2016 Coachmen Apex 23LE - First Trailer
Good evening - we are finalizing our first TT purchase, a Coachmen Apex Ultra Lite 23LE, and are looking forward to picking it up this weekend and hitting the great outdoors. Prior to purchasing the ...
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bulldogvols wrote:
We happened to stumble across the Apex 23LE and its dry weight of 4300lbs.
The current Coachmen Apex 23LE has a listed UVW of 4270 lbs and a GVWR of 6500 lbs ... in reality the actual stickered dry weight of the particular trailer you buy will be higher because of any options / accessories added to your particular unit. Add to that the weight of any accessories your dealer may add such as propane in the tanks and battery plus the weight of any water you yourself may normally carry and that trailer before you add any personal cargo of your own will weigh even more. :E Loaded and ready to camp this trailer is way too much for a V6 gas aspired engine, even a newer rendition such as you have, and especially when it's also carrying the weight of a family, not just one or two adults.
I currently tow a Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS that typically weighs ~ 4500 lbs loaded and ready to camp with a 5.3L V8 Avalanche, a friend owns a similar Starcraft Launch that he tows with a late model GM Acadia 3.6L V6 equipped with a factory tow package and although he does manage (with just he and his wife in the vehicle) to get where he's going it does struggle when the terrain is anything but flat and he's already (after just one season) planning to replace the vehicle with a 1/2 ton truck. I'd also be concerned about the Durango's wheelbase of ~ 120" which is awfully short for towing a trailer measuring nearly 27' coupler to bumper. :E JMO, but you either want less trailer or more tow vehicle.
