Recent content by gnehls

We are fairly new owners of a Fleetwood Sequoia pop-up tent trailer. We LOVE it. In response to your question about noise, though, I must admit that you pretty much hear anything that's going on in the campground. We just got back from a trip with some friends who own a TrailManor, and they...

Well, despite the miserable weather, we hooked up the trailer and practiced backing up and parking. The tips you gave were invaluable. It's not as scary as I thought it would be. I must admit my husband is better at it than I am, but I think I give better directions than he does. We also...

Okay, you two. You are too funny! We'll BOTH be practicing backing up the trailer this weekend. I'll let you know how it goes. I'll even be honest about it. (Let's hope that rain they're talking about comes and goes as promised.)

Not to worry, Carl, we knew what you meant!

Carl, you are a funny guy!?Okay, I won't give up so easily. I plan to practice backing up and parking this weekend. I'll start with "easy" trips and work my way up. Once again, thank you for all your help. You have no idea how wonderful it is to have so many people take the time to help someone...

Jeff, thanks for the encouragement. I needed that. BTW, some good news! I found the GCWR for my car. It's 8860, and I'm well under that. The public scale had me at 8040 fully loaded.

You guys have been the greatest. Thanks for all your time and input. Guess we'll buy one of those Sherline weight scales, and we'll probably just camp near the ocean. Mountain camping, my preference, will have to wait until we're ready to buy another tow vehicle - not soon!

"You are proposing to pull a trailer with a GVWR of 3770# with a tow vehicle rated at maybe 3500#.? ?What is the model year of your Toyota?? ?I cannot find a V-6 AWD in the Trailer Life tow ratings for 2006. Lightening your tongue weight is not a great idea.? The tongue weight should be at...

"Is there anything that could be moved further back in/on the trailer, either above or behind the axle? That would reduce the tongue weight. You still need to confirm that the combined weight of car and trailer (plus people and all your stuff) is less than the Gross Combined Weight Rating...

"If your tongue weight is 450lbs and the rated tonue weight is 350lbs, then you need to deal with that. Is it possible to redistribute the load in the trailer to lighten up the tongue weight?" Well, Tom, there's really nothing in the trailer up by the tongue that I can move. I can remove one of...

Hi! We just bought a Fleetwood Highlander Series Sequoia tent trailer. My husband and I used to go backpacking, but sleeping on the ground has lost its appeal. We thought we'd start with a tent trailer, although this one has a lot of things I didn't know tent trailers could have. We have a sink...