TkoK83Spy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:59 pm
T.J. wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:13 pm
TkoK83Spy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:56 pm
T.J. wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:34 pm
Thank you! I’m open to recommendations on brands. It’s going to be a destination trailer, so towing it is not a concern. I’ve been looking at Keystone and Cedarcreek.
I actually live in Central NY and had a Keystone camper myself for 3 years. We had a 2017 Keystone Outback 250URS, was a great camper!! Where abouts in NY are you camping?
Morris, pretty close to Oneonta. Thanks for the feedback on the Keystone!
My neighbors daughter actually runs track for Oneonta!
Our camper was a 27ft, but more like 34ft when the rear slide extended into a king size bed. Weighed around 5,500lbs I believe?? Had 2 slides, no problem at all for a Ram 1500.
That's a good point Rick.
I think that anything under 6k a 1500 will do well.
But, man when ya get 6.5 k or over its a different ballgame. Ours is 33ft and about 7,500 when towing her. My first cousin has a 5th Wheel that he pulls with a dodge 1500, but she is about 5k to 6k as well.
Those 1500 towing specs are very deceiving imo lol
My 2019 Silverado 1500 was rated to tow 11,400 and that's just phenomenal specs for a 1500! At least one would think so. But, there's absolutely no way in the world I would attempt to tow even 8,000 pounds with any 1500 series truck. Could it be done, yes. But it's gonna be very stressful on that 1500 and you won't even be ae to go 55 mph. And heaven forbid you run into strong headwinds..... Imo, a person starting out like me has to be careful. The rv people will sell you a 8 or 9k travel trailer to a couple with a 1500 series truck.
Imo, they shouldn't do that. I just think anyone buying a trailer 6500 pounds or more should have a 2500 series truck.