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RE: sway
make sure its level and has enough tongue weight. tow with tanks empty and around 15+ percent tongue weight. use proper sway control, look forward to the 3/4 ton truck you will be getting soon
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Jebby14
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07/08/20 06:02am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: 3 more sleeps
have the house battery with me, shes coming home after work to get the pink stuff out and the fridge cooling.
as for the boat, always had a little fishing boat, this lockdown got the wife to sign up to something more family friendly. now i have a 1992 chaparral 2020 sl. nice boat been tinkering. lots of work, even more than the camper at this point but ill get there. we have used it a ton.
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Jebby14
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07/08/20 04:40am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Tow weight
if i were you id be after an F250 with the 7.3 gasses because im too cheap to get the 6.7 diesle that i want. could be done with a well equipped half ton but would be much happier with the 3/4 ton. Also loving that godzilla 7.3
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Jebby14
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07/08/20 04:38am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Tow weight
keep in mind fully loaded that trailer can be as much as 7900 lbs. (it has a decent amount of carrying capacity at 2865)
giving you a tongue weight almost 1200 lbs.....
depending how you load it (and the rest of your stuff) you can likely do it but i would expect a less than enjoyable towing experience. i would suggest buying the best hitch and sway control you can afford. another thing not mentioned here is to make sure your brakes are up to snuff as that 3.3 is going to struggle to hold the weight back with compression coming down hill.
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Jebby14
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07/07/20 11:32am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: 3 more sleeps
^ you and me both friend. opted to put it back in storage shortly after it came out end of march. out of the driveway means the boat could live at home. Normally the camper lives at home so it can stay plugged in. I'm only allowed one at home to not upset the house nazis
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Jebby14
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07/07/20 11:24am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Tow weight
look for the 3/4 ton in the flavor of your choosing and you should good to go. Dont need anything crazy to be happy around 30 ft.
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Jebby14
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07/07/20 08:37am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Tow weight
I would plan for about 4000 pounds dry. That gets you in the 4500-5000 pound range. The 3.3 will spend a lot of time in the 3000-4500rpm range due to combination of weight, wind resistance, and engine torque. If that is acceptable for you, then go for it.
BTW, what hitch weighs 100 pounds? Shipping weight for my Reese Strait Line is 70 pounds and not all of that is dead weight on the TV.
clicky
a basic reese is listed at 101.96 lbs. 100 lbs is a good ballpark
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Jebby14
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07/07/20 07:39am |
Travel Trailers
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3 more sleeps
finally able to get our very delayed season going. camper is coming home from storage (work) with me tomorrow to flush the pink stuff, dress the beds, fill the cupboards and what not. setting out for our first weekender of the year this weekend and I'm excited. The kids are champing at the bit. Hopefully the weather doesn't get testy, currently showing clear but hotter than Hades
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Jebby14
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07/07/20 07:35am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Tow weight
possible yes, comfortable likely no. another option to consider is daytripping or tent camping to find your prefered location then buying a park model there. will give you way more bang for your buck. Bettter yet you can grab an older pop up for exploring quite cheap and usually get most of your money back selling them unlike travel trailers.
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Jebby14
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07/07/20 07:32am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Tow weight
A trailer needs enough tongue weight to pull correctly. too little causes sway. the sweet spot on travel trailers us usually 13-15%.
the truck has to be able to carry that weight which is why on suv's and half ton trucks payload is typically the limiting factor.
The listed tongue weights are not accurate just like the dry weights these dont include things like batteries, propane, even appliances. assume you will load your camper.
using my setup as an example.
my camper (https://www.rvusa.com/rv-guide/2008-forest-river-flagstaff-micro-lite-travel-trailer-floorplan-23lb-tr3599) can be loaded to weigh 4677 (im close to this and NOT loaded excessivly)
my truck has a payload of 1950 lbs
1950 payload
-500 lbs (my family, remember they will grow)
-100 lbs (my hitch)
-350 lbs in the bed (usually bikes and fire woord)
=1000 payload available.
my tongue weight is right aroung 800 lbs at max (fresh tank in the front) and 700 on the return.
i have 1000 lbs left to carry the tongue weight of my trailer and use at most 800 lbs of it. this leaves me with enough to carry my trailer (dont think pull thing hold the weight of).
since my kids will grow i know I need this buffer.
my last camper was slightly lighter (not much) and I was right at capacity towing with a grand Cherokee, wouldn't like to be there again, towing was NOT comfortable.
I would recommend you re-evaluate what you want. if its going to be seasonal buy a seasonal. if its travel either get used to a smaller camper or get more truck. if you opt for a smaller trailer understand you will likely be going larger (and still needing more truck) later.
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Jebby14
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07/07/20 06:35am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Tow weight
1640
-100 for the hitch
-500 for the family (guessing modify this to your needs)
-300 for randoms (food, coolers, gas cans, gear whatever again modify since im guessing)
=740 left for payload
740 / 0.15 =4933 fully loaded.
assuming my numbers are correct your rig shouldnt weigh more than 5k fully laoded to be able to carry 15 percent of the trailer weight on the tongue for a nice tow. dont look at dry weight look at GVWR. id guess you will be around 24 feet.
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Jebby14
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07/07/20 04:55am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Full Timing in Canadian Winter if the Border is still CLOSED
not in that position but id be looking for a cheap apartment month to month and winterizing the trailer
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Jebby14
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07/03/20 10:52am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Class C vs Trailer for Cross country with family? Help
Id go big 5th wheel over C. You already have the truck, why buy another powertrain to handle. You need to add more time. also do everyone a favor and stop at KOA type campgrounds on the way to and from, rest stops suck, especially with a family.
if you are looking at renting, why not fly out and rent local?
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Jebby14
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07/03/20 09:06am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Reuben Casserole
going to need to take this one for a spin
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Jebby14
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07/02/20 11:25am |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: Happy birthday Canada.
detroit is due north of my home in canada :)
the ambassador bridge points north heading into USA.
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Jebby14
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07/02/20 06:54am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: 100 watt Solar decision
i have a single 100W and a group 24 battery. As long as its sunny (my panel is portable with 25' of cable so i can put it in the sun, i get a full charge. running the fridge, alarms water pump and minimal lights i can stay like that until i get a bad charging day. I would think a proper battery setup would serve me better than more solar though i wouldnt say no to either.
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Jebby14
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07/02/20 04:25am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Sounds about right....
lol been a long few months at home haha
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Jebby14
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07/01/20 12:21pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Problems with past RV Parks you've stayed at?
all in all we usually get what we expect given we frequent the same handfull of parks most times. i guess if i could change something id space things out more and add more bush between sites.
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Jebby14
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07/01/20 12:10pm |
Family Camping
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RE: Towing a 4500lb TT with an SUV
fill it up, refull at half tank. is it really an issue in the end? RV's are right up there with boats for money pits and we all know boat stands for
break out another thousand........
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Jebby14
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07/01/20 11:56am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Canada Day
https://i.imgur.com/UX6Sl9Gl.jpg
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Jebby14
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07/01/20 09:10am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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