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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The only way to know how much you can tow is to load the Tahoe exactly as you would to go camping if you were towing a trailer (people, pets, stuff, fuel) and hit a scale. Then make 2 calculations ...
GVWR - Actual Tahoe weight = Available Tongue Weight
GCVWR - Actual Tahoe weight = Available for a loaded and ready to camp TT
Now with these numbers...
1) Don't buy a TT with a GVWR higher than GCVWR - Tahoe.
2) Make sure 13-15% of the TT GVWR doesn't exceed the Tahoe GVWR-Actual Tahoe weight.
The Tahoe published tow rating is relatively irrelevant, the GCVWR and Tongue Weight will really tell you what you can tow.
Without these numbers, based on my experience I'd say your Max is TT @ 6000 and Tongue weight of 750
GVWR - Actual Tahoe weight = Available Tongue Weight
GCVWR - Actual Tahoe weight = Available for a loaded and ready to camp TT
Now with these numbers...
1) Don't buy a TT with a GVWR higher than GCVWR - Tahoe.
2) Make sure 13-15% of the TT GVWR doesn't exceed the Tahoe GVWR-Actual Tahoe weight.
The Tahoe published tow rating is relatively irrelevant, the GCVWR and Tongue Weight will really tell you what you can tow.
Without these numbers, based on my experience I'd say your Max is TT @ 6000 and Tongue weight of 750
