Need help selecting TT for small family
Hello all. We’re new to the TT world and would like some feedback on travel trailer recommendations. Got a family of 4 with two young kids and we’ve been looking at r-pods, no boundaries, keystone cro...
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When you decide what you want, try to rent a similar unit for a week or ten days. That is what we did. You will learn a lot before you spend the big bucks.
I can tell you that my 2011 F-150 has a max cargo of 1411 lbs. I bought a 5000 lb. dry weight, 25 ft. TT with 400 lbs. dry tongue weight. Loaded for the road the TT weight across the scales is 6200 lbs. with 750 lbs. on the tongue. That leaves 650 lbs. for two adults, big dog and camping toys.
The point is you can eat up the tow vehicle's cargo capacity very quickly.
Since your kids are young you might take a hard look at a hybrid. Crawling over your spouse was not an option for us old folks. :)
The previous comments about trailer mods and maintenance are right on.
Good luck
I can tell you that my 2011 F-150 has a max cargo of 1411 lbs. I bought a 5000 lb. dry weight, 25 ft. TT with 400 lbs. dry tongue weight. Loaded for the road the TT weight across the scales is 6200 lbs. with 750 lbs. on the tongue. That leaves 650 lbs. for two adults, big dog and camping toys.
The point is you can eat up the tow vehicle's cargo capacity very quickly.
Since your kids are young you might take a hard look at a hybrid. Crawling over your spouse was not an option for us old folks. :)
The previous comments about trailer mods and maintenance are right on.
Good luck
