Which of these two trailers tows better
I understand there are many parameters but I am posting to see if something significant jumps out. I have one of these trailers and the opportunity to trade for the other one. We love both floopla...
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It is hard to tell the true height of TT because specs seem to include AC.
It looks like surface area (wxh) plays a bigger factor than just height. Instead of looking for a shorter trailer, it makes more sense to focus on a narrorer one if you can live with a smaller or no slides.
Getting to 8ft tall TT including AC, makes the thing difficult to stand on if you are 6+ ft tall.
Most TT in the 25-30ft range seem to be 10.5 to 11.3 ft tall including AC. Anything less than that and you are going into teardrop land. Even a Casita with AC is almost 9ft tall.
Also in my opinion, a new 1/2 truck equipped with the Max tow package and towing capacity of 14,000lbs should be able to safely tow a 6200 lb trailer. No need to go looking for 8ft tall trailers unless this is what you want for functional, practical or financial reasons.
Fuel tank size is my biggest gripe on the 1/2 ton trucks. They want to market these great towing capacities but the don't give it range. I don't care as much about mpgs and cost of gas as I care about range anxiety when towing in the desert and other remote area. I get enough anxiety driving an electric car already... Nothing worse than seeing half a tank evaporate on long hill in the middle of summer or having to cover 500 miles and make 3-4 gas stops(no bladder issues yet. Knock on wood :-)
It looks like surface area (wxh) plays a bigger factor than just height. Instead of looking for a shorter trailer, it makes more sense to focus on a narrorer one if you can live with a smaller or no slides.
Getting to 8ft tall TT including AC, makes the thing difficult to stand on if you are 6+ ft tall.
Most TT in the 25-30ft range seem to be 10.5 to 11.3 ft tall including AC. Anything less than that and you are going into teardrop land. Even a Casita with AC is almost 9ft tall.
Also in my opinion, a new 1/2 truck equipped with the Max tow package and towing capacity of 14,000lbs should be able to safely tow a 6200 lb trailer. No need to go looking for 8ft tall trailers unless this is what you want for functional, practical or financial reasons.
Fuel tank size is my biggest gripe on the 1/2 ton trucks. They want to market these great towing capacities but the don't give it range. I don't care as much about mpgs and cost of gas as I care about range anxiety when towing in the desert and other remote area. I get enough anxiety driving an electric car already... Nothing worse than seeing half a tank evaporate on long hill in the middle of summer or having to cover 500 miles and make 3-4 gas stops(no bladder issues yet. Knock on wood :-)
