Justifying the cost of a Travel Trailer
I have been thinking about getting a small travel trailer, less than 20 foot. It is just myself, don't need anything big and I can tow up to 3,500 lbs. I don't know if buying one would justify the...
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rollindowntheroad wrote:
Also, someone mentioned that I wouldn't find any thing I can tow with my vehicle. Well, in fact I have found several. One is the Travel Lite: Falcon FL-18RB, dry weight of 2,176 lbs.
Dry weight is no options, as delivered the camper will be much closer to 3k, add in your camping gear, water, etc. and that "dry weight" will be but a distant memory.
There is plenty of info on these forums about all of this, the reality is the tow rating of any vehicle is the least important number. Look up your vehicles payload and do the math on that.
Not trying to rain on your parade but once you start digging into towing you'll likely find your vehicle will be woefully inadequate for a travel trailer.
