Small trailer suggestions

afidel wrote:

Reisender wrote:

mavapa wrote:
So you tow with a Tesla? Pretty cool. I have not actually been inside a T@b. If I can convince my wife to go RVing, the 400 would be the preferred option, I think. If it ends up just me, I would probably lean towards the 320. But given the cost, I’m trying to see what else is out there.

Yah. We tow with a Tesla model Y. Great tow vehicle for us.

I think a 320 would be fine for one person. I believe there is a 320 solo floor plan just for that. They discontinued it this year but I believe they can be found used. Most people with T&Bs look after them do you might find a good used unit.

Hope it works for you.

Happy camping.

What is your Wh/mi when towing?

Depends on highways speeds etc. Our last couple trips were on secondary highways to provincial parks. Kinda off the beaten track. Max 80 kmh and quite often slower on curvy twisty valley roads. About 270 wh per kilometre ish under those conditions. Maybe 30 to 50 percent more on other trips. Depends.

Here is a couple of shots of the data on our second last trip to Mabel Lake provincial park. Maybe 70 kilometres from our house.



This one shows the cars projected use and actual use. It was pretty cold which maybe explains the deviation.



And when I say cold, yes that is a snow squall headed across the lake. It turned out to be a nice week but we were a little concerned. No snow tires etc. :)

Reisender wrote:

mavapa wrote:
So you tow with a Tesla? Pretty cool. I have not actually been inside a T@b. If I can convince my wife to go RVing, the 400 would be the preferred option, I think. If it ends up just me, I would probably lean towards the 320. But given the cost, I’m trying to see what else is out there.

Yah. We tow with a Tesla model Y. Great tow vehicle for us.

I think a 320 would be fine for one person. I believe there is a 320 solo floor plan just for that. They discontinued it this year but I believe they can be found used. Most people with T&Bs look after them do you might find a good used unit.

Hope it works for you.

Happy camping.

What is your Wh/mi when towing?

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My apologies. The solo model is a T@B 400. Still worth considering. Neat floor plan.

Safe travels.

mavapa wrote:
So you tow with a Tesla? Pretty cool. I have not actually been inside a T@b. If I can convince my wife to go RVing, the 400 would be the preferred option, I think. If it ends up just me, I would probably lean towards the 320. But given the cost, I’m trying to see what else is out there.

Yah. We tow with a Tesla model Y. Great tow vehicle for us.

I think a 320 would be fine for one person. I believe there is a 320 solo floor plan just for that. They discontinued it this year but I believe they can be found used. Most people with T&Bs look after them do you might find a good used unit.

Hope it works for you.

Happy camping.

So you tow with a Tesla? Pretty cool. I have not actually been inside a T@b. If I can convince my wife to go RVing, the 400 would be the preferred option, I think. If it ends up just me, I would probably lean towards the 320. But given the cost, I’m trying to see what else is out there.

I'll throw our 2 cents out there. We downsized from a 40 foot coach. We went to a T@B400. If you have the budget and are willing to wait for the build it is a very nice unit. Very good quality etc. Here are a few points that we are impressed and happy with.

- Balance. The trailer is designed with all the storage pretty much over or slightly behind the axle. The hitch weight changes very little with loading. Filling up the fresh tank actually lightens the hitch by about 10 pounds. The AGM batteries are mounted under the bed and slightly behind the axle. Really you can't load a lot of weight in a L@B anyway. There is just not a lot of places to put stuff.

- Hydronic heat and hot water is really nice. Really quiet and uses very little 12 volt, its also super efficient.

- Basement air and heat pump. No big gun turret on the roof. Helps with mileage of the tow vehicle (or in our case battery consumption and range)

- Fit and finish. Nice materials and very well done. Very european feel.

- Built in inverter, Lithium ready although we are staying with the AGM's

Here are a few pics. Not sure if you have been in one but worth taking a look. We tow with a fairly high performance SUV with a stiff suspension and 447 hp. Rear end squat is negligible. But heads up, Nucamp doesn't recommend using a weight distribution hitch so plan accordingly. Our trailer loaded for camping is around 3420 pounds and hitch weight around 340 pounds.

Hope you find your dream trailer. Safe travels and happy camping.

I down sized. Small is very good.

^One trait that all the decent-quality brands seem to share: They're all owned by relatively small, "mom-and-pop" companies.

None of them are owned by any of the big, profit-driven RV conglomerates.

allen campers

Check these folks out. Their in south central OK. Bought my first truck camper from them in '72. Small RV mfg and been around since the late '50s.