Looking for suggestions
I am in the market for a travel trailer. I currently have an 8ft Jayco Popup that is way too small. I have a family of 7 (2 adults, children age 15, 13, 11, 3 and 1. The 1 year old will sleep in a pac...
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kevin79 wrote:
Got to the scales today. My van with a full tank of gas and just me weighed 6160lbs. I figure everyone else wieghs around 700lbs (probably less) and the GVWR listed on the sticker is 7200lbs. That gives me around 340lbs for cargo and tongue weight right?
Unfortunately yes, which leaves you only enough for the tongue weight of a light pop up trailer. Some will say it is ok to exceed the GVWR slightly as long as you stay under the tire and axle ratings but even that won't leave you enough weight room for the size of trailer you want/need. I wouldn't be comfortable doing that with my family on board.
Only real options are a 1 ton van with sufficient payload, tow with your current van but bring a second vehicle with all the passengers (then you would have nearly 1k of weight available for tongue weight), or stick with a pop up and tents.
