ACZL wrote:
May want to look at Big Country & Big Horn as well for they are rated/warranted for full time use AND i think they have some floorplans in size your looking for.. I read awhile back on here (FWIW) that coaches that are heavier to begin with empty, are built to withstand the riggers of towing and living in more so than lighter built coaches. Our Big Country weighs 14,000 dry but saw a Mobile Suites at the Hershey show this weekend that tipped the scales at about 19,000!!! Forgot who posted it, but I agree too that make sure you have enough truck.
Your dry weight is listed as 13420. Our Bighorn 3575el has a listed dry weight of 13025. The BC 3560SS has over 400 pounds more dry pin weight and is into dually territory. We towed our Bighorn with a 2015 RAM 3500 SRW. When looking at trailers we looked at only trailers with a dry weight below 2500 pounds, as we already had the 2015 RAM.
We lived in it full time for over a year, and now it will be our summer home in the NW. The Bighorn made two round trips to Arizona and back to the NW. At 39'4" we had to watch our fueling stops even with a short box truck. Staying at RV resorts and private campgrounds was not a problem.
We started out looking for something in the 35-36' range, however to get a King Bed and the larger rectangular shower we ended up with the 39'+ unit. Big pluses of both of these models in theater seating across from TV, lots of trailer for the money, and great support from Heartland. We love our butlers pantry area and counter top.
Chris
