Looking at 2017 Silverado 1500, your opinion?

Chuck Roder wrote:
Thank you all for the feedback. I have looked at the 2500 gas, higjer capacity and larger engine, it has a few negatives:
Still more $$$
Longer bed and wheelbase make it a little harder to manuver
Slightly less MPG
Like the front end look of the 1500 a little better
Just feels like too much truck

This is going o be the wife's daily driver.
Our camping for the next 10/15 years will be limited to 2/3.from home weekend trips in FL and one week a year in the mountains.

I know how my people end up with bigger camper then. Need bigger truck.
My reality is I won't be retiring for at least 15 years. One kid staring g college in two yearz, ND #2 about the same time #1 finishes.my budget will never support a big 5er, nor do I want one for the way we camp. I know more people who went big, then went to the middle over those who went big and steed big. We like State Parks and want to be able to fit, plus be able to get in and out of most gas stations.

We tend to research a purchase of this size to death. We already hAve a very good idea of what our next camper will be (around 27' lightweight in the under 9k lbs gross range).

Again,
I appreciate the feedback and opinions. We are keeping the TB and it will become my son's first vehicle, so I'm not in a rush. I intend to find the right deal.

We are headed out this weekend for our last trip of the year. HAPPY CAMPING EVEYONE!

I think you have the right idea. One thing I've learned in the last month of hanging out on RV forums is that most of the people that do so are heavily invested in their rigs. Not as many who are like you and me and do this as a recreational activity with no intent to make it anywhere near full time.

Even though my wife and I are retired, we won't be taking any 2 month odysseys. Most of our trips will be 3-4 days mid week to avoid the crowds in the Colorado mountains, with maybe one big 2 week outing. For that we have what we feel is the perfect setup for us. It's tiny compared to most on this forum, but that's cool. To us, as a step up from our popup, this X213 Jay Feather is a palace.

When we upgraded our TV this fall, we went Ford, but we got the 2016 F-150 4x4 (it snows here and it's my daily driver) 3.5L EB Supercrew with tow package and it kicks butt with our 5500 gross weight TT.