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Re: Need help finding specific floor plain travel trailer
Ok all by looking at the owners manual it says with a weight carrying hitch 600lbs is max and with a weight distributing hitch 1,100lbs tongue weight. I can't find max cargo sticker anywhere just the GAWR and GVWR ratings but it looks as if 1585lbs is the max. So, we went yesterday and looked at other trailers and the tongue weights were 400-600lbs and dry weights were 4500-5500lbs. I think these numbers are better with us at 500lbs, hitch at 600lbs that still leaves 400lbs to put in the back of the suv. I'm not even sure how much we will go camping and how well the kids/wife will like it. We only tent camped twice with our older son in the past 5yrs.431Views0likes0CommentsRe: Need help finding specific floor plain travel trailer
Lwiddis wrote: You found TTs you like so I suggest finding a TV that will pull your favorite. Yeah, that's not going to happen. We up graded from a Suburban to this thing and can't afford an actual truck with the gas alone for my commute.431Views0likes0CommentsRe: Need help finding specific floor plain travel trailer
Can you go into a little more about "The problem i see with towing with your TV is, you may run out of payload before you run out of towing capacity. By the time you add the hitch weight plus people, kids and all the stuff you carry in the truck you may very well be over your trucks payload and rear tire rating." So I don't have our vehicle right now to look at our capacity but if the hitch weight is 900lbs and we weigh 450lbs and our payload capacity is say 2000lbs. that would give us 650lbs of other **** to bring. Now does that apply to only the tow vehicle or both? If both then that would assume that once we fill the propane tanks ect that adds in??? Still trying to figure out all these weights and how they all fit in. Thanks431Views0likes0CommentsNeed help finding specific floor plain travel trailer
Hi everyone! We have been looking at buying a TT and have narrowed them down to a specfic floor plain. The type we like have the tv mounted on the long wall of the trailer where you can sit and watch tv without having to rotate your body or head. They also have bunk beds, 1 slide out and an outside kitchen. These are the models that we have found so far: Keystone Hideout 28BHS Prime Time Avenger ATI 27DBS Aspen Trail 2790BHS Grand Design Imagine 2800BH Unfortunately, all of the models above are over 6000lbs and from another post I started looks like we won't be able to tow this with our Escalade EVS. Does anyone know of another model like those above that are under 6000lbs AND possibly under $20K!! Thanks!3.1KViews0likes17CommentsRe: Newbie with questions on Escalade TV
Thanks all for the reply's. We are a family of four with two young ones who combined weight is less than 90lbs and our weight is about 350lbs. When we would tent camp we wouldn't bring a bunch of extra stuff but I have no idea on the weight. What about those weight distributing hitches? Do they allow you to tow more or just move the load? The trailers we are looking at have only one slide out and have the tv on the long wall where you can sit and look straight on to watch it rather than having to turn you head. I don't think we have found one with that floor plain under 6klbs. all are between that and 6800lbs. Not sure if we want to buy one if we can't get what we want and tow it with our current vehicle. Not going to go buy something else now. Thanks all334Views0likes0CommentsNewbie with questions on Escalade TV
Hello, we are looking to buy our first camper (travel trailer) and got a new(er) TV to pull it. We bought a 2010 Escalade ESV and I would like to know if anyone has one what dry weight camper they are pulling? I know the rated towing weight is 7800lbs but I don't want to tow anything that close to the max. Most of the campers we are looking at are in the low to mid 6Klb mark. what is everyone's recommendations on trailer weight and what we can realistically tow. Not looking at going cross country just local for now. Thanks, Tom2.3KViews0likes11Comments
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