How heavy of a trailer can I get?
OK so I just posted another topic about my payload but after the help of others, I figured out that with everyone in the vehicle (including another child down the road) and our gas tank full we are le...
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I respect all the research you are doing and trying to make an informed decision on buying an expensive RV and not biting off more than you can chew, but WOW....
In all the time I've been RVing... And this goes back to the early 70's when I was a kid and Mom and Dad got tired of taking us kids camping in tents, have we or I ever worried about the difference in the TW going out and coming back from a camping trip...
I base my weights on it's max ratings and if it's less, it's just a bonus.. :)
Sure, I might have been overweight in the past... The world did not end and I didn't kill anyone.. ;)
I know it's a different world than it was 45 years ago, but physics have always been the same since ancient times.. :)
Anyway, I think you are WAY over thinking this deal and just need to find something with around a GVWR of around #6000, load it up and ENJOY and HAVE FUN and not fret the little stuff..
Sure, you don't want to get a #10,000 TT with a Nissan Titan and a big and growing family.... We didn't do that 45 years ago...
It mostly comes down to common sense and knowing your own limits and comfort level.. That's what keeps you within your limits of everything in life, right??
Good luck!
Mitch
In all the time I've been RVing... And this goes back to the early 70's when I was a kid and Mom and Dad got tired of taking us kids camping in tents, have we or I ever worried about the difference in the TW going out and coming back from a camping trip...
I base my weights on it's max ratings and if it's less, it's just a bonus.. :)
Sure, I might have been overweight in the past... The world did not end and I didn't kill anyone.. ;)
I know it's a different world than it was 45 years ago, but physics have always been the same since ancient times.. :)
Anyway, I think you are WAY over thinking this deal and just need to find something with around a GVWR of around #6000, load it up and ENJOY and HAVE FUN and not fret the little stuff..
Sure, you don't want to get a #10,000 TT with a Nissan Titan and a big and growing family.... We didn't do that 45 years ago...
It mostly comes down to common sense and knowing your own limits and comfort level.. That's what keeps you within your limits of everything in life, right??
Good luck!
Mitch
