Newbie Recommendations for Safe Towing
Brand new to travel trailers. Bought a piece of property in MT and need a trailer to act as an occasional base of operation. Once for a 2 week stay and the rest would be 2-3 day stays. It would be...
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Nash 4 Season Trailer
If you are going to be using the trailer in cold weather, get a small 4 season trailer such as the Nash 17K. The GVWR is only 4400 lbs. If you go for the larger 22H, you can still keep the weight down to aroound 6500 lbs. if you don't overload it with stuff you don't. My Minnie has a dry weight of 4,800 lbs. and loaded, it is about 6500 lbs. and that is stuff for 2 people for longer trips. And, there are other smaller 4 season trailers that you can find.
If you are going to use the trailer only in warmer weather i.e. no extended cold or freezing temps, then you can look at a lot of trailers. There are a quite a few Winnebago trailers that you could choose from, but they don't offer a 4 seasons package. We've done some traveling where the nights have been cold, but the lack of 4 season insulation means more propane is using the furnace, or more electric if using an electric space heater.
I think if you tow 6,500 lbs. or less and use a good WD hitch with anti sway, you won't have a problem with your truck if it's towing capacity is 8,100 lbs.
Good luck!
If you are going to be using the trailer in cold weather, get a small 4 season trailer such as the Nash 17K. The GVWR is only 4400 lbs. If you go for the larger 22H, you can still keep the weight down to aroound 6500 lbs. if you don't overload it with stuff you don't. My Minnie has a dry weight of 4,800 lbs. and loaded, it is about 6500 lbs. and that is stuff for 2 people for longer trips. And, there are other smaller 4 season trailers that you can find.
If you are going to use the trailer only in warmer weather i.e. no extended cold or freezing temps, then you can look at a lot of trailers. There are a quite a few Winnebago trailers that you could choose from, but they don't offer a 4 seasons package. We've done some traveling where the nights have been cold, but the lack of 4 season insulation means more propane is using the furnace, or more electric if using an electric space heater.
I think if you tow 6,500 lbs. or less and use a good WD hitch with anti sway, you won't have a problem with your truck if it's towing capacity is 8,100 lbs.
Good luck!
