Buyer's remorse??
Hi. I'm totally new to this site and RVING. Hubby is in the Navy and got orders to Virginia...we decided to take advantage of living on the other side of the country by traveling to all the neat plac...
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Your Navy base should have a great MWR Recreational Services and perhaps you can check out a small trailer. Even DOD folks can use the MWR tiems. Here at Dahlgren VA they have a couple of campers available. Most bases also have a set aside camp ground somewhere too... The one for this base is at PAX RIVER...
Might give you a good idea how big a trailer your SUV will like to tow and be safe.
I'm thinking anything over 24-26 feet is going to be your maximum for safe towing... Your 34 foot trailer will want a minimum F250 and probably a F350 would be better. Its not all just the weight it is the wind load as well to consider. Try passing a over-sized log truck coming at you at 70MPH on a two lane road with you pulling a high trailer and see how that works out... The last you may remember is the driver with a big smile on his face haha... Been there done that a couple of times - me loves Gerogia Pacific trucks in Arkansas on US82...
My 28-foot fifth wheel that the salesman said your F150 truck will pull this baby with ease still sits in my back yard setup as a get-away place for us and the grand kids... We pull a 4000 lbs loaded OFF-ROAD POPUP trailer with our F150 all over the East and South areas from here in Virginia...
For us however it is all about RV CAMPING not RV TRAVELING. That a whole different ball game and a really bigger expense...
Roy Ken
Might give you a good idea how big a trailer your SUV will like to tow and be safe.
I'm thinking anything over 24-26 feet is going to be your maximum for safe towing... Your 34 foot trailer will want a minimum F250 and probably a F350 would be better. Its not all just the weight it is the wind load as well to consider. Try passing a over-sized log truck coming at you at 70MPH on a two lane road with you pulling a high trailer and see how that works out... The last you may remember is the driver with a big smile on his face haha... Been there done that a couple of times - me loves Gerogia Pacific trucks in Arkansas on US82...
My 28-foot fifth wheel that the salesman said your F150 truck will pull this baby with ease still sits in my back yard setup as a get-away place for us and the grand kids... We pull a 4000 lbs loaded OFF-ROAD POPUP trailer with our F150 all over the East and South areas from here in Virginia...
For us however it is all about RV CAMPING not RV TRAVELING. That a whole different ball game and a really bigger expense...
Roy Ken
