Keystone Cougar 24RDS 1/2 ton 5th

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pintail85
If you ran that calculator I posted you probably already know your answer. I hope you'll report back and let us know about that and the laws. Best wishes.

 

[Gronk]

I have seen ball to ball doubles. IF the trailers are loaded properly and the lightest one is in the back they are pretty stable. The laws are constantly changing so you need to determine what you need to do. Just an example, in Minnesota the law was the first trailer could only be 28' or less and had to be a semi type trailer and overall length is 65'. A semi type trailer by definition is a trailer that DOES NOT have an axle in the front. Now the law says first trailer has no length limit but must have a king pin and the overall length is 70'. Best thing I can tell you is to call the State Patrol in what ever state you are planning on pulling doubles in. Also check your state to make sure you have the proper driver's license.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Thanks for the info Rolling Chaos and Kevin Pem. My truck is rated for 1800lb payload. I have a friend that has a scrap metal recycling facility with scales. I’ll swing by the in the next few days and weigh my boat and trailer. I’m not exactly sure of the boat and trailer but I’m guessing the tongue weight is around 150lbs on the boat trailer.
Also, is it a “thing” to load the camper a certain way to adjust the pin weight numbers, like load aft of the axle or closer to the axles?

It is a thing. I think the range you can play with is 15% to 25% . You call the RV a camper, If it is for camping maybe an older 5th is a good fit for you. My 26 ft Alpinelite has a GVW of 6800# Todays trailers are much heavier than the old ones. So on mine 20% is 1360# pin weight at full capacity, that I never reach. The advantage of double pull in my case is 800# of my stuff is in a bumper pull so is not in the fiver. I do have to figure in the 80# on the tail of the fiver to make sure I have enough pin weight. That's a clue, @pintail85

 

[Kevin D Pem]

I really appreciate the info from you all. It sounds like I would be better off with as smaller bumper pull camper. Something around 5,000 lbs.

The comment from FL-Joe has me confused. Is it really illegal to pull 2 trailers with a ball hitch? I've done a small amount of research and I've seen when some states it is illegal to triple pull unless the first trailer is 5th wheel, but most of the info doesn't specify that the first trailer has to be 5th wheel in a 2 trailer setup.

Don't know of a single state that allows pulling two bumper pulls. I had the same question years ago in AZ and called the MVD, The gal on the other end of the phone almost laughed at me. She said only if I wanted a big fine.

 

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Don't know of a single state that allows pulling two bumper pulls. I had the same question years ago in AZ and called the MVD, The gal on the other end of the phone almost laughed at me. She said only if I wanted a big fine.

Unless something has changed, east of the Mississippi I'm not sure there is even one state that allows doubles of any kind other than commercial rigs. 5th wheel ,bumper pull , nada.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Unless something has changed, east of the Mississippi I'm not sure there is even one state that allows doubles of any kind other than commercial rigs. 5th wheel ,bumper pull , nada.

here you go!

Triple Towing: What You Need To Know Before You Pull 2 Trailers Behind A Car, Truck, Or RV

Do you know your state's triple towing laws (or double towing laws)?... What about towing laws in the states you’ll be driving through?... In many states it's legal to tow 2 trailers at the same time! Here's a list of states that permit triple towing. Plus, what you need to know before you pull...

rv-roadtrips.thefuntimesguide.com

 

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here you go!

Triple Towing: What You Need To Know Before You Pull 2 Trailers Behind A Car, Truck, Or RV

Do you know your state's triple towing laws (or double towing laws)?... What about towing laws in the states you’ll be driving through?... In many states it's legal to tow 2 trailers at the same time! Here's a list of states that permit triple towing. Plus, what you need to know before you pull...

rv-roadtrips.thefuntimesguide.com

Well well. . I would not have guessed any and none are around me . Good to know even though I'll never pull like that. I'm surprised Oregon and Wyoming are not on that list. I have seen double pulls in Colter Bay last summer. How do they get away with that ? I even saw one guy who was pulling a trailer with two ATVs behind his 5th wheel . Thing about the whole set up was he had a boat and its trailer rigged up on top of his truck. I have no earthly idea how he got it up there and how he gets it down. People get carried away and it becomes dangerous.

 

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Here we go. This guy knows how to tow and bring it all with him. Looks safe to me.

 

[pintail85]

Not quite what I had in mind, but it’s legal , and I’m comfortable with it. Im definitely going to go with a bumper pull with GVW of no more than 6,500#. Then I will have room to safety add the boat and be well within the capability of the truck and myself. I’ll post some pics when I get it all hooked up.