I'm an old fan of regular cab trucks. I now tow a light-weight 7,000 lb, 5th wheel with a Ram 2500 crew cab and 5.7 Hemi, which proved to be a good match. My wife likes the regular cabs because she finds them easier to drive with the improved visibi...
I have a Cougar lite that weighs 7,000 lbs empty. I load it up to another 800 lbs, so I'm around 8,000 including myself. The hitch weight is around 1200 factory, but I'm sure that's up to 1800 by now. Presently, I tow with a Dodge 2500 and it doesn'...
I'm already planning a trip to the National Parks in Utah and then taking 191 to Wyoming and then on to Mt Rushmore for the spring. Would I be safer to pull the trailer in mid-May? My concern is the higher elevations, but don't want to take the tri...
I saw that the Ford Focus is on the list for cars that can be towed four wheels down. I didn't see 4 wheel drive in the requirement, so wondered if the two wheel drive version is okay to tow?
I camped in Vernal, Utah at a city park back in 1996 and it was free. I called the chamber of commerce today and they said they weren't aware of it anymore. Anyone know if it still exist?
Years ago, back in the late 80's or early 90's, Trailer life magazine did an article on this. Few of us RV'ers had deisel trucks. The ones we used were big block chevy and Ford gassers that got 11 hwy and maybe 6 pulling. In those cases the wind defl...
I've done that with trucks and have had great success. After sending pictures from all angles, I got a trade in price for my old truck. My last 5th wheel, I bought in New Jersey when We were camping in Island Lake, Il. When I got to the dealership, t...
I was thinking along the same lines Cloud. We're presently in Port Isabel Tex laying low until mid March. Then we'll stay in Albuquerque until things in Utah warm up. By late April, I figure we'll check the temps and stay around Flaming Gorge area un...
