gtsum wrote:
There are quite a few floorplans in a trailer that would work for you. You would need a bed slide (for the storage and dresser in the bedroom), and then maybe a rear lounge type layout. The issue of course will be TT length and weight...a bed slide layout is likely to be at least 35 ft long and weigh 7500lbs dry. Ie, a 1/2 ton truck is not going to do for a TT that long and maybe 8500-9000lbs rolling down the road.
While at the show yesterday, talking with a rep from the largest local dealer around here and we were talking weights, and lengths and differences between fifths and trailers. I told him I had a 2013 1500 and was selling it for a 2014 3500 because of my limited payload capacity....he went on to say my 1500 could tow the 34ft BH trailer we were standing in....it had a yellow sticker weight of 8260 I think. He said they use WD hitches and that "pretty much eliminated the tongue weight on my truck". I almost laughed out loud and proceeded to thank him and left. It is true...it seems they will tell you anything and everything to get a sale...sad state of affairs really
I feel like what we want could be done in 25’, 5000 pounds dry weight, and 7000 GVWR.
Our current 19-foot TT has the queen bed turned sideways in front and along the front wall is a dresser and built-in hamper. No bedroom slide. In ours, add a couple of feet to the kitchen area to make some more counter space and a pantry, put the dinette in a slide for a little more room and Bob’s your uncle. We don't need the rear lounge.
Problem is that you couldn’t also put in a sofa and an entertainment center in that length. I guess most people are content to do without a proper place to store clothes for a lengthy stay, so long as they can sit on the sofa and watch television. I don’t know what else to think.
I guess my priorities are out of whack, so far as the TT market is concerned.
Wayne
