Butch9101 wrote:
I towed my Catalina fb223 dry weight 4,400 lbs. fully loaded I'm guessing 6,400 lbs plus 3 people in truck 3 dogs 3 kayaks and a generator in the bed with kayaks. I towed it with ease to Florida down through Tennessee. Destin Florida was the destination. Average 10 mpg. The 2 trailers in looking at are coachmen 5,500 dry weight and a Salem 6,400 dry. The more I've been hearing the more I'm thinking about the lighter trailer.
It's really hard to "guess" what you're going to load a trailer to, AGAIN...forget dry weight....it's a deceiving weight..NO ONE tows their RV EMPTY...Please use trailers GVW, it would behoove you to use actual weight you might load to...with 3 people, 3 dogs, 3 kayaks and a gen set...that weight is also going somewhere, not even considering what you load into the camper to accommodate people and pets for a camping trip.
Use dry weight if not taking propane, water, dishes, pots pans, towels,food, no clothing, no outdoor chairs, etc....dry weight is not a good number to use on a TT, 5er etc when trying to figure out what the vehicle can tow. ...and '''guessing how much you're going to load unit to, isn't a good way of figuring weights..
