He is willing to buy the Hensley.
The wheelbase:length is what has be most nervous. He's seen the website that calculates max trailer length. Oddly, most of the 36-28' "lightweights" have been pushing his payload rating more than this one.
Thanks for your feedback. I shared the link for this conversation with the relative so he can see the responses and input first hand.
It's not necessarily a mitigation, but I assume most of his trips will be within 500 miles of home in relatively flat land or mild hill country. My advice is that if he pushes the limits, he'll end up with a Suburban (or 2500 Suburban). . . mostly b/c I've been there before. I spent a lot of money turning my old 1500 with 3.42 gears and no tow package into a tow vehicle. I eventually bought the 2500HD anyway.
He wants a slide, queen bed, and if possible bunk. . . is willing to consider HTTs. Buying a new TV right now is not a consideration. (It's his DW's daily driver. She likes the Tahoe and isn't comfortable driving anything longer right now. Plus, they just bought it this year.)
I wanted feedback on the TT in the OP because it's the length that is being pushed and not the weights. . .
