New to RVs

[Smirak]

So, my wife and I are “retired”/disabled and we are about to buy a truck and a pull behind (travel trailer, not 5th wheel). We initially wanted a bunkhouse TT, but I think we have gone away from that thinking. We hope to be having grandkids soon, so that was the thought behind the BH.

I’m sure this has all been answered somewhere in these forums, but I have a ton of questions if anyone wants to PM me or point me in the right direction…

-Truck is a 2023 Nissan Titan Pro 4X, specs say just shy of 9100lbs towing capacity
-Undecided on TT, what weights should I be looking at to not go over?
-Generator?
-Solar?
-Wifi/TV?

Thanks,
Kevin

 

[John&Andrea]

I towed a TT years back with a Titan. It did ok the unit was 6700# around 8000 loaded. I would stay under the tow capacity. Try to stay around 80% of the total capacity loaded. Often we forget about the load we will add in the RV. Stopping and handling are more concern to me than towing.

 

[Rich W.]

Agree with all of the above and will add maneuverability. Smaller is better in a lot of state and national parks, and the grand kids can sleep in sleeping bags on the floor. They’ll have just as much fun (or more) and you can buy a trailer that sized more for just the two of you, which will probably be the majority of your travels. Thats been my experience with the G-kids anyway.

 

[Germanrazor]

Don’t forget to make sure you don’t go over your hitch weight rating with your camper as well. Payload is often an overlooked aspect.