Buying first camper. Few simple questions...
Found the forum last night and read till 0300. Great info and community here. Wife and I got 9 month old son and 18 month old German Shepherd. All of a sudden, tent camping is losing its luster. Think...
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We are also new to this. We got our TT in June and have been out about 5 times so far. I have seen Tahoes pulling TT's but they see more suited to boats. We got an ultralight trailer (6,000 lbs 27 ft). It has everything we want after we added a few things (2 flat screens, tailgater satellite, new shower head, vent covers, power tongue jack). It's just the two of us and we consider our TT our vacation house. Here in Washington we are constantly crossing mountain passes. We have a Ford F150 EcoBoost. It has no trouble with the trailer.
Carefully consider any purchase that gets even close to your capacity. A 25-50% margin of safety is better for driving and for the vehicle's health.
We looked at a lot of TT's from 16ft to 32ft. We quickly realized we wouldn't be really happy in a smaller camper. In my opinion, investing in a camper is like buying a house. You really need to love it or else you won't use it much. It may seem crazy, but it often makes sense to consider replacing the Tahoe with something better equipped to pull your TT. It's more than just what the vehicle can handle; it's how you will feel pulling that TT.
Just my 2 cents.
BTW: I can't convince my 1 yr old Golden Retriever to get into the TT. We end up taking her to a kennel. Any thoughts?
Carefully consider any purchase that gets even close to your capacity. A 25-50% margin of safety is better for driving and for the vehicle's health.
We looked at a lot of TT's from 16ft to 32ft. We quickly realized we wouldn't be really happy in a smaller camper. In my opinion, investing in a camper is like buying a house. You really need to love it or else you won't use it much. It may seem crazy, but it often makes sense to consider replacing the Tahoe with something better equipped to pull your TT. It's more than just what the vehicle can handle; it's how you will feel pulling that TT.
Just my 2 cents.
BTW: I can't convince my 1 yr old Golden Retriever to get into the TT. We end up taking her to a kennel. Any thoughts?
