How long a camper can I (should I) tow?
I have a new 2014 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi (8 speed) with approximately 9000lbs tow capacity. Looking to buy a travel trailer and trying to understand what is a safe camper length for this vehicle. I would...
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Thanks for all the advice! Since it was a car hauler (open) there was no frontal area, or side area. This was the total purpose of my thread, not to get into a weight argument, but to talk about the impact of towing a travel trailer. It seems payload is the only real limiting factor here for my truck.
And I am not ignoring people's advice, just stating I towed 5500lbs for years with a lesser truck (dodge platform) with no problems and wanted to understand how towing a travel trailer with large wind resistance would be in comparison.
I am going to buy a used travel trailer, so I may not have the luxury of buying one that is the perfect exact fit for my vehicle. I only plan on using it a few times a year and probably not traveling more than a few hundred miles at a time (if that). It is going to come down to what I can get at a good price. If a local dealer has a 31ft at a good price vs. a 28ft that is more expensive, I have to put that into my equation.
If I were towing across country or through mountains, I would probably have bought a different truck and been much more picky on my choice of trailer. I probably would just have bought a class C. I may only drive an hour or two to the local race track to stay the night. My plan is to buy a $10k travel trailer, use if for a few years and sell it and move on. I leased my truck, so by then I can just get another that fits my needs at that time.
And I am not ignoring people's advice, just stating I towed 5500lbs for years with a lesser truck (dodge platform) with no problems and wanted to understand how towing a travel trailer with large wind resistance would be in comparison.
I am going to buy a used travel trailer, so I may not have the luxury of buying one that is the perfect exact fit for my vehicle. I only plan on using it a few times a year and probably not traveling more than a few hundred miles at a time (if that). It is going to come down to what I can get at a good price. If a local dealer has a 31ft at a good price vs. a 28ft that is more expensive, I have to put that into my equation.
If I were towing across country or through mountains, I would probably have bought a different truck and been much more picky on my choice of trailer. I probably would just have bought a class C. I may only drive an hour or two to the local race track to stay the night. My plan is to buy a $10k travel trailer, use if for a few years and sell it and move on. I leased my truck, so by then I can just get another that fits my needs at that time.
