New to Travel Trailers. What to look for?

Do you have a tow vehicle? If so tell us about it including payload and max tow weight. If you don’t, good! Buy or select the TT first and then match a TV to the TT.

Layout and local service after the sale.

Not to start a towing debate, but read some of the hundreds of threads on hereabout towing, and what you can pull. In most cases the payload is the limiting factor not the tow weight.

The RV salesman and the truck salesman will tell you it will work. Read some of the threads about it here. Nothing worse than buying a camper, and then realizing you now either need a smaller camper or a bigger truck.

optimusprime wrote:
Hey all. I am new here and am wanting to get a TT for my family sometime next year. I would like to hear opinions on what brands to look for regarding reliability, comfort and durability and which ones to stay away from if ya'll wouldn't mind. …..

Plenty of the Others will give you specs to compare.
My advice is all about the bathroom!

For 'me' the first biggest mistake I made buying my first TT?

Was not trying out the bathroom! Yup I bought my first TT and on my first trip with friends and went to use the bathroom and when you sat down you could "not" close the bathroom door.

If you were over 5 ft tall your knees hit the door so you couldn't close it. I sold my brand new TT after only 2 trips. When I went to look at MH's while the salesman was yammering about the cabinets etc I'd push him aside and head for the bathroom to sit down and see if the door closed. You'll be surprised how many rv bathrooms have problems.

AND...if you are buying any RV with slides? Make the salesman pull ALL of the slides in 'before' you sign on the dotted line.

Many slides when pulled in, you will 'not' be able to use the bathroom or sink or fridge or access the bedroom etc etc. All things you want to be able to get to while on the road, that's why we buy RV's!

And BTW the most used excuse the salesmen will us as to why they can't bring the slides in is that there is no battery in the RV.

They know these slides block stuff that is why they are all deployed on the showroom floor and many on the lots, MAKE them get a battery and pull the slides in or go somewhere else to buy your RV! :C

Sorry for being long winded, I just hope some of the bathroom info helps you! :B

Make trips to several RV dealers and look at what is available. You will get a lot of ideas by just looking, but be careful about what a sales person tells you. In many cases, they can show you options other than what the have available on their lot at that moment, but could be ordered. When you find what you are looking for, then start talking to other owners and RVers and get opinions.