Returning to camping

Gil

I had them get the actual tongue weight for me after I saw your note.
It came in at 610 lbs without LP tanks. Listed TW is 652 lbs, so that is reassuring to me. I understand that it will go up with stuff in the trailer. But I should be in a good place. Thanks for the advice.

Congrats on being a fellow Spree owner. They have some nice new features for 2014 like arched ceiling, slam latches and new light silver/grey exterior color. The new color really stands out in a CG.

One of first things I would do is go and weigh it at a scale. I've found on two Sprees now that the tongue weight is much higher than advertised - nearly double. I originally ordered spring bars based on the advertised factory tongue wt. before getting the 1st Spree and ended up having to buy higher rated ones. Also found that the GVW was much higher than expected, not leaving a whole lot of CCC. In our case, with all mods/upgrades done and all fully loaded for camping, all it takes is one full holding tank to be over the GVWR. If you're towing with a 1/2 ton, the I'd say that weights on the Spree are important to know. If it were me, I'd want to know what the actual tongue weight versus the payload capacity of the TV.

Old Duck wrote:
Don't forget to toss in the marshmallows.....:)

and beer.

Does the truck have a towing package? If so, I don't see a problem. We towed a 7600-lb TT with our 1/2 ton for 6 years without any difficulty. (Mountains included.) Congrats on your return to camping (in comfort)!

I have the same truck and only pulling 4500 loaded. I'd be interested in how well you pull all of that weight down the road.

...and the diapers for the campfire :B

Don't forget to toss in the marshmallows.....:)

Welcome back and enjoy the new rig's!!!!!

You're set

Yup! Have fun!!!!!:W