Need help finding specific floor plain travel trailer

This is not exactly what you describe, but in the line of what you said. Look at the 181-B, 20 ft., 2725 pounds, TT from Riverside RV Manufacturing. They have a full line from teardrops to fifth wheels.

I always liked the JAYCO TRAILERS home page where you can look at all of their floorplans and specs and compare between them...

You might get some good ideas doing this...

Roy Ken

The units you show are in the 31 ft range. Slides and outside kitchens = weight. If your TV is not up to the job , then you have to get yourself a new TV or opt for another FP.

Even a Jayco JayFlight 26BH will roll down the road at 6500# and about 900# of hitch weight, that's w/o a slide or an outside kitchen. However, its a good FP that allows straight forward tv viewing plus enough room for a family to move about as well as interior storage.

The problem i see with towing with your TV is, you may run out of payload before you run out of towing capacity. By the time you add the hitch weight plus people, kids and all the stuff you carry in the truck you may very well be over your trucks payload and rear tire rating.

Can you go into a little more about "The problem i see with towing with your TV is, you may run out of payload before you run out of towing capacity. By the time you add the hitch weight plus people, kids and all the stuff you carry in the truck you may very well be over your trucks payload and rear tire rating."

So I don't have our vehicle right now to look at our capacity but if the hitch weight is 900lbs and we weigh 450lbs and our payload capacity is say 2000lbs. that would give us 650lbs of other **** to bring. Now does that apply to only the tow vehicle or both? If both then that would assume that once we fill the propane tanks ect that adds in???

Still trying to figure out all these weights and how they all fit in.

Thanks

You found TTs you like so I suggest finding a TV that will pull your favorite.

Lwiddis wrote:
You found TTs you like so I suggest finding a TV that will pull your favorite.

Yeah, that's not going to happen. We up graded from a Suburban to this thing and can't afford an actual truck with the gas alone for my commute.

Tall order of wants and must haves for a trailer under 6000 lbs. loaded and trip ready.
Honestly, from experience, I see a new tow vehicle in your future.

Good luck with your search.

rk05 wrote:
Can you go into a little more about "The problem i see with towing with your TV is, you may run out of payload before you run out of towing capacity. By the time you add the hitch weight plus people, kids and all the stuff you carry in the truck you may very well be over your trucks payload and rear tire rating."

So I don't have our vehicle right now to look at our capacity but if the hitch weight is 900lbs and we weigh 450lbs and our payload capacity is say 2000lbs. that would give us 650lbs of other **** to bring. Now does that apply to only the tow vehicle or both? If both then that would assume that once we fill the propane tanks ect that adds in???

Still trying to figure out all these weights and how they all fit in.

Thanks

You should get the truck and get it to the scales before you buy a trailer. Fill it with full fuel and load all people and cargo you will camp with.

Then take those front and rear weights from the scales and subtract the door tag front and rear axle weights.

That will dictate exactly what weight trailer you can tow.

Until you do this its really all a guess..

When you load stuff in the TT 12 to 13 percent of that becomes tongue weight. Tongue weight is subtracted from payload on the truck. When you load something in the truck, 100 Percent of that is subtracted from payload. That is an important difference between stuff like propane etc in the TT (12 percent) vs stuff loaded in the truck (100 percent).

So in essence everything you can load in the TT, only 12 Percent of that is counted against the payload of the truck.

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rk05, Yes, you are thinking correctly. Its an add up and take away equation. Your vehicles weight is not what it says on the title , it is with EVERYTHING you carry inside or on top of your TV. Hopefully, your vehicle has a factory tow package.
If not, you might want to think about some kind of tent. :B

On the serious side , there is a weight decal on your drivers door jam or possibly inside the glove compartment on a sticker that shows approx., payload.
I understand your situation and it's often more difficult to match the TV to a TT if you already have the TV.
Already having the TV , you have less selection for a suitable floor plan to compliment your TV weight restrictions.

You must think of it as 2 individual vehicles with each having their own suspensions that has ratings and restrictions.
When you balance each one, they compliment one another as a towed unit, while being joined by a weight distributing hitch of proportional size. ( don't forget, the WD hitch also has weight, maybe 100# , comes off the payload and it's considered part of the hitch weight equation as far as i know. One of our engineer members would know better than me )

In order for any of us to acquire a real true payload weight is to have your vehicle weighed at a certified scale . Then you will know exactly where you stand with the amount of stuff you carry. It's very different for each of us. ('I bring one bag, my DW brings 7 bags and 4 for the dog, at this point i'm pushing being overloaded and she is still carrying out more stuff' )
Load up your TV as if you were going on a trip. Everything that's inside the vehicle is weight. People,tools, dogs, coolers, kids, computers etc. This is the payload that many people need to watch because many of us use up our payload before using up our towing capacity.

Re tires : "P" rated tires that offer a smooth ride where the carrying capacity would be less than an LT tire of equal size. You want a more stiff sidewall (LT tire) when towing a TT. It helps a lot with crosswinds and bow waves from overtaking trucks and buses. Remember most of us tow at or below 65mph due to restricted ST tire speed ratings and common sense. Sometimes bigger professional drivers pass us by like we are standing still. Just remember #1 rule, You as well as your TV need to be in control , not the other way around.

I would look around for a smaller simple floor plan until you are in a better position, then upgrade the entire package if the Rv lifestyle fits your family . As the family grows, your floor plan needs may change.

Good luck and stay safe,
b n d .