first timer at rving

[father_of_poodl]

My wife and i are planning on buying a coachman catalina legacy edition 323bhdsck. I know its big but we have a big family. I was wondering if anyone could give me pointers on this. i plan on towing it with my 2015 crewcab silerado 5.3 with a 3;42 rear end.my max trailer weight is 9400 lb and gcwr is 15,000lb. just seeing if this is possible or a good i deal. i know i need sway bars ,but is this safe or do i need a 2500 diesel??? also the travel trailer has a dry weight of 7,530 and gvwr of 9500 and its 35'10" long.Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and hope to be rving soon.

[father_of_poodl]

father of poodles wrote:
My wife and i are planning on buying a coachman catalina legacy edition 323bhdsck. I know its big but we have a big family. I was wondering if anyone could give me pointers on this. i plan on towing it with my 2015 crewcab silerado 5.3 with a 3;42 rear end.my max trailer weight is 9400 lb and gcwr is 15,000lb. just seeing if this is possible or a good i deal. i know i need sway bars ,but is this safe or do i need a 2500 diesel??? also the travel trailer has a dry weight of 7,530 and gvwr of 9500 and its 35'10" long.Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and hope to be rving soon.

[Lwiddis]

A 36 foot TT that with bumper and tongue will be 40+ feet for a newbie. That’s courage, mister, that’s courage. Isn’t the tongue weight of a 1500 limited to 1,000 pounds with a WDH? Which you’ll be over. A “big” family and the necessary tongue weight to help prevent sway...what is your TV’s payload?