First, thanks again to everyone who's been so helpful.
We are looking at the option of moving to a 3/4 ton Burban since that will open us up for cheaper, albeit a little heavier, trailers that might be a wash or near-wash on price.
There is big RV show in nearby (90 minutes) Sacramento this weekend that we scouted at the various dealers last weekend. Here are some things we've seen I'd love to hear some ideas about:
1) 2013 Jayco 28 bunkhouse with a slide for 19000, brand new with all power options, and an 8 cu foot Norcold fridge - not seen a fridge that large on ANYTHING else so far. I REALLY like the upgrades in this unit and its price,as well as the two year warranty, but it is a double-single bunk and the tongue weight is 690. Dry weight with options is 5600.
2) 2008 Tango for 15000. Also a double-single, well-maintained except for some delam right around the access hatch for the water heater (two bubbles, each the size of your hand). Its tongue weight is 670 with a dry weight of 5760, as per the sticker.
3) 2014 Bullet QBS quad bunk on "sale" for the show at 24,500 with 5620 dry weight and 590 hitch weight. This one is the best layout, but also the priciest, and I'm not "sold" on the durability of Keystone products with regard to delaminating.
The sales folks have been telling me to ignore the hitch weight effectively since the WD hitch will offset some back to the trailer as opposed to the TV, meaning that my guesstimate of 650 left of cargo capacity in the TV (7000 rated from GM, minus 5350 curb, minus 1000 pounds of passengers)is too conservative.
Thoughts on any of these three options (aside from the obvious - upgrade the TV NOW and I can take any of the three). I'm especially interested in the WD hitch issue - I read dozens of pages here on the forums about WD hitches and despite being a pretty smart guy, it just gave me a headache. I guess that's why my graduate degree isn't in math.
