From class A to T. T.
How many of you have change from class A to T.T? And be honest why?:h Thank you,
Forum Discussion
I went from a Beaver Monterey 36 foot diesel pusher to a Duramax towing a 21T Komfort non slide trailer in 2002 .
I still have the Duramax / Komfort setup .
Although we have stayed a month at a time in winter at Outdoor Resorts - Cathedral City we discovered that we much prefer camping without hookups .
I did not liking towing a Towed .
I do like having a 4wd duramax which easily tows the 7280# gvw 21T .
The systems in the 21T are less complex than those in the MH .
There are few repairs needed and any marginal handyman can fix what goes wrong with a TT .
We have more ground clearance with the DMax/21T and this suits the more beautiful camp spots that are often the last 2 miles down a gravel road .
Our cost of campsites is very low because we often park in the National Forests using " dispersed camping " .
The most we pay is $ 9 per night on the National Parks Pass .
Our 21t has 50+6 fresh , 45grey, & 45 black .
There are plenty of opportunities to dump our tanks for free when we are on the move .
It takes us very little time to drop the trailer .
I use my battery Makita drill motor to lower the stabilizers .
Put out the awning and a mat .
We spend most of our time outside of the trailer .
We generally seek out a simple streamside site .
On a few urban type stops we have found abandoned government parking lots such as the old forest service or dmv .
The govmint loves to move into a new building at the end of their 10 year lease which leaves the building lessor with an empty unrentable building .
I am a big fan of a 9200# gvw diesel pickup towing a 7280 # gvw TT .
We have a walkaround queen which takes 4 18 gallon rubbermaids underneath .
The spare tire is underneath the TT and that leaves plenty of room for a HD bike rack on the back of the TT .
We use hd #2 AWG jumper cables to tie the 2 duramax batts with the 2 TT batts .
We can run what we like for 3 days and by then the pickup gets driven so the 2 dmax batts get charged .
Because our trailer is not long and weighs less than the tow vehicle we are very mobile and curves ,winds , and steep inclines are not an impediment .
We use an extracab diesel 6.5' box with a locking snugtop canopy .
We can park most places without an issue .
We carry the heavy stuff in the pickup box and we are often about 8300# on the pickup and 5400 # on the trailer axles .
The trailer tracks perfectly partly because with 4wd and a diesel engine we are 4600# on the front wheels .
I still have the Duramax / Komfort setup .
Although we have stayed a month at a time in winter at Outdoor Resorts - Cathedral City we discovered that we much prefer camping without hookups .
I did not liking towing a Towed .
I do like having a 4wd duramax which easily tows the 7280# gvw 21T .
The systems in the 21T are less complex than those in the MH .
There are few repairs needed and any marginal handyman can fix what goes wrong with a TT .
We have more ground clearance with the DMax/21T and this suits the more beautiful camp spots that are often the last 2 miles down a gravel road .
Our cost of campsites is very low because we often park in the National Forests using " dispersed camping " .
The most we pay is $ 9 per night on the National Parks Pass .
Our 21t has 50+6 fresh , 45grey, & 45 black .
There are plenty of opportunities to dump our tanks for free when we are on the move .
It takes us very little time to drop the trailer .
I use my battery Makita drill motor to lower the stabilizers .
Put out the awning and a mat .
We spend most of our time outside of the trailer .
We generally seek out a simple streamside site .
On a few urban type stops we have found abandoned government parking lots such as the old forest service or dmv .
The govmint loves to move into a new building at the end of their 10 year lease which leaves the building lessor with an empty unrentable building .
I am a big fan of a 9200# gvw diesel pickup towing a 7280 # gvw TT .
We have a walkaround queen which takes 4 18 gallon rubbermaids underneath .
The spare tire is underneath the TT and that leaves plenty of room for a HD bike rack on the back of the TT .
We use hd #2 AWG jumper cables to tie the 2 duramax batts with the 2 TT batts .
We can run what we like for 3 days and by then the pickup gets driven so the 2 dmax batts get charged .
Because our trailer is not long and weighs less than the tow vehicle we are very mobile and curves ,winds , and steep inclines are not an impediment .
We use an extracab diesel 6.5' box with a locking snugtop canopy .
We can park most places without an issue .
We carry the heavy stuff in the pickup box and we are often about 8300# on the pickup and 5400 # on the trailer axles .
The trailer tracks perfectly partly because with 4wd and a diesel engine we are 4600# on the front wheels .
