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samsontdog
Explorer
Jul 05, 2022

New Travel Trailer

HELP My daughter and S I Law recently retired and are looking at new TTs. They found a 2022 29 ft, 2 BR, 7,000 pounds, fully loaded. Forest River brand. He has a diesel short bed. half ton. The price is just over $45K. WOW !! They put a deposit on it and then called me. I have towed thousands of miles, 5th w, TT, Pop Up, you name it in the last 62 yrs. I think it's too much money for the TT, not enough truck to tow it or breaks to stop it. Tell me what you think and I will forward the comments to them. I know what you will say I think Help me out. Also, he has never towed anything other than her Toyota on a trailer from New York to Calf and little cargo trailers
  • cptqueeg's avatar
    cptqueeg
    Explorer II
    Jul 06, 2022
    samsontdog wrote:
    HELP My daughter and S I Law recently retired and are looking at new TTs. They found a 2022 29 ft, 2 BR, 7,000 pounds, fully loaded. Forest River brand. He has a diesel short bed. half ton. The price is just over $45K. WOW !! They put a deposit on it and then called me. I have towed thousands of miles, 5th w, TT, Pop Up, you name it in the last 62 yrs. I think it's too much money for the TT, not enough truck to tow it or breaks to stop it. Tell me what you think and I will forward the comments to them. I know what you will say I think Help me out. Also, he has never towed anything other than her Toyota on a trailer from New York to Calf and little cargo trailers


    I would have them consider where and when they're going to camp before buying. IOW try pretend booking some campsites for a trip and see what's available. The idea that there's ton of places to camp at the most desirable times to go is wrong. The eyeopening may allow them to have a little more patience w the TT purchase or perhaps even reconsider the type of RV or even whether it's worth buying one to begin with.
  • nickthehunter's avatar
    nickthehunter
    Nomad III
    Jul 06, 2022
    Skibane wrote:
    nickthehunter wrote:
    I don't know how anyone here could comment on the price, no one knows anything about the trailer.


    Would you pay $45K for any Forest River trailer?

    I wouldn't.
    Well I'm not in the market for a TT so I wouldn't know what I'd be willing to pay.

    But a 29-foot Coachmen Catalina (a Forest River Product) has a MSRP of $65,000 so $45,000 might be a great deal. Clicky

    But once again, we know nothing about the trailer the OP is talking about, so I just don't feel I can speculate about the price. It might be a high end luxury model or a POS - who can say?
  • PButler96's avatar
    PButler96
    Explorer
    Jul 06, 2022
    Skibane wrote:
    nickthehunter wrote:
    I don't know how anyone here could comment on the price, no one knows anything about the trailer.


    Would you pay $45K for any Forest River trailer?

    I wouldn't.



    Lwiddis wrote:
    Well, Ski,…..I wouldn’t. lol


    What do you guys recommend? lol.
  • dodge_guy's avatar
    dodge_guy
    Explorer II
    Jul 06, 2022
    Is that 7k lbs the dry weight or GVWR of the trailer? As for the price……things have gone up drastically in the past year and a half. Not sure I would pay that much money with the current build quality. I would buy used no newer than 2019.
    The other issue is the small diesel that will inevitably leave them stranded somewhere at the wrong time. Time for a 3/4 ton with a gas motor so they are never left stranded!
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    pbeverly
    Nomad
    Jul 06, 2022
    FrayJo wrote:
    Prices are rapidly falling!

    A similar trailer that is 1 or 2 years old would cost half as much!


    I am the same way. I do not give my kids advice because if it ends up wrong I don't want that on my shoulders. What I do do is present some things for them to think about. "Did you consider this?" blah blah blah.

    I have also learned that a lot of people seeking advice really just want you to confirm what they have already decided. Others don't want to take the time to research and figure things out.
  • Lantley's avatar
    Lantley
    Nomad
    Jul 06, 2022
    Turtle n Peeps wrote:
    theoldwizard1 wrote:
    Prices are dropping fast !

    A 1 or 2 year old similar trailer would be 1/2 as much !

    ^^^ this.

    As far as towing, my good friend has a 1/2 ton Chevy diesel and tows his 7K trailer just fine.

    As far as brakes. The truck does not stop the trailer; the trailer brakes stop the trailer and the truck brakes stop the truck.


    Once you experience disc brakes on your RV trailer you will realize the drum brakes are not stopping the trailer very well.
    Disc brakes will stop the trailer drum brakes on the Rv will need the assistance of the truck.
  • FrayJo's avatar
    FrayJo
    Explorer
    Jul 06, 2022
    Prices are rapidly falling!

    A similar trailer that is 1 or 2 years old would cost half as much!
  • LadyRVer's avatar
    LadyRVer
    Explorer II
    Jul 06, 2022
    If it were my daughter and hubby, I would leave the trailer purchase to their choice. Their money. If I directed them to another trailer or brand and it had a lot of problems, well, you know the rest of the story. The truck, don't know enough about it, but I towed 7000# with a 2500 gasser and had no problems. I would think a diesel would do a good job. Whether 1/2 ton or 3/4.

    Good luck to them and hope y'all can make lots of good camping memories.
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    Jul 05, 2022
    Gain automatically set is a very common misconception of newbies.

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