Rant - looking for a travel trailer
I wish some manufacturer made the trailer I was looking for. I have 4 children, and I use a SUV to carry the family. And from all the threads I constantly see here, and on other sites, I'm not the on...
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I think the issue is less with the trailers and more with the truck. The fact you have a family of 4, plus 2 adults mean your "typical suv"'s payload is going to be eaten up quickly. Not to mention the issues with wheelbase and what is likely a longer travel trailer that you might be looking at.
Maybe look into some of the keystone brand passport ultralight units? They make some that have single bunks and fold down dinettes and/or sofas that can become a bed, or double wide bunks as well. Your looking at 540-625 on the hitch dry and max 7200 loaded total weight.
Again the issue is pulling a 30 foot trailer with such a short wheelbase truck. And those numbers are just the spec numbers, you have to add propane, battery, etc etc. So even if with a WDH and even if you could make the numbers work with your truck, I think your going to be severely under powered and have a not so great towing experience because of the short wheelbase.
Long story short, shorter, smaller TT than you want, and likely still fam in a second car, or much larger truck and the TT you want.
Its hard to get something for larger familys that is light enough in weight to fit a smaller vehicle. But I would check into the passport models, maybe there is something that is doable.
Maybe look into some of the keystone brand passport ultralight units? They make some that have single bunks and fold down dinettes and/or sofas that can become a bed, or double wide bunks as well. Your looking at 540-625 on the hitch dry and max 7200 loaded total weight.
Again the issue is pulling a 30 foot trailer with such a short wheelbase truck. And those numbers are just the spec numbers, you have to add propane, battery, etc etc. So even if with a WDH and even if you could make the numbers work with your truck, I think your going to be severely under powered and have a not so great towing experience because of the short wheelbase.
Long story short, shorter, smaller TT than you want, and likely still fam in a second car, or much larger truck and the TT you want.
Its hard to get something for larger familys that is light enough in weight to fit a smaller vehicle. But I would check into the passport models, maybe there is something that is doable.
