Complete Newbie Needs Straight Talk
Wife and I are longtime tent-campers trying to upgrade to a travel trailer. We're looking at something in the 15-17' range (such as Starcraft AR-One, R-Pod, etc.) weighing under 3,000. Since my cur...
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Me too...but...many will only look at the lowest class TV AND only
(seemingly to me) want to have something 'rated just enough'...
Why only advise with metrics for anyone asking/reading/lurking to
figure it out themselves...
Lost is that all things designed are NOT for the good days when a riding
lawn mower 'can tow it'...but...for the worst day out there when
Mr Murphy crosses your path...either you have the right sized/rated
spot on...or not...no time to go back to the store for better/bigger/etc...nor
time to resetup the whole thing...
(seemingly to me) want to have something 'rated just enough'...
Why only advise with metrics for anyone asking/reading/lurking to
figure it out themselves...
Lost is that all things designed are NOT for the good days when a riding
lawn mower 'can tow it'...but...for the worst day out there when
Mr Murphy crosses your path...either you have the right sized/rated
spot on...or not...no time to go back to the store for better/bigger/etc...nor
time to resetup the whole thing...
2001400ex wrote:
Lot of technical advice. One practical piece of advice I learned the hard way. Buy more truck than you need. Buying your first camper is like buying your first house, you make mistakes and things you think aren't important, really are. So you end up trading up.
Also I've been on the side of not having a big enough pickup and it's irritating. I hated towing, but now that i have the right setup, towing is a breeze.
So while yes, most vehicles will pull what you need, get a reliable pickup. Your price range, you should be able to find an early 2000s gas 3/4 from any of the big 3. Or mid to late 2000s you can get a V8 half ton. The advantage to the half ton is unloaded fuel mileage is way better.
