Trying to find the best TT / Toy Hauler Fit
Hello. This looks like a great place to get information. Our family has decided to declutter and go full time RV'ing for a while. Our ultimate goal is to buy land and build a new house, but to do i...
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tomkaren13 wrote:
Please rethink! Also search this forum to see reactions to towing with a 150/1500 truck!
I will be first - Do NOT plan on towing any larger than a 6000# dry weight trailer with that truck!
But since you are only going to a permenant spot. GO SLOW!
X2 ^^. Any travel trailer light enough to tow safely with a 1/2 ton truck will likely not be suitable for full-timing (think wall thickness, insulation, structural strength, tank capacity, storage space, etc., etc.). Forget about toy haulers with a 1/2 ton! The F-150 with the EcoBoost engine, Max Payload and Max Towing is a very capable vehicle... for a 1/2 ton. You'll even find people pulling some of the "1/2-ton towable" fifth wheels with them - but not full-timing with that combination. In nearly every situation, Max towing capacity is not your limiting factor. The barrier you will hit is the true (scale weights minus door sticker ratings) leftover payload capacity for occupants, fuel, junk, hitch, and tongue/pin weight. Even if you can stay within these parameters, there's the pucker factor of going down the other side of a steep grade.
The RV-Dreams and Escapees web sites are both geared toward full-time RVing and have a wealth of educational material for folks like you. The forums on those two sites - as well as the full-timing forum on this site are frequented by lots of good folks with experience who will answer questions for you. You will get more and better responses, however, if you do your research first. That way you can ask better informed questions.
Rob
