Any towing with a Nissan NV3500?
Just curious what the experience towing with it has been. Will it be a white knuckle experience? We've had a 2014 SL with towing package for the past several years and it is a very capable van, but...
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To the OP.
I am always supportive of someone taking the time to get things right because you realize that you are responsible for everyone in your vehicle, the members here just want you and yours to be safe.
Weighing your all loaded for a trip 3500 would be a smart idea that makes perfect common sense.
Once you do that, you have to start all over again on the trailer side of life. :S Did you ever think this was going to be so much fun ?
Next, I would research the owners forums of the TT you plan to buy or at least similar floorplans of other brands to get close to real weights, especially tongue weight, which will reflective of how much you load under and around the front queen bed and how many batteries you carry on the TT frame. A good idea of things would be to look at the TT max gross and take 15% as your TW. Anything a little less than that is a lotto win.
Don't make the mistake of overpacking the TV in order to pack less inside the TT (in order to save TT weight so you buy a bigger trailer)
Van owners should keep in mind, the unsecured items you carry inside the TV can become missiles in the event of an accident. People experienced with that tend to load up the TT in order to keep the TV's occupants safe.
It's not the primary impact that causes the injury, it's the secondary impact (something hitting your head) that injures the occupants and from personal experience, it does not have to be a heavy item.
What I did when towing with a van was to buy a smaller trailer that once i loaded it up is within my vans specs.
I'm was able to max out the trailer while keeping the TV relatively empty except for people.
If you have to , you can save TT weight by choosing aluminum skin over Filon and no slides, slideouts are heavy. Its going to be give and take in order to find that comfortable safe combo .
I am always supportive of someone taking the time to get things right because you realize that you are responsible for everyone in your vehicle, the members here just want you and yours to be safe.
Weighing your all loaded for a trip 3500 would be a smart idea that makes perfect common sense.
Once you do that, you have to start all over again on the trailer side of life. :S Did you ever think this was going to be so much fun ?
Next, I would research the owners forums of the TT you plan to buy or at least similar floorplans of other brands to get close to real weights, especially tongue weight, which will reflective of how much you load under and around the front queen bed and how many batteries you carry on the TT frame. A good idea of things would be to look at the TT max gross and take 15% as your TW. Anything a little less than that is a lotto win.
Don't make the mistake of overpacking the TV in order to pack less inside the TT (in order to save TT weight so you buy a bigger trailer)
Van owners should keep in mind, the unsecured items you carry inside the TV can become missiles in the event of an accident. People experienced with that tend to load up the TT in order to keep the TV's occupants safe.
It's not the primary impact that causes the injury, it's the secondary impact (something hitting your head) that injures the occupants and from personal experience, it does not have to be a heavy item.
What I did when towing with a van was to buy a smaller trailer that once i loaded it up is within my vans specs.
I'm was able to max out the trailer while keeping the TV relatively empty except for people.
If you have to , you can save TT weight by choosing aluminum skin over Filon and no slides, slideouts are heavy. Its going to be give and take in order to find that comfortable safe combo .
