New to Trailer Life Need Some Assitance :)
Hello all, completely new at ever trying to tow anything other than a small boat and we are looking at a specific trailer. But I have read enough to make sure weight is proper but the more I look its...
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When my wife and I were looking at trailers, we kept looking at bigger and bigger units. Every small step up in size offered more features. Pretty soon we were looking at a new truck and 34 ft trailers... she didn't want a smaller trauler after seeing the nice big ones.
I finally had to take a step back, and reevaluate our needs. A big camper is nice And some people will tell you that bigger is better. But take a step back and look at what you need. Do you need all kinds of huge floor space? For us, we realized we spend 90% of our time outside. The only thing we do in a camper is sleep and use the bathroom. After talking, we realized we didn't want a house on wheels, a rolling hotel room suite. We found a TT that met all our needs in a smaller package.
To be honest, I doubt any trailer at any size would be comfortable with 9 people in it, even a 40ft park model. I've been in some massive 5th wheels with 8 people in them, and it feels extremely cramped.
Talk to your family about what you want out of camping. If you want to go to a destination and spend most your time inside the trailer, then get a 1 ton truck and a huge trailer. If you're going to be outside, then get a smaller trailer with 9 beds, and invest in some easy up canopies for shade outside. Maybe go the route we did and get an outside kitchen so you even do all your cooking outside. Even my smaller trailer has 6 separate beds, and in a pinch could sleep 9 people if several of them were kids.
tl/dr: talk about why you want to go camping, you may not need such a large trailer.
I finally had to take a step back, and reevaluate our needs. A big camper is nice And some people will tell you that bigger is better. But take a step back and look at what you need. Do you need all kinds of huge floor space? For us, we realized we spend 90% of our time outside. The only thing we do in a camper is sleep and use the bathroom. After talking, we realized we didn't want a house on wheels, a rolling hotel room suite. We found a TT that met all our needs in a smaller package.
To be honest, I doubt any trailer at any size would be comfortable with 9 people in it, even a 40ft park model. I've been in some massive 5th wheels with 8 people in them, and it feels extremely cramped.
Talk to your family about what you want out of camping. If you want to go to a destination and spend most your time inside the trailer, then get a 1 ton truck and a huge trailer. If you're going to be outside, then get a smaller trailer with 9 beds, and invest in some easy up canopies for shade outside. Maybe go the route we did and get an outside kitchen so you even do all your cooking outside. Even my smaller trailer has 6 separate beds, and in a pinch could sleep 9 people if several of them were kids.
tl/dr: talk about why you want to go camping, you may not need such a large trailer.
