Travel Trailer
Help! Too many brands to pick from. Looking at Puma Palomino. 28rkss. Any advice on a new trailer this size?
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Specs say that TT is 33' long with a GVWR of 8800 lbs. That is getting to be a long-ish TT. If it were me, I wouldn't tow it with anything less than a 3/4 ton truck, especially if planning to do lots of miles and/or towing in hilly territory. Expect actual height weight to be up to around 1100-1200 lbs and maybe a bit more and then you can have 400-500 lbs and upwards of cargo in the TV. Always ignore dry weight when assessing tow vehicle requirements.
I would suggest that you can get similar interior features and layout in a shorter rear kitchen trailer. One thing I see lacking in the Puma is a closet for a place to hang jackets and store all sorts of things. We have a closet in our slide and couldn't do without it. Rear kitchen models are great but the location of sinks can eat up a lot of otherwise valuable counterspace. Our rear kitchen TT for example has a pantry at the rear and doesn't have an angled sink and is 29' long overall. This layout used to be made by a few manufacturers and not sure if the exact layout is still available. Great layout for the two of us plus dog. The majority of TTs have little kitchen counter space which you may not notice before you buy the TT.
If this is your first TT, besides renting or borrowing one, some campgrounds have permanent rental units on site that you can rent. There's all sorts of things you can discover about a TT after you buy one and it's better to learn about features and shortcomings before you buy one. Our first introduction to a TT was one we rented in a CG in OR and was very helpful.
Another thing to consider is the "quality" of the particular dealer. Some can be awful to deal with and some are inept at carrying out repairs properly, if at all (BTDT, with 2 dealers).
I would suggest that you can get similar interior features and layout in a shorter rear kitchen trailer. One thing I see lacking in the Puma is a closet for a place to hang jackets and store all sorts of things. We have a closet in our slide and couldn't do without it. Rear kitchen models are great but the location of sinks can eat up a lot of otherwise valuable counterspace. Our rear kitchen TT for example has a pantry at the rear and doesn't have an angled sink and is 29' long overall. This layout used to be made by a few manufacturers and not sure if the exact layout is still available. Great layout for the two of us plus dog. The majority of TTs have little kitchen counter space which you may not notice before you buy the TT.
If this is your first TT, besides renting or borrowing one, some campgrounds have permanent rental units on site that you can rent. There's all sorts of things you can discover about a TT after you buy one and it's better to learn about features and shortcomings before you buy one. Our first introduction to a TT was one we rented in a CG in OR and was very helpful.
Another thing to consider is the "quality" of the particular dealer. Some can be awful to deal with and some are inept at carrying out repairs properly, if at all (BTDT, with 2 dealers).
