spoon059 wrote:
DatacomGuy wrote:
Looking for opinions, suggestions, feedback. Thanks guys..
Before anyone can offer an educated opinion we need a LOT of information.
How many passengers?
What is LOADED TONGUE WEIGHT of your trailer?
How much total weight do you anticipate your tow vehicle having, to include passengers and gear?
What is your budget?
New or used?
Do you think or expect to upgrade camper in a few years?
Where do you tow, do you have lots of mountains out west or mainly flat land in the south or east?
I'm sure there are more, its early in the morning though.
How many passengers? - Four, typically. Roughly 500lbs total in people. Add 200lbs for cargo (clothes, food) per trip.
What is LOADED TONGUE WEIGHT of your trailer? Haven't been able to weigh it yet. Dry tongue weight is 530lbs, and most are weighing in around 600-650 with propane and battery on the Cruiser forums.
How much total weight do you anticipate your tow vehicle having, to include passengers and gear? We'll call it 750.
What is your budget? Less than 40K.
New or used? New preferred - simply because we have negative equity we need to bury.. roughly 2500 worth. Ford has 6500 in rebates on 2014 right now.
Do you think or expect to upgrade camper in a few years? Don't plan on it, the goal down the road is a 5th wheel, but wife isn't sold yet. I'd love a Cummins 2500, but now is not the time.
Where do you tow, do you have lots of mountains out west or mainly flat land in the south or east? Georgia, TN, NC, and FL. We do deal with some mountains, mostly highway but not all the time.
