TV recommendations for a large family
I need some help choosing a TV for a family of 7. I know there are lots of posts related to choosing a TV and I have been reading them for weeks. But everyone's circumstances are different. This is...
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925 for 7 people! wow, well any how, when I first got a trailer, my family of 6 was int he 600 lb range. Granted my youngest was all of 3 months old.......When I sold it, we were in the 1200 lb range for the 6 of us! From my experience, depending upon the size of the parents, figure 200 lbs per person, or 1400 as the base people wt of the 7 of you. Also include things like car seats, extra heavy clothing etc that one might wear and up their base wt per say vs a bathroom scale wt.
Reality is, a Van is the way to go. I went with a crew cab pickup, no regrets, probably the smallest option for a family of 6. An sUV is next, not my first choice at all. A van was, but I could use the truck in my construction biz. the van was useless. hence a pickup for us! For us, a 12 passenger van would have been the way to go. I would have tried for a 4wd conversion, since we used the trailer as a ski hut in the winter alot.
I also found that we added another 200 or so lbs per person on top of the empty wt in the trailer. SOmetimes as much as 300. That could be an easy 1400-2100 lbs. This includes clothes, sleeping bags, towels, food etc.
Marty
Reality is, a Van is the way to go. I went with a crew cab pickup, no regrets, probably the smallest option for a family of 6. An sUV is next, not my first choice at all. A van was, but I could use the truck in my construction biz. the van was useless. hence a pickup for us! For us, a 12 passenger van would have been the way to go. I would have tried for a 4wd conversion, since we used the trailer as a ski hut in the winter alot.
I also found that we added another 200 or so lbs per person on top of the empty wt in the trailer. SOmetimes as much as 300. That could be an easy 1400-2100 lbs. This includes clothes, sleeping bags, towels, food etc.
Marty
