Newbie seeking advice
Hello all, I'm a newbie at camping and just purchased my first camper. It's a 2017 Aspen Trail 2750. I know very little about travel trailers but I also have a 35 foot cabin cruiser boat and it's kind...
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Rainier wrote:
Congrats and welcome to forum. You will get tons of advice. Your truck should be fine towing the vehicle. Just make sure you are set up properly with weight distribution bars and sway bars. Safety is important (obviously) but you will feel more confident if you make sure you are set up correctly. One way I reduce weight when I travel is to only travel with minimum water in the tanks. Water weighs around 8.3 lbs/gallon. Filling up your tank with tons of water when you travel adds substantial weight. I avoid that. I also avoid traveling with a full black tank as well for this reason.
There is tons of stuff to buy, most of which you don't need...Keep a pencil and paper to write down needs as they arise when you camp.
Finally, always chock your tires. Don't forget...bad things happen....Chock, chock, chock. This is from personal experience
You do need some leveling blocks, an extension cord, 30 to 15 amp adapter, chocks, nice cold beer and a cigar! Have fun
Thanks for the info. I don't plan on doing any camping away from a campground so towing with water in the tanks is not an issue. I believe the black water tank is the toilet tank but my camper also has a grey water tank. What is that? Also could you elaborate on the sway bars? The dealer is installing my weight distributing hitch Wednesday. Is that not the same as sway bars or do I need something else?
