Newby needs advice
Hello, I had a recent change in life's circumstances that have made me decide to live in a travel trailer full time. My wife and I retired from the Navy and the budget works to live out one of our dr...
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The TT you posted has a hitch weight of nearly 600# and that's based on unloaded weight of the trailer. If you and your wife and all of your gear weigh 500# or less AND you don't put anything in the trailer (no water, no dishes, no clothes, nothing), probably empty propane tanks and no battery either. Should be okay.
However the reality is that you will want to have a fair bit of stuff in that trailer. The trailer has a carrying capacity of over 2000#. Figure 12% of that should be on the tongue for safe handling and you are now over 800# of tongue weight. If you and the wife and gear combined weigh less than 313# you are good to go.
I understand a lot of the replies you're getting are snarky, people come here all the time asking pretty much the same questions.. almost every day.
You need to educated yourself on towing, all of the weights involved for both your TV (tow vehicle) and any TT (travel trailer) you might be interested in. In the end you have to decide what you are comfortable with, and the only way you can make that decision is to first understand the issues.
However the reality is that you will want to have a fair bit of stuff in that trailer. The trailer has a carrying capacity of over 2000#. Figure 12% of that should be on the tongue for safe handling and you are now over 800# of tongue weight. If you and the wife and gear combined weigh less than 313# you are good to go.
I understand a lot of the replies you're getting are snarky, people come here all the time asking pretty much the same questions.. almost every day.
You need to educated yourself on towing, all of the weights involved for both your TV (tow vehicle) and any TT (travel trailer) you might be interested in. In the end you have to decide what you are comfortable with, and the only way you can make that decision is to first understand the issues.
