Looking for first TT - Suggestions
Hello, I am in the beginning stages of looking for a travel trailer. I have started looking around on Craigslist and looked briefly at an RV dealer. We have camped in tents up to this point and ...
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Well, we went to the camper show, in Novi, yesterday.
What an experience that was!
We saw a couple of campers that we liked.
I had never really considered an expandable, but we liked the Palomino Solaire 213 X. It's got 3 slides, each with a queen size bed.
Anybody have any opinions on expandables? I'm a little apprehensive about them just because of the fact that if it gets wet, I'll have to open it all up and let it dry out when we get home.
The one we really liked at the show was the Keystone Passport 2400BH. It is a good length and I should have no problem pulling it with my current truck. It's got a double over double bunk in the back and a private master bed up front.
I also found the Keystone Bullet 243BHS after we got home. It looks to be almost identical to the 2400BH.
Does anybody know the difference between the Passport and the Bullet, besides the name?
While looking over the Solaire brochure, I noticed the 239 DSBH. We like this one the best out of all of them. The length is right where we need to be, and the layout is the same as the Keystones. The Solaire has the added bonus of a dedicated entry door for the bathroom. The only thing I'm worried about with the Solaire is that the hitch weight is 800 lbs.! That seems pretty high. The Keystone Passport and Keystone Bullet had hitch weights of 515 lbs. and 555 lbs.
The Solaire does have an extra slide-out, but I didn't expect it to be that much heavier on the tongue.
I looked up the hitch weight on the Solaire expandable and it is 605 lbs. This seems odd to me for a trailer that is smaller than the Keystones. Why is the hitch weight so much more on the Solaires?
Will I be able to tow that Solaire 239 DSBH safely with my current TV?
Here's the specs:
Tow Vehicle:
2006 F-150 2WD Lariat SuperCab, 144" WB, 5.4L V8, 3.55 open rear axle
GCWR 14,000
GVWR 7,050
Payload 1,698
Travel Trailer:
Palomino Solaire 239 DSBH
Hitch Dry Weight: 800 lbs.
Dry Axle Weight: 4590 lbs.
Total Dry Weight: 5390 lbs.
GVWR: 7800 lbs.
What an experience that was!
We saw a couple of campers that we liked.
I had never really considered an expandable, but we liked the Palomino Solaire 213 X. It's got 3 slides, each with a queen size bed.
Anybody have any opinions on expandables? I'm a little apprehensive about them just because of the fact that if it gets wet, I'll have to open it all up and let it dry out when we get home.
The one we really liked at the show was the Keystone Passport 2400BH. It is a good length and I should have no problem pulling it with my current truck. It's got a double over double bunk in the back and a private master bed up front.
I also found the Keystone Bullet 243BHS after we got home. It looks to be almost identical to the 2400BH.
Does anybody know the difference between the Passport and the Bullet, besides the name?
While looking over the Solaire brochure, I noticed the 239 DSBH. We like this one the best out of all of them. The length is right where we need to be, and the layout is the same as the Keystones. The Solaire has the added bonus of a dedicated entry door for the bathroom. The only thing I'm worried about with the Solaire is that the hitch weight is 800 lbs.! That seems pretty high. The Keystone Passport and Keystone Bullet had hitch weights of 515 lbs. and 555 lbs.
The Solaire does have an extra slide-out, but I didn't expect it to be that much heavier on the tongue.
I looked up the hitch weight on the Solaire expandable and it is 605 lbs. This seems odd to me for a trailer that is smaller than the Keystones. Why is the hitch weight so much more on the Solaires?
Will I be able to tow that Solaire 239 DSBH safely with my current TV?
Here's the specs:
Tow Vehicle:
2006 F-150 2WD Lariat SuperCab, 144" WB, 5.4L V8, 3.55 open rear axle
GCWR 14,000
GVWR 7,050
Payload 1,698
Travel Trailer:
Palomino Solaire 239 DSBH
Hitch Dry Weight: 800 lbs.
Dry Axle Weight: 4590 lbs.
Total Dry Weight: 5390 lbs.
GVWR: 7800 lbs.
