campkitty
Well-known member
Hello all,
I am in a situation that I am certain others have faced before me, so hope to find some of you in here! I don't have anyone to bounce ideas off in my circle of friends/family who ever faced a similar situation as mine, so here I am asking you
My house is sold, I am packing out everything as fast as I can into storage. I have two weeks to get out starting tomorrow.
I have a teenager, three dogs, and two parakeets in tow.
I am still working and can (and will asap) retire any day at this point; my shift is 4/10 Mon-Thu and I'm off by 3:30 so have early evenings to pack and scheme/plot my escape. I'm on the wrong coast.
I already have my tow vehicle: Ford F 150 3.5l V6 Ecoboost electric 10 speed auto w/tow mode, max tow package (11000lbs), 7050# GVWR, 157 wheel base.
My plan is to purchase a tow-behind travel trailer that has the rear bunk floor plan and the front bedroom. This floor plan is perfect for us. We'll live it in it for a year or maybe longer, traveling around Texas, the deep south including Florida and the Keys, and perhaps up the east coast as far as Montreal CA.
I am currently eyeing a 2017 Heartland Pioneer DS310. I need to figure out exactly if this trailer is within my tow vehicle's limitations.
I now realize I will be traveling 1000 miles across country to shave an easy $10k off the purchase price of the right RV for us, so I have a decision to make. I am leaning towards the choice of retiring a day or two prior to driving away to go buy the RV and be free of time constraints.
I need to find the right WDH prior to getting the RV. Are there different specs for these?
I have experience towing RVs with a fifth wheel and gooseneck hitches as well as livestock trailers as long as 15 feet, but no experience with this WDH/travel trailer set up!
Should I get a tonneau cover installed on my pick up, stuff all the items into the bed of the truck that we'll need to live with in the RV, so I have it all once I get it, or drive all the way back to the wrong coast to get it? I don't like the latter idea but I don't know if everything will fit in my bed. I already have a 4000w generator dual fuel w the 5 gal propane tank so that will take up room.
I greatly look forward to hearing from all of you who have faced this situation before.
--Campkitty
I am in a situation that I am certain others have faced before me, so hope to find some of you in here! I don't have anyone to bounce ideas off in my circle of friends/family who ever faced a similar situation as mine, so here I am asking you
My house is sold, I am packing out everything as fast as I can into storage. I have two weeks to get out starting tomorrow.
I have a teenager, three dogs, and two parakeets in tow.
I am still working and can (and will asap) retire any day at this point; my shift is 4/10 Mon-Thu and I'm off by 3:30 so have early evenings to pack and scheme/plot my escape. I'm on the wrong coast.
I already have my tow vehicle: Ford F 150 3.5l V6 Ecoboost electric 10 speed auto w/tow mode, max tow package (11000lbs), 7050# GVWR, 157 wheel base.
My plan is to purchase a tow-behind travel trailer that has the rear bunk floor plan and the front bedroom. This floor plan is perfect for us. We'll live it in it for a year or maybe longer, traveling around Texas, the deep south including Florida and the Keys, and perhaps up the east coast as far as Montreal CA.
I am currently eyeing a 2017 Heartland Pioneer DS310. I need to figure out exactly if this trailer is within my tow vehicle's limitations.
I now realize I will be traveling 1000 miles across country to shave an easy $10k off the purchase price of the right RV for us, so I have a decision to make. I am leaning towards the choice of retiring a day or two prior to driving away to go buy the RV and be free of time constraints.
I need to find the right WDH prior to getting the RV. Are there different specs for these?
I have experience towing RVs with a fifth wheel and gooseneck hitches as well as livestock trailers as long as 15 feet, but no experience with this WDH/travel trailer set up!
Should I get a tonneau cover installed on my pick up, stuff all the items into the bed of the truck that we'll need to live with in the RV, so I have it all once I get it, or drive all the way back to the wrong coast to get it? I don't like the latter idea but I don't know if everything will fit in my bed. I already have a 4000w generator dual fuel w the 5 gal propane tank so that will take up room.
I greatly look forward to hearing from all of you who have faced this situation before.
--Campkitty