New to Camping, Questions have I
I am planning to take the family on a week long excursion to the Grand Canyon, and after looking at hotels, and such, the cost is extraordinary, add in gas, and meals, and its even more. So I started...
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Well took our first steps to becoming campers. Put a deposit down on a 2003 KZ 2405. Its in decent shape given its age, not a lot of UV damage that I have seen on the ones I looked at yesterday. Would have completed the deal had it not had a prior contract pending, but they are having difficulty getting financed, so when their deal falls through, then it will be ours.
I was looking at a Wildwood as well, it is a much lighter trailer, lighter than my HT by 1000#, however, no storage whatsoever. Doesn't even have a pipe for the sewage hose. It has the same sleeping arrangement, 2 bunks, dinette and sofa bed with queen up front, bath in back, but its fixed configuration, no slide outs. The KZ is quite a bit heavier, but still within the safe zone of the truck with room. I don't plan to carry a lot, mainly clothes and food, can goods and bottled water will make up the bulk of the weight, and can be stored in the rear to take off some TW. The fresh tank is also in the rear, the waste tanks in front, so that also takes TW off by running with those empty. It has fron pass through storage, but there is where packing has to be done carefully as it will affect TW. I plan to get a small generator too. I picked up this hitch frame that attaches to the bottom of a truck box, and since the trailer has a 2" receiver in the rear, I can put that back there, load the generator and fuel into it, and further offset TW. The Generator that I am looking at is under 100#, so that and 5 gallons of fuel should be fine back there. Since the trailer has an awning, wont need my canopy, that can stay in my RC trailer, but I will be bringing my 5 folding chairs, and since they are light, they can go up front. Only thing left to consider for weight are clothes.
So with that said, another question, What am I missing? I don't know if it has a power cord, one has a cord, the other a socket.
What I like most about the KZ is the battery and LP tanks are hidden behind an aerodynamic dam. The previous owner built a shield under them to protect them from road slop, but the OSB they used is falling apart. I will most likely go ahead and replace it since it is a good idea, the inside of that area is still pristine. Have a sheet laying around taking up space anyway.
List of things I can think of right now.
Sewage hose
Fresh water hose
Power cord
Trailer-Aid (already have one for the HT)
Wheel chocks (any preference?)
Stability pads ( plywood squares come to mind, use one for my RC trailer when I am at the field to keep it level)
Pretty sure they are going to show me how to level the trailer correctly, they are going to go over everything in the trailer with me to make sure it all works. Getting it from Camping World.
Anything else?
I was looking at a Wildwood as well, it is a much lighter trailer, lighter than my HT by 1000#, however, no storage whatsoever. Doesn't even have a pipe for the sewage hose. It has the same sleeping arrangement, 2 bunks, dinette and sofa bed with queen up front, bath in back, but its fixed configuration, no slide outs. The KZ is quite a bit heavier, but still within the safe zone of the truck with room. I don't plan to carry a lot, mainly clothes and food, can goods and bottled water will make up the bulk of the weight, and can be stored in the rear to take off some TW. The fresh tank is also in the rear, the waste tanks in front, so that also takes TW off by running with those empty. It has fron pass through storage, but there is where packing has to be done carefully as it will affect TW. I plan to get a small generator too. I picked up this hitch frame that attaches to the bottom of a truck box, and since the trailer has a 2" receiver in the rear, I can put that back there, load the generator and fuel into it, and further offset TW. The Generator that I am looking at is under 100#, so that and 5 gallons of fuel should be fine back there. Since the trailer has an awning, wont need my canopy, that can stay in my RC trailer, but I will be bringing my 5 folding chairs, and since they are light, they can go up front. Only thing left to consider for weight are clothes.
So with that said, another question, What am I missing? I don't know if it has a power cord, one has a cord, the other a socket.
What I like most about the KZ is the battery and LP tanks are hidden behind an aerodynamic dam. The previous owner built a shield under them to protect them from road slop, but the OSB they used is falling apart. I will most likely go ahead and replace it since it is a good idea, the inside of that area is still pristine. Have a sheet laying around taking up space anyway.
List of things I can think of right now.
Sewage hose
Fresh water hose
Power cord
Trailer-Aid (already have one for the HT)
Wheel chocks (any preference?)
Stability pads ( plywood squares come to mind, use one for my RC trailer when I am at the field to keep it level)
Pretty sure they are going to show me how to level the trailer correctly, they are going to go over everything in the trailer with me to make sure it all works. Getting it from Camping World.
Anything else?
