Gdetrailer wrote:
Personally, I do not subscribe to the general consensus around most RV forums of going big or go home..
I call it the "super size" mentality where most folks think just because a vehicle is rated at a certain level that they MUST buy a trailer AT that level..
I would rather UNDER SIZE my trailer for the vehicle!
For instance, 2013 F250 with 3415 lbs of cargo.. 26ft TT loaded I am at 7K lbs.. Well below my vehicles capacity in all aspects..
Gives me plenty of leftover capacity just in case MR MURPHY crosses my path..
I can tell you, it HAS payed dividends a few times.. I have dodged DEER running across in front of me not once but TWICE over the years.. And at HIGHWAY SPEEDS!! One time was so close I could see the deer ticks JUMPING off the deer :E
MR MURPHY stinks but I beat him at his game :B
Had I had a lighter vehicle and heavier trailer, the outcome most likely would not have been good.
Again some very sage and salient points going directly to the age old "dog and tail" mentality which is not a straight numbers game, but while somewhat subjective is IMO an extremely important consideration. My TV/TT combo has always been heavy towards the TV by between 2000 and 3000 lbs and based on some 45 years of towing has served me well and kept Mr. Murphy in his proper place ... with someone else :B:C
Larry
