Shopping for first trailer
Looking at Passport elite 31RE, this unit will be for the two of us to go exploring/camping mostly for weekends maybe the odd week vaca. We like the layout, but it seems a bit short on storage. Ques...
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wannabee,,, The truck has a 1590 lb payload
trailer has a listed 700 lb tongue weight, that's unloaded
add another hundred or two for clothes etc in front,
Water, etc in trailer. Tongue weight easily gets past the 1000 lb mark.
A couple hundred pounds in the truck bed, (generator etc) your over 1200
Then you and your g/f, 300 lbs more.
Your all the way to your weight limit. It adds up quick. You can push it, but brakes etc will be taxed to their limits.
You may want to start with something a little smaller.
trailer has a listed 700 lb tongue weight, that's unloaded
add another hundred or two for clothes etc in front,
Water, etc in trailer. Tongue weight easily gets past the 1000 lb mark.
A couple hundred pounds in the truck bed, (generator etc) your over 1200
Then you and your g/f, 300 lbs more.
Your all the way to your weight limit. It adds up quick. You can push it, but brakes etc will be taxed to their limits.
You may want to start with something a little smaller.
