Towing challenges with flagstaff 25FKS
We are brand new RVers We purchased a flagstaff 25FKS July 2020. We tow with a 2020 Chevrolet 1500 5.3 L Silverado that has a 3.23 rear ratio and a towing package with built in sway control. It took...
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^ Yeah, what he said.
I suppose if you equate “adequate” with “can’t feel the trailer behind you” then that makes sense.
However I try to add common sense to posts like that. Not discounting that generally the bigger the truck the better. Which I never do. I just don’t like doing the “new RVers” the disservice of believing they NEED to have twice as much truck as they “need” just to be safe.
Nothing like someone worrying about something they don’t need to worry about because of overtly extra conservative recommendations put forth as requirements.
To counter that, I also believe that the more the merrier when it comes to power and capability, and since I can afford it, there’s a 490hp diesel sitting in the shop to pull my little 6klb boat or sled trailer. I’m just smart enough to know that it’s a luxury and not something that is actually “needed.”
I suppose if you equate “adequate” with “can’t feel the trailer behind you” then that makes sense.
However I try to add common sense to posts like that. Not discounting that generally the bigger the truck the better. Which I never do. I just don’t like doing the “new RVers” the disservice of believing they NEED to have twice as much truck as they “need” just to be safe.
Nothing like someone worrying about something they don’t need to worry about because of overtly extra conservative recommendations put forth as requirements.
To counter that, I also believe that the more the merrier when it comes to power and capability, and since I can afford it, there’s a 490hp diesel sitting in the shop to pull my little 6klb boat or sled trailer. I’m just smart enough to know that it’s a luxury and not something that is actually “needed.”
