Looking at the Grand Design 308BHTS and the spec sheet states it is about 37 feet. This seems too long to not get a lot of bouncing. I would be pulling with a 3/4 ton truck. Any thoughts, the TT has every thing we need and can't find any comparable functions/price in a 5th wheel.

You need to check the truck capacity and then find a trailer that is not too heavy for the truck.With any TT or 5th wheel you will get some bouncing and sway depending on many factors including weather, hitch setup, road conditions...etc.Your goal should be to find a truck, hitch and trailer combination that provides the safest and most comfortable towing experience under most conditions. And a trailer that meets your livability needs.37 feet with the right combination of truck and hitch can provide a very safe and comfortable towing experience.The key is what you are doing on this site...lots of research.Most RV manufacturers have websites/forums for owners of their products. Be sure to check the Grand Design forums for input from actual owners of the unit you are considering.

Get a Propride 3P hitch. That's a very long TT, and that hitch is your best bet for taming it.

Just giving away my 2 cents. My TT is listed as 35' maybe even 37' if you include the tongue. I used to pull it with a Ram 2500 before I recently got the current 3500. (Got the 3500 because I got a deal I couldn't pass and we hope to one day up grade to a big 5th wheel toy hauler and wanted the bigger truck and long bed, not because the 2500 was inadequate to pull our current TT)If the TT has everything you need and want don't be scared of the length or let that keep you from being happy. Our TT on occasion I will feel it porpoise (rock up and down) going down the highway or especially long bridges where the road segments are not smooth or have dips. But it never last long once the road smooths back out a little. I honestly think if I spent more time adjusting my equalizer WHD I could prob fix and improve my ride quality a lot. That said we have never pulled into the camp site and found the inside of the trailer trashed or things thrown around. We actually keep tons of **** on the counter and it's always right where we left it. Just some back ground we have gone on a couple trips that were 1500 to 3000 miles each and several more trips to the Texas coast of about 500 miles each way and tons of local places around 100 miles from home (Only mention this to show my experience or lack of depending how you look at it)Oh and I'll say this, as far as pulling with my new 3500 dually, only pulled about 150 or so miles with it, and it vs the 2500? Well first impressions, it wasn't like it was a night and day difference. Basically it seemed about the same. Biggest difference is my auto leveling air bags kicked in and I'm still trying to figure those out as far as what I think about them and the "alt trailer height" mode.

My TT spec's are 37.7ft length (hitch to bumper). It pulls just fine with my Ram 2500. No issues whatsover. Like FireRob, I once in a great while, get a slight porpoising effect when the roads or bridge are such that it induces such behavior. But it doesn't last long and never gives me a sense of any lack of control.I do not notice any sort of bouncing.Mike

If you are comfortable at 37 feet and can get in to the campsites you want, buy it. Bouncing should minimal.

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the_bear_II
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Jan 05, 2017
You need to check the truck capacity and then find a trailer that is not too heavy for the truck.

With any TT or 5th wheel you will get some bouncing and sway depending on many factors including weather, hitch setup, road conditions...etc.

Your goal should be to find a truck, hitch and trailer combination that provides the safest and most comfortable towing experience under most conditions. And a trailer that meets your livability needs.

37 feet with the right combination of truck and hitch can provide a very safe and comfortable towing experience.

The key is what you are doing on this site...lots of research.

Most RV manufacturers have websites/forums for owners of their products. Be sure to check the Grand Design forums for input from actual owners of the unit you are considering.

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