Thinking about upgrading from pop-up
Hi I'm brand new here and my wife and I are thinking about buying a TT or hybrid. We have had our pop-up for 7 years and love it but we like the idea of easier set up. We also would like a bathroom an...
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marquette wrote:
I second renting something in the size you are looking for first. I had a 99 Tahoe and was surprised at how much drag a 6x12 cargo trailer had on it. I tried a 22ft Wildwood Xlite that was 3615lbs by the yellow door sticker with my 2001 Suburban for about 4000 miles and sold it for a 14.5 ft TT. It's lower and narrower and tows like a dream. I understand wanting to move up from a pop up because that is what we did. After the Wildwood we even considered a Aliner because of the ease of towing but the cabinet storage, refrigerator that is not mounted on the floor and a bathroom kept us in a TT. Don't over estimate your Tahoe's towing capacity and you will have a much more positive experience going to a TT.
I looked at Wildwoods but immediately scratched them off my list due to the weight. The 21 foot I saw had a dry weight of 3800# but a CCC of 3600#. That's a GVWR of over 7,000 lbs! The trailer I buy will have a gross weight of around 5000 lbs. which would keep me well within my limits especially with weight distribution.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I've been told dry weight is not a good number to go by.
