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JIMNLIN
May 07, 2013Explorer III
Not everyone ( men or women) can back or even handle a trailer.
Drop by a RV dealer that will let you drive and back a class C and drive and back a truck/trailer combo. Go through the hook up and unhooking/leveling procedures. Then you decide whats best for you to handle.
Or do you have frieds/kinfolks that have a RVs that will let you operate one.
We can give you all kinds of advice but until you actually operate a class C or a truck/trailer combo you will never understand the logistics/skills required to maneuver one backward or forward by yourself in a dark campground or just a tight spot that you cannot see the back of the trailer.
Advice that a 1/2 ton truck can't pull a 5th wheel trailer is simple bad advice and one size don't fit all. Same with a 3/4 ton or a one ton can only pull a certain weight. Each truck has its own tow ratings and load carrying capacities.
If your set on a truck/trailer combo then you need to first choose the trailer you want then match the trucks ratings to the trailer.
Check out this website for Rv manufacturers and current floorplans and options. http://changingears.com/rv-sec-manufacturers-type-fw.shtml
Drop by a RV dealer that will let you drive and back a class C and drive and back a truck/trailer combo. Go through the hook up and unhooking/leveling procedures. Then you decide whats best for you to handle.
Or do you have frieds/kinfolks that have a RVs that will let you operate one.
We can give you all kinds of advice but until you actually operate a class C or a truck/trailer combo you will never understand the logistics/skills required to maneuver one backward or forward by yourself in a dark campground or just a tight spot that you cannot see the back of the trailer.
Advice that a 1/2 ton truck can't pull a 5th wheel trailer is simple bad advice and one size don't fit all. Same with a 3/4 ton or a one ton can only pull a certain weight. Each truck has its own tow ratings and load carrying capacities.
If your set on a truck/trailer combo then you need to first choose the trailer you want then match the trucks ratings to the trailer.
Check out this website for Rv manufacturers and current floorplans and options. http://changingears.com/rv-sec-manufacturers-type-fw.shtml
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