WanderingGiggles
New Member
Hi All!
My wife and I just bought a 28' 2004 Dutchmen Sport Lite TT. To be perfectly honest, it was an impulse buy fueled by Corona-Cabin Fever. We're pretty excited though, we love to travel and can't wait to show our 14 year old son this beautiful country.
The pickle I'm in at the moment is that my current vehicle is nowhere near big enough to tow this trailer (TT approx 5000# dry) so I need to look into a new truck. My friends are saying to go for at least a 3/4 ton truck to be able to comfortably tow what we have. I am reluctant to go that big because it's going to be a grocery getter 90% of the time. I was first looking into an F-150, but I'm not confident it will have enough power to do a cross country trip without problems. Consumer reports puts a Toyota Tundra as the top ranked truck for reliability and maintenance, so that's what I'm leaning towards. With towing capacity of well over 10,000# I would think it's big enough for what we need, but I see that very few people on this site are using a Tundra and it makes me wonder why...
By my very rough and extremely inexperienced calculations we're looking at towing around 7,500# all packed up and on the road.
First question: is that an accurate guesstimate for what we'll be pulling? I know propane, water, gear, and necessities all add up pretty quick. The trailer has a max capacity of 7,700# if that matters.
Second question: will I be shooting myself in the foot if I buy a Tundra instead of a 2500/F-250? We'd like to be able to travel anywhere in the states
Third question: what am I overlooking that I need to consider besides towing capacity?
I feel like I'm in a little over my head. I want to make sure to pick the right tow vehicle to keep my family safe, as well as everyone else on the road. Any advice and pointers are much appreciated.
Thanks!
Jess
My wife and I just bought a 28' 2004 Dutchmen Sport Lite TT. To be perfectly honest, it was an impulse buy fueled by Corona-Cabin Fever. We're pretty excited though, we love to travel and can't wait to show our 14 year old son this beautiful country.
The pickle I'm in at the moment is that my current vehicle is nowhere near big enough to tow this trailer (TT approx 5000# dry) so I need to look into a new truck. My friends are saying to go for at least a 3/4 ton truck to be able to comfortably tow what we have. I am reluctant to go that big because it's going to be a grocery getter 90% of the time. I was first looking into an F-150, but I'm not confident it will have enough power to do a cross country trip without problems. Consumer reports puts a Toyota Tundra as the top ranked truck for reliability and maintenance, so that's what I'm leaning towards. With towing capacity of well over 10,000# I would think it's big enough for what we need, but I see that very few people on this site are using a Tundra and it makes me wonder why...
By my very rough and extremely inexperienced calculations we're looking at towing around 7,500# all packed up and on the road.
First question: is that an accurate guesstimate for what we'll be pulling? I know propane, water, gear, and necessities all add up pretty quick. The trailer has a max capacity of 7,700# if that matters.
Second question: will I be shooting myself in the foot if I buy a Tundra instead of a 2500/F-250? We'd like to be able to travel anywhere in the states
Third question: what am I overlooking that I need to consider besides towing capacity?
I feel like I'm in a little over my head. I want to make sure to pick the right tow vehicle to keep my family safe, as well as everyone else on the road. Any advice and pointers are much appreciated.
Thanks!
Jess