.4 L V8 engine, GCWR is 13K lbs. We believe our ...
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travelingwith9 wrote:
My wife and I are new to RV and interested in buying a travel trailer. We have 7 children (ages 13 and under) and drive a 2008 E350 extended. It has a 5.4 L V8 engine, GCWR is 13K lbs. We believe our curbweight is around 5k lbs. We figured 9 people, 2 dogs and stuff brings the weight to around 7k (probably over estimating.) So, we think we need to find a trailer with a dry weight of around 6k lbs.
Does that math work out right? We need enough space for our family, but don't want to kill our van. We will be travelling through mountains.
So go look at Coachmen Apex. My Apex, In my sig. A 288BHS. Sleeps 10 easily. It is 30' over all, and Weighs dry exactly 4811lb. Has no canvas, and is pretty roomy. They have lots more models, all built with AZDEL siding, which is one of the things that make them so lite.
