Buying 1st Travel Trailer Go Large or Not?
Hi, I am new to this forum and I would appreciate the views of all you Travel Trailer experienced hands on this question. I am looking to buy a custom built 36' Travel Trailer made by Recreation by D...
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I'm not an expert, but I did own a 2004 ram 1500 hemi 4x2 with 3:53 rear end. Set up a Equalizer brand hitch according to specs and towed my Jayco 30' 6" TT all over the place and it weighed right around 7500LBS going down the road. The rear end ratio made it a bit weak until up to speed. On calm days and without any water or fire wood our family of 4 got around pretty well. I did get sway from the odd semi/bus passing me especially in cross wind situations so there was some white knuckle moments at times. Truck was not powerful on hills at all, but it got us where we were going.
To add 4-5 more feet in length, and 1000-2000 more lbs weight I would say not a great plan at all. Everybody has different thresholds for safety...but I would vote a big thumbs down to your proposed setup.
A 3/4 ton or a 1 ton gas or diesel will mean a heavier tow vehicle to control that long/heavy of a travel trailer. My .02 as somebody who lived with a "marginal" setup for 4 seasons.
Daryll
To add 4-5 more feet in length, and 1000-2000 more lbs weight I would say not a great plan at all. Everybody has different thresholds for safety...but I would vote a big thumbs down to your proposed setup.
A 3/4 ton or a 1 ton gas or diesel will mean a heavier tow vehicle to control that long/heavy of a travel trailer. My .02 as somebody who lived with a "marginal" setup for 4 seasons.
Daryll
