Tahoe & Jayco 26 RLS
Hi Folks,
I'm new here, and after 13 years my wife and I have decided to get back into camping. It's been many years!
I found this site and have read some GREAT advice. I have a question to ask, and I'm looking for your honest opinion:
I have my trusty 2001 Tahoe with 60,000 miles in mint shape (bought new). It still has a lot of life in it, and want to get into a trailer for just the wife and I. We used to own a Coachman bunk version about 15 years ago but sold it as the kids grew older and our working lives took us away from the camping scene.
Over the years I have forgotten some of the tow capacity info I knew from years past. Saying that, with our last trailer we parked it on a seasonal site so not much towing was done (1992 Silverado at the time).
So.....here's my situation:
The floor plan we have come to like is the Jayco 26 RLS (new). There is also a Keystone Springdale 266RL that interests us, but for now we are leaning towards the Jayco. We would like to buy in the coming weeks.
I kept my heavy Reese hitch, with WD, and a Reese anti-sway bar. The Tahoe is a 5.3, with 3.73 rear, factory tow package, and rated at 7,600 lbs.
The Jayco literature puts it's weight at 6,005 lbs. However the dealership I'm looking at weighs them in at 6,700 on their site and does not give the reason for their number and what that would include.
So.........do you think can my Tahoe can handle the Jayco? Just my wife and I would use it, so I'm not sure how much we'd be adding to the weight.
Thanks in advance!
I'm new here, and after 13 years my wife and I have decided to get back into camping. It's been many years!
I found this site and have read some GREAT advice. I have a question to ask, and I'm looking for your honest opinion:
I have my trusty 2001 Tahoe with 60,000 miles in mint shape (bought new). It still has a lot of life in it, and want to get into a trailer for just the wife and I. We used to own a Coachman bunk version about 15 years ago but sold it as the kids grew older and our working lives took us away from the camping scene.
Over the years I have forgotten some of the tow capacity info I knew from years past. Saying that, with our last trailer we parked it on a seasonal site so not much towing was done (1992 Silverado at the time).
So.....here's my situation:
The floor plan we have come to like is the Jayco 26 RLS (new). There is also a Keystone Springdale 266RL that interests us, but for now we are leaning towards the Jayco. We would like to buy in the coming weeks.
I kept my heavy Reese hitch, with WD, and a Reese anti-sway bar. The Tahoe is a 5.3, with 3.73 rear, factory tow package, and rated at 7,600 lbs.
The Jayco literature puts it's weight at 6,005 lbs. However the dealership I'm looking at weighs them in at 6,700 on their site and does not give the reason for their number and what that would include.
So.........do you think can my Tahoe can handle the Jayco? Just my wife and I would use it, so I'm not sure how much we'd be adding to the weight.
Thanks in advance!
