Travel Trailer Purchase - Quality
Hey guys I have a question that I'm sure everybody has been asked but alot of what I have seen is at least a couple years old. We are in the market for a TT. We currently have a 1983 Palomino MXL Popu...
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APT wrote:
Towing an RV is hard work for the truck. Towing a 9000 pound boat will be easier than a 6000 pound travel trailer. The Tundra has a great powertrain, but handling and stability comfort level for towing 8000 pound loaded TT is not what I recommend for someone's first big tow. Many people get aa little too much trailer to comfortable tow and then upgrade the truck later. That gets more costly than being realistic about weights.
The Jayflight line has more traditional materials which are heaver than many other lines. Have you considered lighter brands? Something similar in floorplan to the Jayco 29 can be had for closer to 5500 pounds dry.
I spent a good deal of time last night looking at some other brands the Coachmen APEX line seemed to have a lot of what we were looking for with dry weights of between 4200 and 5300 lbs and the tongue weights are about half the Jayco's The construction looks to be about on par with everything else. I think I was just looking big and shiny instead of practical. We may need to tone down what we're looking for. I'd like to buy a camper that will be good to camp in for the foreseeable future. Not in the mood to get one every four or five years because it falls apart.
