Need some towing advice
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From: Puyallup, WA
The 'coach' part is just the physical camper itself. That's what is 19' on my trailer. From the hitch to the bumper, it's 22' long. It's a 2003 Prowler Lynx 722F.
You'd be able to tow my trailer for the most part.. You might be in second gear more then I am, but it'll do the job.
Most of the newer trailers these days are packing more size into lighter packages.. Now, I don't know where they are sacrificing the weight?? It could be the frame, or it could be lighter materials inside?
When I was shopping for trailers back in 2002, I figured I'd only look at trailers with a GVWR of #5000 to #6000 max.. I didn't give a hoot what the 'dry' weight of them was either... Sure, all the salespeople said, "you can tow more then that...". Well, sure I could, but I didn't want to! I knew my truck and I knew what I wanted to realistically tow. Besides, as the trailers GVWR when up, so did the price!!
Once I found a trailer with the GVWR in my range, then I looked inside. If I liked the floor plan, I noted it's make and model and went on to the next. After I had a list of models, I compared price and features and made an offer on the one that fit the bill the best for my wife and I.
As it turns out, I'm glad I got the lighter trailer of my other choices, because my truck exceeds it's GVWR and rear GAWR by a couple hundred pounds with just a #5000 TT!
I found that going to the RV shows was a good place to start.. There are usually a lot of people milling around and 99% of them are "just looking", so you don't get bothered by the salespeople as bad... Then, when I found the models I was really interested in, I then went to the dealers lot, because I was truly interested at that point...
Good luck!
Mitch
You'd be able to tow my trailer for the most part.. You might be in second gear more then I am, but it'll do the job.
Most of the newer trailers these days are packing more size into lighter packages.. Now, I don't know where they are sacrificing the weight?? It could be the frame, or it could be lighter materials inside?
When I was shopping for trailers back in 2002, I figured I'd only look at trailers with a GVWR of #5000 to #6000 max.. I didn't give a hoot what the 'dry' weight of them was either... Sure, all the salespeople said, "you can tow more then that...". Well, sure I could, but I didn't want to! I knew my truck and I knew what I wanted to realistically tow. Besides, as the trailers GVWR when up, so did the price!!
Once I found a trailer with the GVWR in my range, then I looked inside. If I liked the floor plan, I noted it's make and model and went on to the next. After I had a list of models, I compared price and features and made an offer on the one that fit the bill the best for my wife and I.
As it turns out, I'm glad I got the lighter trailer of my other choices, because my truck exceeds it's GVWR and rear GAWR by a couple hundred pounds with just a #5000 TT!
I found that going to the RV shows was a good place to start.. There are usually a lot of people milling around and 99% of them are "just looking", so you don't get bothered by the salespeople as bad... Then, when I found the models I was really interested in, I then went to the dealers lot, because I was truly interested at that point...
Good luck!
Mitch
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From: Joplin MO
Oh baloney. I could tow more than a tent trailer with my V-6 if I wanted to. It's not that bad.