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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johnsoax wrote:
And then I am stuck with a vehicle that gets really lousy gas mileage and is too big 75% of the year.
I had this same problem! I have a 1999 1/2 ton suburban and 5 children. Burb is great, but just not the best at towing really heavy stuff. So I bought a 2004 3/4 ton burb with an 8.1L and a Puma 31dbts. Best of both worlds! 1/2 ton burb for daily driver and handle snow in winter. 3/4 Burb for towing the camper. 31dbts is right about 10,000 lbs loaded with everything! Burb eats it up and I do not drive the 3/4 ton other than towing.
Worked so well I bought a third burb, another 2004 3/4 ton with 8.1L (twin to the other one) to tow the 8,000 pound Formula 272LS boat and trailer. Twin 496's in the burbs, twin 350's in the Formula! How cool.
The 31dbts is a triple slide unit and has four bunk beds in the back and room for two kids on the floor if friends come along. Doesn't even touch the fold out couch or dinette in the living area or the front bedroom which is for wife and I.
All these issues, it is simple. Find a trailer, buy another truck. Oh, also have a car with an LT1, so: 350, 350, 350 x 2, 496 and another 496.
I need a barrel for oil changes every year. Be realistic and buy a camper. Solved, I didn't even have to read this whole thread.... LOL! I plan to buy a forth burb next year so my 15 YO can have the 1999 as his first vehicle. Gas is still cheap, it doesn't burn spring water thank goodness!
Go camping!
