Travel Trailer For Family w/ 4 small kids
Hi there, I'm new to this forum but look forward to learning from everybody! My husband and I are considering buying a travel trailer. I would love to have any/all recommendations you have on ma...
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You can get better responses if you provide the towing specs for your Suburban.
You have to know what weight you can realistically tow with your Suburban loaded with 4 kids and you in addition to DH. Remember that tow ratings are only for vehicle with driver and no cargo.
Getting sleeping space for 4 kids and two adults suggests to my that you may want to consider a hybrid IF you can easily open it up at home and get it dryed out if you have to pack up when it is wet. With a hybrid, you can have a feeling of more space in a shorter and lighter trailer, but have a few more ammenities than a pop up trailer (full bath, bigger galley, etc. I'm thinking of something like this: Jayco Ultra Lite X23F
In a trailer (no bunkends), you would want a bunkhouse with four bunks and then a bed for you and DH. Finding that may hinge on towing capacity....but I'd start looking at trailers that have a dry weight of 4-5K and see if there are trailers in that weight range that would work. I think your options will be few, if any if you want to keep the trailer at 26' or less and the weight at 7,500 lbs. or less and if you need something lighter than that, it would be even more difficult. If you can tow 7,500 lbs., this may work: Salem bunkhouse model BUT...I don't know about a Suburban towing a 32' trailer.
But to really approach this without wasting a bunch of time....do your homework on the towing specs, and if you want to avoid having towing problems, keep your towing weight 75-80% of the maximum capacity and you will avoid the typical mistake of buying a trailer that ends up being too heavy and puts you in the position of having to upgrade the tow vehicle. That can be a real problem if you have to stick to a budget and want to have money to enjoy the new trailer!
You have to know what weight you can realistically tow with your Suburban loaded with 4 kids and you in addition to DH. Remember that tow ratings are only for vehicle with driver and no cargo.
Getting sleeping space for 4 kids and two adults suggests to my that you may want to consider a hybrid IF you can easily open it up at home and get it dryed out if you have to pack up when it is wet. With a hybrid, you can have a feeling of more space in a shorter and lighter trailer, but have a few more ammenities than a pop up trailer (full bath, bigger galley, etc. I'm thinking of something like this: Jayco Ultra Lite X23F
In a trailer (no bunkends), you would want a bunkhouse with four bunks and then a bed for you and DH. Finding that may hinge on towing capacity....but I'd start looking at trailers that have a dry weight of 4-5K and see if there are trailers in that weight range that would work. I think your options will be few, if any if you want to keep the trailer at 26' or less and the weight at 7,500 lbs. or less and if you need something lighter than that, it would be even more difficult. If you can tow 7,500 lbs., this may work: Salem bunkhouse model BUT...I don't know about a Suburban towing a 32' trailer.
But to really approach this without wasting a bunch of time....do your homework on the towing specs, and if you want to avoid having towing problems, keep your towing weight 75-80% of the maximum capacity and you will avoid the typical mistake of buying a trailer that ends up being too heavy and puts you in the position of having to upgrade the tow vehicle. That can be a real problem if you have to stick to a budget and want to have money to enjoy the new trailer!
