Newbie Pre Purchase Questions
Hi all, new to the forum (and the world of camping)! My wife and I got the camping bug and we want to get a TT. I've read a lot of conflicting info and have some questions before we pull the trigger...
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Ram website says 1900lb cargo. The four of us and lets say both dogs and minimal cargo will be around 900lbs, so that is leaving 1000lbs for the tongue weight? The Jayco we looked at is 770 unloaded so I'm assuming I need to figure in all the **** we put in the TT too? I can see how this can get out of hand...
KD4UPL wrote:
I totally agree with getting a bunkhouse for the kids. I have 3 of my own, ages 9,7, and 3, I'm looking for a bunkhouse TT for our next RV.
You will be payload limited on your truck. The weight of your family, pets, and gear in the truck will subtract form the payload listed on your door sticker. What's left will have to handle the loaded tongue weight of your trailer and the weight of the weight distributing hitch. Your loaded tongue weight should be a minimum of 12% of your trailer's loaded weight which, for a family of 4, might as well be the GVWR.
After you run all the numbers like that I suspect you can handle a smaller trailer than you think.
