2012Coleman wrote:
SoundGuy wrote:
ronheater70 wrote:
I have a 1500 Capacity, figure 525 for folks, and 500 +/- for Hitch and it leaves me roughly 500 pounds +/-..
No way you'll be running just 500 lbs of gross tongue weight with a bunkhouse trailer of the size you're talking about ... more like 750 to 850 lbs. I ran an average 750 lbs with our previous 24' KZ Spree 240BH which typically weighed ~ 5500 lbs loaded and ready to camp, with our current 19' Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS weighing an average 4500 lbs ready to camp I typically run ~ 600+ lbs gross tongue weight. Towing a heavier trailer as you're talking about and you'd better count on a gross tongue weight much greater than just 500 lbs. :R
Have to agree with SoundGuy. You don't haul a TT with no gear so why look at dry weight? Add at least 1500 lbs of stuff for 5 people to your 6000 dry weight figure and you get a tongue weight around 975 lbs - 7500 * 13% = 975. Add another 100 lbs for the WDH leaves you with 425 lbs of payload left. Then put 5 people in the truck, along with all the stuff your going to put in the bed and your way over payload. Your trucks towing capacity is meaningless as payload will be exceeded before you get anywhere near tow capacity. I'd suggest you put some more research into the capabilities of your TV instead of guessing about typical weights. Your best bet is to load up your TV for camping - people and gear, Google CAT Scale Locator and get it weighed. There is also a door jamb sticker that states the weight of cargo and passengers not to be exceeded. Oh - and all those accessories like running boards, etc. reduce the payload. Good luck.
Im very Familiar with the capability of the rig and it capacities. Trailer Im looking at now has a dry weight of 5,080 pounds, and a hitch weight of 565 I have ZERO plans of carrying 1500 pounds of gear. 4-5 of us camp for a week at a time in a tent with nothing more than a cooler and clothes and bedding. I do not plan on deviating from that with a camper. I know very well the listed cargo capacity of the truck.
With that in mind, again I plan on staying with the limits of the vehicle. This was not so much a question on towing or capabilities,s something I have done plenty of over the last 35 years, as it was questions about quality of campers. Im interested in finding that balance of quality vs cost and getting the best value for the money. Seems most of them are very similar now days at least in the price point I'm looking at.
