Need some travel trailer suggestions...

2Macs wrote:
Been in your place back in 2004 when DW and I retired. We wanted a travel trailer to go traveling with. Not knowing anything about towing a travel trailer, we set certain criteria. The TT had to be used in case we found we did not like traveling with a TT. It must be able to be towed by our Surburban or Silverado. We went to local dealers and viewed their used inventory. We set our criteria as around 25 feet with one slide out. We began shopping for a TT with that criteria and found a 26 foot used Salem with one slide. We traveled all over the U. S. with that TT from 2004 to 2010 when it was hit by a wind and hail storm along I-94 in N. Dakota. Needless to say the TT became a total loss.

Set your criteria and look for it. I might suggest a couple of dealers close to you that I consider reputable and willing to work with you. Modern Trailer Sales in Anderson and Walnut Ridge in New Castle. I continue to use Modern Trailer Sales for service work even though we purchased our current TT elsewhere.

Good luck with your search.

I agree with this advice. We looked around at late model used units the size that could be towed by our existing tow vehicle - we were not totally sure we were going to like RVing enough to justify a big investment. Soon we decided that a rear living area floorplan in a 25-29 foot range would probably fit the bill, and eventually found what seemed like a good buy for us. Used that trailer for a few years, then had the opportunity to upgrade our tow vehicle, and another couple of years later, traded up to a slightly larger trailer that had some features that the original trailer lacked. Worked for us ....