Help me decide??

95jersey wrote:
Not sure I follow you. The Hybrid is actually 1000lbs lighter than the TT in this example. So how would that be harder to tow? Both are under 3500lbs which is almost as light as you can get. Wife in this case doesn't care or know anything about them. Most of the time it will be me and my dirt bike friends.

As I said - it was my father's impression/ experience. And also as I said I suspect the issue was not having a truck able to handle the towing demands. He didn't have weight distribution hitches.

Also the impact of wind on the rig can have as much or more impact on towing behavior than weight, especially in small rigs.

I was absolutely amazed at how much better towing was for my Grey Wolf 26BH with a 6,000 lb Dodge 2500 than with a 4,200 lb Ford F-150. The Ford was simply too light to stand up to how the wind could push the trailer around - especially winds from the rear.

Re the two options you linked.

The KZ is going to be right at 3500 lbs

The Wildwood is going to be closer to 4,000 - 4,200 lbs.

Since they are used, both likely weigh a couple hundred pounds over the mfr specs. Their actual NCC will likely be only about half what is listed on the spec page. If possible take them to a scale and get an accurate actual weight before purchase. If you can't do that - be sure to get a weight before you put anything in the trailer, and after you get it loaded.

If you are going to be like my brother-in-law and not use the trailer for the wife and kids/ grandkids - get what you want. My experience is that the dinettes are too small for a grown person to sleep in.

As far as bang for the buck - for a first trailer my recommendation is to spend as little as possible. Because almost everyone finds things about the first trailer which they want different in the next. If you don't put all your money into the first one, replacing it will be easier.

One other item about buying a used trailer - look at all four road tires and the spare. Write down the MFR date on each tire.

I've had a couple friends buy used trailers, and learned that the tires were over four years old. Most RV trailer tires have to be replaced due to age long before wear becomes an issue.

You don't want a surprise $500-800 expense soon after purchase for replacing old tires.