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Re: Buyer's remorse??
Just remember that the extra time spent now in finding an RV that your tow vehicle is able to comfortably tow or having to make the decision to upgrade your tow vehicle in order to get the RV that you want, will be time well spent and will greatly enhance your camping experiences. This is supposed to be fun.354Views0likes0CommentsRe: Buyer's remorse??
First you need to find out what your suburban can really pull/carry. you need to look up the specs for the burb and also the specs for the rv. The first thing you need to determine is the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) for the burb. The GVWR is the total amount that the burb can weigh safely. It will include the vehicle, its passengers, fuel and luggage. You must also remember that you will be adding 800 lbs of hitch weight to the burb when you hook the trailer to it. It is at this point that you will most likely find that your burb is not a sufficient tow vehicle. But if you provide the year, make and model, I would be happy to take a look. Then, you need to know that the weight of the rv as stated in the online specs is not the actual weight. It does not include any optional items that you add to the rv. Nor does it include the weight of any water that you have in the tanks, nor does it include the propane that is in the two propane tanks. You also then have to figure out how much weight you add to it. Most people figure that they add about 800 to 1000 pounds of gear to their rv. This includes clothing, bedding, food, dishes, blankets, camping gear, chairs, etc. The only way to really figure out how much an rv weighs is to take it to a scale and have it weighed. The other thing to remember is that just because you meet the weight limits that they say you can pull, does not mean you will be happy with the performance you get when towing. This is a very subjective issue. But lets start with the truck.330Views0likes0CommentsRe: extend or not extend
I often leave one of my slide outs extended for fairly long periods of time and have never had a problem. The advantage is that I have more room when I go into the trailer and have more room to move around. Its not a big deal, just what I tend to do (as it would only take a minute to open). However, I have slide out awnings which cover my slide out. If you do not have them and were to leave your slide outs open and where near any trees, then leaves or branches or pine needles could accumulate on your slide out and would need to be brushed off prior to you bringing the slide out in. Otherwise, you could damage the seals. Also, if you do not have slide out awnings and it rained a lot, you could get some water to sneak by your seals (just a possibility depending on condition of seals and how trailer is leveled at the time). Others may express concern with slide out sagging depending upon how long it is and its construction. I have not had an issue with this. Best of luck.361Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing situation - update
Give it a try by taking a extra link of chain or two, but at some point you will meet the max. If you are still not happy with the leveling/weight distribution, you might do a search for a post from our former moderator Les. In it he describes how you can adjust your weight distribution hitch to get the front and back to within about a quarter of an inch respectively. Good luck/happy camping.367Views0likes0Comments
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