momma22smallbears
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Hello,
I'm new to the forum although i've been reading furiously over the past few days and have found this to be a very helpful site.
I am driving an '04 Nissan Armada with tow package. According to the formula so helpfully posted in the FAQ it looks like i could pull a Jayco Jayflight 27' trailer and assuming the cargo is 500 pounds, plus travelling with full tanks of water and propane, etc. we would be at 78% of GCWR. Frankly, it would make me a lot happier to start with a small trailer but my DH thinks if we do this we should do it right. I expect, initially to go out with another adult, but there will be times when i would be on my own with the kids. I can get a rear cam system to help with backing up and i am willing to get whatever additonal items will make the whole process as easy as possible. So, am i nuts here? Can a single adult do this? And will i be pulling to much of a load for mountains?
I chose Jayco because it seems to be held in high regard on the many sites and forums i have visited online. The 25 and 26 foot trailers have slideouts so are much heavier than the 27 foot and my DH doesn't like the 20 foot because it's too cramped.
I've never pulled anything before and was hoping to start small but when we were on the lot this weekend and i realized i no longer had to persuade DH that we should buy an RV i decided to agree with him in general on the 27 foot. In general i feel a little nervous about pulling something. The dealer is willing to let me take one for a test drive but i have to spend $150ish dollars to put on something to control the brakes on the trailer (i forgot the name), however...
There is a second-hand class A on the lot, it's a 1991 Coachman Catalina with a 454 Chevy Engine. It's got 75 thousand miles on it. I've got the number of the previous owner and will phone him to ask more about it. It would have a 30 day warranty from the dealer so everything will have to be in working order when it sells. Of course, there are issues with an older vehicle, plus i suspect insurance will be much higher than with a trailer. My idea is to use it for 6-12 months and then sell it. If we love it, we will upgrade and if we don't we could still move to a trailer.
We are picking up a copy of the RVers Bible from the library today.
thanks for your input...
I'm new to the forum although i've been reading furiously over the past few days and have found this to be a very helpful site.
I am driving an '04 Nissan Armada with tow package. According to the formula so helpfully posted in the FAQ it looks like i could pull a Jayco Jayflight 27' trailer and assuming the cargo is 500 pounds, plus travelling with full tanks of water and propane, etc. we would be at 78% of GCWR. Frankly, it would make me a lot happier to start with a small trailer but my DH thinks if we do this we should do it right. I expect, initially to go out with another adult, but there will be times when i would be on my own with the kids. I can get a rear cam system to help with backing up and i am willing to get whatever additonal items will make the whole process as easy as possible. So, am i nuts here? Can a single adult do this? And will i be pulling to much of a load for mountains?
I chose Jayco because it seems to be held in high regard on the many sites and forums i have visited online. The 25 and 26 foot trailers have slideouts so are much heavier than the 27 foot and my DH doesn't like the 20 foot because it's too cramped.
I've never pulled anything before and was hoping to start small but when we were on the lot this weekend and i realized i no longer had to persuade DH that we should buy an RV i decided to agree with him in general on the 27 foot. In general i feel a little nervous about pulling something. The dealer is willing to let me take one for a test drive but i have to spend $150ish dollars to put on something to control the brakes on the trailer (i forgot the name), however...
There is a second-hand class A on the lot, it's a 1991 Coachman Catalina with a 454 Chevy Engine. It's got 75 thousand miles on it. I've got the number of the previous owner and will phone him to ask more about it. It would have a 30 day warranty from the dealer so everything will have to be in working order when it sells. Of course, there are issues with an older vehicle, plus i suspect insurance will be much higher than with a trailer. My idea is to use it for 6-12 months and then sell it. If we love it, we will upgrade and if we don't we could still move to a trailer.
We are picking up a copy of the RVers Bible from the library today.
thanks for your input...