Questions about buying a travel trailer
Hey everyone, I’m looking to buy a small travel trailer, roughly 20 ft and less than 4K gvwr. I’ve looked at forest river, Winnebago, and Jayco and I really like the Winnie micro 1700bh. My question i...
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The number to be more concerned with is payload. Look at the driver door sill or the manual and get the number from the sentence that states " total weight of cargo and passengers not to exceed xxxx pounds." A google search says 1410 lbs, but yours may be different.
I looked up the specs on the Winnie micro 1700bh. Says 3800 lbs gross weight. Thats basically the only brochure weight you can believe. So 12 to 13 percent of that will be on the tongue which at 13% is 494 lbs. Subtract that from payload.
You need a weight distributing hitch - can you use one with this SUV? check the manual. If so, subtract another 100 lbs from payload.
What is your hitch receiver rated for? Check the sticker on it, or the manual. Below 500 lbs? Scrap the whole idea.
What is the weight of people and cargo in the vehicle while towing? Subtract that from payload.
Someone said to check the frontal area of a trailer allowed - good idea.
Looked at some videos of this model, and I agree that it looks very nice - more so than the other units you listed. Just make sure your vehicle can tow it safely.
One more thing to avoid with small TT such as this is wall mounted AC units. don't go there - they do not do a good job cooling the unit in the summer.
Good luck.
I looked up the specs on the Winnie micro 1700bh. Says 3800 lbs gross weight. Thats basically the only brochure weight you can believe. So 12 to 13 percent of that will be on the tongue which at 13% is 494 lbs. Subtract that from payload.
You need a weight distributing hitch - can you use one with this SUV? check the manual. If so, subtract another 100 lbs from payload.
What is your hitch receiver rated for? Check the sticker on it, or the manual. Below 500 lbs? Scrap the whole idea.
What is the weight of people and cargo in the vehicle while towing? Subtract that from payload.
Someone said to check the frontal area of a trailer allowed - good idea.
Looked at some videos of this model, and I agree that it looks very nice - more so than the other units you listed. Just make sure your vehicle can tow it safely.
One more thing to avoid with small TT such as this is wall mounted AC units. don't go there - they do not do a good job cooling the unit in the summer.
Good luck.
