Ok, here we go!
We're heading out to (hopefully) buy our first travel trailer this weekend or next. We've got two small kiddos and are moving up from tent camping. We've done a lot of research and (I think) settled o...
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original poster, for some fun and educational videos, watch TFL (the fast lane truck). They do "tests" by running up the Ike with a trailer loaded to the max weight of the truck. Specifically, watch the vid on the Nissan Frontier pulling a 6100 pound trailer up the hill. Being from Colo, I'm sure you're familiar with the run up to Eisenhower.
That's a 4.0 liter V6 truck.....went right up the hill. Watch that, and then think about how much "more of a truck" your F150 is.
I tow two of my trailers with a Frontier. Every summer I go to Colorado with this travel trailer behind my Frontier, and have no problem at all going up or down the hills.
Again, your F150 has a lot of capability, in spite of what some naysayers might have you believe. Enjoy your new camper and the fun times with your family.
That's a 4.0 liter V6 truck.....went right up the hill. Watch that, and then think about how much "more of a truck" your F150 is.
I tow two of my trailers with a Frontier. Every summer I go to Colorado with this travel trailer behind my Frontier, and have no problem at all going up or down the hills.
Again, your F150 has a lot of capability, in spite of what some naysayers might have you believe. Enjoy your new camper and the fun times with your family.
