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marquette
Feb 12, 2016Explorer
This is kind of a chicken or egg first type question. Which ever they buy first camper or TV determines the other. My wife and I were faced with the same type question a while back and we decided on the camper first and then the TV to handle it. If we had already owned the TV then it would have been fit the camper to the TV. It's hard to bring too much TV to the road so if the TV has to be the first choice I would buy the biggest most powerful TV I could comfortably drive and afford because bigger heavier campers are cheaper than smaller lightweight ones. I own a Jeep Grand Cherokee as a daily driver and a Surburban as a TV. The JGC has the power to tow but the short wheelbase and small cargo area make it a so-so TV. Pulling a small 14 ft camper the JGC will get pushed in the corners a bit because of the short WB. It also will pitch on a road with rough frost joints. I don't have a brake controller on the JGC but it's 4 wheel disk brakes are strong and stop the trailer with ease. JGC's are comfortable vehicles but the Durango shares a lot of the same drive train with a longer WB. I know they are a little older than the OP suggested but don't overlook the 2004-7 Tahoes. The 5.3 is strong the trucks are nimble and easy to drive and they are the last years before GM put the fuel management system on to drop cylinders as not needed. A good system now but had a few problems early on.
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