Buying first TT - New or Used?
Hello! We are a family of 5 with three small children (ages 7,6,2) and we are wanting to buy a travel trailer - doing alot of research - and wondering if we should buy new or used. New we are thinking...
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annakwlee wrote:
Can anyone confirm my calculations and comment on my asuumptions....
Yes, that is about right. Payload is the limitation. Your Tundra can tow 10k-ish pounds with only a driver towing a 8% TW boat. RVing is different. RVing is harder and real world RVing with a family means much less than advertised tow ratings. That why I said this. But now you got what you got for a TV so let's find a good match for it.
5500 pounds dry is reasonable. 7k loaded for a family may put you a little over the truck's GVWR and rear axle rating. A small amount of the TW will go back to the trailer axles when using a WDH, so you'll only realize about 650-700 pounds on the truck's axles. But you will load up the bed. I have never seen a pickup pull into a campground with an empty bed. I certainly never did when I had one. Most WDH do not weigh 100 pounds. Check the shipping weights from Etrailer/RVWholesaler/PLP/Adventurer. EQ and Reese are closer to 75 pounds total and not all that is directly on the TV axles.
