shopping research, alternatives to SC 227CKS
I'm doing research for our first trailer. We've been backpackers and tent campers and now looking to do a hybrid for some trips with our 3yr old. Tent camping with a 3yr old in the summer just isn't much fun. ;)
I fell in love with the Starcraft 227CKS, but after learning more and more about doing the towing numbers it's really pushing things. I'm in a 2013 Touareg TDI with up to 770 on the tongue and 7,700. The trouble is that the tongue weight is the real limiter. If I stick around the 15%, that gives me 5,133 for total trailer weight. A nice chunk less than the 7,700 on the sticker.
I've started looking at other brands and the Jayco x23B seems nice if a bit of a step down from the starcraft. I've also looked at some of the Roo floor plans based on seeing a lot of them in threads around here, but the floorplans I like are also on the heavy side (21DK).
I took a look at a coachman 22DSX, but again, it's on the heavy tongue weight side empty.
Does anyone have any other suggestions for models to look into? I'm more than happy to pay a bit more for quality. The sheer number of brands (and the fact that they're kissing cousins to each other) is proving to be a pita telling them apart and trying to assess quality differences.
I fell in love with the Starcraft 227CKS, but after learning more and more about doing the towing numbers it's really pushing things. I'm in a 2013 Touareg TDI with up to 770 on the tongue and 7,700. The trouble is that the tongue weight is the real limiter. If I stick around the 15%, that gives me 5,133 for total trailer weight. A nice chunk less than the 7,700 on the sticker.
I've started looking at other brands and the Jayco x23B seems nice if a bit of a step down from the starcraft. I've also looked at some of the Roo floor plans based on seeing a lot of them in threads around here, but the floorplans I like are also on the heavy side (21DK).
I took a look at a coachman 22DSX, but again, it's on the heavy tongue weight side empty.
Does anyone have any other suggestions for models to look into? I'm more than happy to pay a bit more for quality. The sheer number of brands (and the fact that they're kissing cousins to each other) is proving to be a pita telling them apart and trying to assess quality differences.
