Hi Everyone. Well, after 15 years the RV-Dreams Community Forum is coming to an end. Since it began in August 2005, we've had 58 Million page views, 124,000 posts, and we've spent about $15,000 to keep this valuable resource for RVers free and open. But since we are now off the road and have settled down for the next chapter of our lives, we are taking the Forum down effective June 30, 2021. It has been a tough decision, but it is now time.
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OMG we went all the way to Conroe to look at a trailer (3 hours from home). It was just about perfect -- fit his budget and my level of clean and presentable! It's a 2005 Keystone Outback with a rear kitchen, 34 ft. We've got to get a truck (used) to pull it. Thinking Ford F250 diesel with a crew cab for those pesky grandkids. Gonna need a TV but that's no biggie. I already bought towels and acrylic glassware -- yes, I'm fluffing up the nest! And corelle dishes! I have enough kitchen utensils to go around, I think, at least to start. We are having it delivered to our little 40 acre ranch until we find a truck. So now what? Oh, yeah, joined Good Sam too.
Welcome and congratulations! Now that you have the trailer you can focus on the truck. Use the gross weight of the trailer, NOT the empty weight, for figuring the weight the truck has to handle. Figure the tongue weight as 15% of the gross weight as the load the truck has to carry. Don't forget the people and stuff that will be in the truck. Easiest way is to weigh those things at home and add a "fudge factor" to the total. Don't forget the fuel in the truck. Take the VIN to a dealer for the brand you are looking at and they should be able to tell you the gross weight and gross combined weight ratings for the truck, as well as the axle weight ratings. It sounds complicated, but it really isn't.
Gonna need a TV but that's no biggie. I already bought towels and acrylic glassware -- yes, I'm fluffing up the nest! And corelle dishes! I have enough kitchen utensils to go around, I think, at least to start. We are having it delivered to our little 40 acre ranch until we find a truck. So now what? Oh, yeah, joined Good Sam too.
