Lessons learned with RV-ing to date (2017)
I have a few lessons I've learned in RV-ing. I'm not a full-timer, but I do part-time from January to about now, then put my rig into storage. First, if you can, especially here in Texas, find co...
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"Don't even think of a half-ton. Buy a one ton. This mistake I regret constantly since I bought my truck a few years back."
I'm probably asking for a hail-storm of critical comments, but I do take exception to the half-ton "lesson". I tow a 25 footer that weighs in at 6K fully loaded. I've towed it with a Tundra and two Hemi half-tons. I currently drive a RAM 1500 EcoDiesel and have never had any trouble towing in the Sierra Nevada mountains and winds of Washoe Valley. My truck is a daily driver, getting 22mpg in town and nearly 30 on the highway. I can't imagine driving a one-ton, or even a 3/4 ton every day, getting 10-12mpg in town.
The decision has to be based on your TV's towing capability and your TT's weight and configuration as well as your driving situation. For some, a half-ton would never do. For others, the pairing of a light(er) trailer and a capable half-ton works just fine.
Let the hail-storm begin...
I'm probably asking for a hail-storm of critical comments, but I do take exception to the half-ton "lesson". I tow a 25 footer that weighs in at 6K fully loaded. I've towed it with a Tundra and two Hemi half-tons. I currently drive a RAM 1500 EcoDiesel and have never had any trouble towing in the Sierra Nevada mountains and winds of Washoe Valley. My truck is a daily driver, getting 22mpg in town and nearly 30 on the highway. I can't imagine driving a one-ton, or even a 3/4 ton every day, getting 10-12mpg in town.
The decision has to be based on your TV's towing capability and your TT's weight and configuration as well as your driving situation. For some, a half-ton would never do. For others, the pairing of a light(er) trailer and a capable half-ton works just fine.
Let the hail-storm begin...
