Where to start...

Need-A-Vacation wrote:
Welcome!!!

Best thing to do is start by posting what your tow vehicle is, the area you plan on towing- flat lands, or mountains.... and many familiar with the smaller trailers can help guide you to what would be a good fit weight wise. Start searching the manufactures websites to try to find a trailer. Also, is there a camper show near you anytime soon?

If you look at a Jayco, then you want what they call the Thermal Pkg. other trailers have a similar option, which is extra insulation, heated and enclosed underbelly or possibly heated holding tanks.

Do you plan on dry camping? Most trailers the dealer includes a single, 12v battery with the trailer as part of the start up. If you plan on being off the grid, many have added a second battery, or even swapped 2 golf car batteries in place of the standard 12v battery.

I plan on dry camping almost exclusively. Tow vehicle is a jeep wrangler. Expected tow areas are unpaved mountain & forest roads. I don't know if there are any camper shows...

Jayco is one of the ones I've been looking at. Are they pretty solid?

2edgesword wrote:
KZ has a lot of lightweight trailers:

http://www.kz-rv.com/spree-escape/floorplans.html

The only thing I'm not sure about is with respect to "cold weather". If you mean cold like in freezing cold then you would have to go with something that has heating plumbing/holding tanks, etc. I don't think you can find anything equipped like that under 3,500 lbs.

You can upgrade the trailer with additional batteries with the understanding that batteries add weight.

I would expect the temperatures could drop below freezing overnight, but not for most of the day. Would that still end up over 3500?

Thank you everyone for the links and suggestions.

Palindrome wrote:
I'm looking into buying a TT and I've been looking over different manufacturers' websites, but I'm not sure how to find exactly what I'm looking for...

Ideally, I would like to find a TT under 3500lbs that has batteries, a small bed, and a shower/toilet. Usability in cold weather would be nice.

Would anyone be able to suggest a few different models I could start looking at?

Thank you.

For Jayco look at the Jay Flight SLX models - most all the 7-foot wide models will fit the 3500lbs you mention and the Baja option includes an enclosed underbelly.

KZ has a lot of lightweight trailers:

http://www.kz-rv.com/spree-escape/floorplans.html

The only thing I'm not sure about is with respect to "cold weather". If you mean cold like in freezing cold then you would have to go with something that has heating plumbing/holding tanks, etc. I don't think you can find anything equipped like that under 3,500 lbs.

You can upgrade the trailer with additional batteries with the understanding that batteries add weight.

Forest River R-Pod.

Welcome!!!

Best thing to do is start by posting what your tow vehicle is, the area you plan on towing- flat lands, or mountains.... and many familiar with the smaller trailers can help guide you to what would be a good fit weight wise. Start searching the manufactures websites to try to find a trailer. Also, is there a camper show near you anytime soon?

If you look at a Jayco, then you want what they call the Thermal Pkg. other trailers have a similar option, which is extra insulation, heated and enclosed underbelly or possibly heated holding tanks.

Do you plan on dry camping? Most trailers the dealer includes a single, 12v battery with the trailer as part of the start up. If you plan on being off the grid, many have added a second battery, or even swapped 2 golf car batteries in place of the standard 12v battery.