upgrading tow vehicle and travel trailer
The husband and I are looking to upgrade our camper and tow vehicle. We are looking at the Open Range JT340FLR.I think the full capacity weight is 9030 fully loaded. For a tow vehicle, we are looki...
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To start with the JT340FLR Open Range has a hitch weight of 1455 Lbs DRY!!! That's not including the battery- filled propane tanks etc...
That's one of the heaviest hitch weights in the trailer industry.
Next don't believe their claim to R-38 insulation values. That figure is based on a foiled lined bubble wrap that's about 3/8 inch thick. NO ONE can obtain a R-38 value with that thin of a material.
Finally, we also looked the Open Range line over extensively last Spring. Drove to various dealers to check their units out. We ended up buying a 2014 Keystone Cougar High Country 321RES, and it was a few thousand $$ cheaper and lighter.
Here's a video of that unit if you're interested.
Cougar H.C. 321RES
BTW, any trailer in that 35 to 38 foot class should have a 3/4 ton pick-up truck hauling it, not a 1/2 ton..
Happy trails,
That's one of the heaviest hitch weights in the trailer industry.
Next don't believe their claim to R-38 insulation values. That figure is based on a foiled lined bubble wrap that's about 3/8 inch thick. NO ONE can obtain a R-38 value with that thin of a material.
Finally, we also looked the Open Range line over extensively last Spring. Drove to various dealers to check their units out. We ended up buying a 2014 Keystone Cougar High Country 321RES, and it was a few thousand $$ cheaper and lighter.
Here's a video of that unit if you're interested.
Cougar H.C. 321RES
BTW, any trailer in that 35 to 38 foot class should have a 3/4 ton pick-up truck hauling it, not a 1/2 ton..
Happy trails,
