Opinions on a new bunkhouse travel trailer
hi everyone I am in the market to purchase a new bunk house travel trailer lite weight edition. I wanted to get everyone's thoughts on the ones I like and if you can recommend any other. I would li...
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Both look like good layouts (although I will say that 8 or more will feel VERY tight in that amount of space). Based on what you stated, my comments would be as follows.
On weights, you may be able to stay within 6,500 pounds, or so, loaded - but it will take diligence. The 277 very well may be more like 5,800 (or more) before you even pull it off the lot. Add water and it will go even higher (closer to 6,100 with a full fresh tank). It will take vigilance to keep it in the 6,500 range. That said, there is no way you will be in the 650 range for the tongue weight. These are running at about 11.5% of weight, dry. Add in the weight of propane and you are closer to 12.5% (which is a good range for a tt hitch). Even if you keep the tt at 6,500, your tongue weight is likely to be 800 or higher.
As to floorplan, it depends on your style of camping. We love having an outdoor kitchen, and use it all the time. On these floorplans, however, you are trading an outdoor kitchen for bathroom accessibility when the slides are in. If you do mostly local/weekend stuff, that works. For us, however, we travel longer distances and would never want to be without access to those bathrooms while on the road. It's all about your style of camping.
Good luck!
On weights, you may be able to stay within 6,500 pounds, or so, loaded - but it will take diligence. The 277 very well may be more like 5,800 (or more) before you even pull it off the lot. Add water and it will go even higher (closer to 6,100 with a full fresh tank). It will take vigilance to keep it in the 6,500 range. That said, there is no way you will be in the 650 range for the tongue weight. These are running at about 11.5% of weight, dry. Add in the weight of propane and you are closer to 12.5% (which is a good range for a tt hitch). Even if you keep the tt at 6,500, your tongue weight is likely to be 800 or higher.
As to floorplan, it depends on your style of camping. We love having an outdoor kitchen, and use it all the time. On these floorplans, however, you are trading an outdoor kitchen for bathroom accessibility when the slides are in. If you do mostly local/weekend stuff, that works. For us, however, we travel longer distances and would never want to be without access to those bathrooms while on the road. It's all about your style of camping.
Good luck!
