Change of plans! Now I want a teardrop!
Some of you may remember me from a year ago when I was asking advice on towing with my Ford Escape. I previously decided to screw it and buy any TT I wanted and have a friend tow it to a campground fo...
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rjxj wrote:
4x7 Deuce 600 pounds
Food water camping gear clothes hot dog sticks flashlights lawn chair =500 pounds
Curling irons, hair dryer, makeup, extra shoes 400 pounds
1500 pounds, Perfect
Relax, I'm just teasing you. You are doing the right thing by going slow and not buying the wrong thing. Everyone will help you.
What are things you must have?
I think you mentioned that you could use a shower type enclosure
Do you have to have an in rig toilet or a porta poti or will you use a public rest room?
How much do you have to spend?
Can you make payments?
I'm surely repeating stuff but the big issue is weight. I mentioned last time a mock up of what you MUST take with you. It's a pain but that is a starting point. Make a list and get weights. I weighed every item I put in my trailer and truck last year and its amazing how fast it adds up. I'm not saying to buy the 500 or 600 pound teardrop but realistically when you load up everything you would probably be around 1200 to 1500.
So a 1200 pound trailer is probably going to be 1800 to 2000
lol You had me going for a while there! I was going to say, I don't even own some of those things! Honestly all I would need is my toiletries, my laptop, a few books, a cooler & some food, and cooking items (dishes, utensils). I can keep some things in the back of my Escape too, it's not all going in the trailer. I have been living at my job for 2 years and I know how to downsize, my stuff I bring back and forth to work probably weighs 100 pounds total. I'm a minimalist. I will also be keeping 90% of my stuff at my mom's house and changing stuff out every time I go home.
