Did I just buy a 5th wheel?!?!?! What did I get into?

[webejpn]

Some background.
Been camping all my life. We recently sold our travel trailer that was sitting on some land we owned. We sold it with the land because I had no way to tow it hence why it sat at that land. Well, that was 4 months ago and since I bought a new half ton truck shortly after selling the land, we got the itch to buy a camper that we could actually go places with. So we went to the dealer with full intent on buying a mid 20's footer travel trailer. Well, thanks to a good salesman and my negotiating wife we got a great deal on a 2018 Arctic Wolf 265dbh8 fifth wheel. I've never owned a 5th wheel!!!!

My truck is a 2015 Chevy Silverado half ton, crew cab with 3.73 gears (10,900lb towing capacity)
I guess my biggest concern is towing this trailer with this truck. Any insight as to what I'm getting into?

Thanks
Matt

[NMWHITIS]

I towed our fifth with the same TV for awhile. I had to add air bags to level it out, but it did ok. I felt like it was hard on the truck, and moved to a diesel.

If we were just taking shorter trips I would have probably kept the 1/2 ton.

[md_procouple]

Well I am not getting into the weights etc. that others are posting. But the same thing happened to us 3 yrs. ago. didn't have any thing to do one Saturday afternoon, figured we would look at new trailers just kill some time and to see what was out there. Low and behold, at the second dealer we went to, the salesman showed us a unit he thought we would like. My wife stood in the center of the living room looked at me and said Nope, not it. We proceeded to look a second unit, again she stood in the living room, did a 360 turn, looked at both me and the salesman and said, "Yep" this is the one. The next thing I remember I was sitting in his office signing papers ! That is the last time we are just going to "Look" at something just to kill some time lol !!! Good Luck and Happy Camping !!

[webejpn]

Why is my truck not enough?
Unloaded its 8300. Hitch weight is 1300.
Last time I weighed our gear we were under 1000lbs.

[kerrlakeRoo]

At a glance the Arctic wolf's GVWR of 11,519 seems a bit much for the Chevy with its 10,000 tow cap.
Also your pin weight empty of 1300 empty, by the time you add a hitch, load batteries, and fill the basement and water tanks will get hard on a payload of about 2100 in the truck.
Nice looking unit though.

[rhagfo]

Well, now your turn! Time for a new TV, I would be looking for a good deal on a 350/3500 SRW.

[donn0128]

Too much for the truck. Your first mistake is listening to dealers.