Recent content by bfryusa

To both Gary RV Roamer and Grassy: Thanks gentlemen for your excellent information and helpful advice.  It has already steered our choice in a better direction and will undoubtedly keep us safer in future. Thanks again.  bfryusa p.s. I'm a climate scientist, engineer, and inventor.  If you're...

To Grassy:  I'll look into a road-test with the dealer.  He doesn't keep the 28 foot ultra-lite (25 foot box) in stock because it is pricier than the heavier trailers, but he might be able to organize a test with a heavier trailer.  I'm guessing it would be about 1200 lb heavier.  I suppose the...

Grassy:  I forgot to ask what you meant by 8 ply tires.  Do you mean on the trailer or on the truck?

To Grassy:  Thanks for your response.  Are you saying my truck doesn't have air bags?  I assumed all vehicles today must have air bags? OK, regarding the trailer, you suggest limiting to a 25 - 27 TT.  But is that the box length or the length including the tongue.  For example, one of the Apex...

To Gary RV Roamer:  Thanks Gary, the trailer GVWR of the 28 ft. Apex Ultralite (Coachmen) is 7000 lb which is 71% to 73% of the max truck towing capacity.  I assume that's OK, since it's below the 80% - 85% range you quoted.  I assume less weight than 80 - 85% is OK.  Is that right?  What does...

I need some advice in choosing the size and weight of a travel trailer to purchase for retirement vacationing (2 people).  We expect to travel about 4x annually for 2 - 3 weeks at a time, all over the USA and Canada.  Our tow vehicle is a 2013 Dodge RAM 1500 pickup truck with 5.7L hemi-V8, 6...