What kind of travel trailer????

[JDHasty]

We bought our RV in Junction City @ Guarantee RV, we bought our F150 from Kelleher Ford in Eburg.  No screwing around, this is our best price and there ya' are. 

I just don't know what it is about the Puget Sound area but they want to treat people like the customer is either stupid or is there to be entertained or they want to play games.  I don't know why I even bother to give them a chance at our business any longer. 

[CoryTDF]

So, I looked in my manual and it said that I can haul 6700lbs. I am getting really frustrated with the whole thing. Bottom line is I don't want to kill my family or myself by buying a trailer that is way to much for my truck. If the 6700 is accurate there are plenty of options that I could go with and stay under that weight even when fully loaded. I cannot find the combined GVWR in my manual however.

[JDHasty]

So, I looked in my manual and it said that I can haul 6700lbs. I am getting really frustrated with the whole thing. Bottom line is I don't want to kill my family or myself by buying a trailer that is way to much for my truck. If the 6700 is accurate there are plenty of options that I could go with and stay under that weight even when fully loaded. I cannot find the combined GVWR in my manual however.

If that is the case you have a lot of options in the < ~ 5,500 lb or so weight class. 

[DRobnsn]

So, I looked in my manual and it said that I can haul 6700lbs. I am getting really frustrated with the whole thing. Bottom line is I don't want to kill my family or myself by buying a trailer that is way to much for my truck. If the 6700 is accurate there are plenty of options that I could go with and stay under that weight even when fully loaded. I cannot find the combined GVWR in my manual however.

Manuals can be misleading, often they are just a general information not necessarily package specific on all the information they contain. It may be worth a try to call Toyota with your vin# to be sure.

[HntnFsh]

Might be a sticker in the glove box. What year and configuration is your truck?

[HntnFsh]

I wouldn't condone it. But your jaw would probably drop if you realized how many trucks out there with campers or towing trailers or both. Are well over their legal limits!

[JDHasty]

I wouldn't condone it. But your jaw would probably drop if you realized how many trucks out there with campers or towing trailers or both. Are well over their legal limits!

It is common practice, and it is an incredibly irresponsible thing to do.  A runaway truck & trailer is not one bit funny, I have been passed by two, one going south down White Bird Pass and the other going down Home Stake Pass east of Butte.  I was the first person to pull in behind both after they made the runaway truck ramps and both were unable to communicate for a half hour.  Both thought for sure they were going to die that day. 

[follow maggie]

I had an Aljo made by Skyline and never had trouble with it. My dad has a Fox Mountain made by Northwood and has never had trouble with it. I know several people with one or another of Keystone's brands and they all hate them. Lots of problems & Keystone doesn't honor their warranty well.

[724wd]

Cory, I have an '05 Tundra double cab with the 4.7.  My friend loaned me his 24' mallard a couple years ago.  we took it up north of Cusick by the Colville NF.  My truck drove ok, but I was VERY conscious of EVERY wiggle and squeak!  I was using the weight distribution hitch and had a full load of water on.  It was a heavy trailer with a slide, and it was nice, but when it came time for us to buy a trailer last year, we went small.  17' Viking bunkhouse.  It's not a luxury trailer and some people have had significant issues with coachman/viking, but after dry camping with it 10 or so times last summer, we like it very much.  It's my wife, 2 young kids, and myself (plus 40 pound dog).  We don't spend a whole lot of time IN the camper, preferring to sit around the fire, play in the water, and cook/clean outside.  I set up a kitchen outside under the awning that works great for us.  If you're spending more time outside and using the trailer for sleeping and escaping weather, 20+ feet isn't really necessary, in my opinion.  I would have probably looked at something right at 20', but my wife wanted no more than 17'.  It's not a 4 season trailer, but it wouldn't take much to make it one.

Attached pics:  Mallard camp and 2 Viking camp pics

[CoryTDF]

Might be a sticker in the glove box. What year and configuration is your truck?

2005 DBLCab/4 Door Tundra with the 4.7 V8.

[CoryTDF]

I wouldn't condone it. But your jaw would probably drop if you realized how many trucks out there with campers or towing trailers or both. Are well over their legal limits!

It is common practice, and it is an incredibly irresponsible thing to do.  A runaway truck & trailer is not one bit funny, I have been passed by two, one going south down White Bird Pass and the other going down Home Stake Pass east of Butte.  I was the first person to pull in behind both after they made the runaway truck ramps and both were unable to communicate for a half hour.  Both thought for sure they were going to die that day.

I once overloaded a 4 yard dump trailer. It was the last load and so I used to bucket on the Bobcat to pack it down and had a heap in the middle. I was towing it with a GMC 1 ton truck. Going down a hill the trailer started to overtake the truck and started pushing the back end out. All I could do was punch the gas and pray. I got to the other hill and got her slowed down but I was scared S__tless. I thought that I was going to spill it and get buried alive. I never want to feel that fear again. 

[JDHasty]

Cory,

That post by 724wd is really good advice in my opinion.  We have a full kitchen in our toy hauler, but the only time we cook inside is during hunting season or if it is unseasonably cold and we need to entertain kids indoors during the summer.  We use a Camp Chef tree burner stove w/griddle, a Webber Kettel and cook a lot of hot dogs etc over fires and the kids like it that way. 

[coachcw]

Artic fox and Nash . I'd stay around 20 to 24 feet max . Remember how much wieght most people pile into the trailer . Adds up quick and you shouldn't be stressed out towing it....

[JKEEN33]

Cory, I have an '05 Tundra double cab with the 4.7.  My friend loaned me his 24' mallard a couple years ago.  we took it up north of Cusick by the Colville NF.  My truck drove ok, but I was VERY conscious of EVERY wiggle and squeak!  I was using the weight distribution hitch and had a full load of water on.  It was a heavy trailer with a slide, and it was nice, but when it came time for us to buy a trailer last year, we went small.  17' Viking bunkhouse.  It's not a luxury trailer and some people have had significant issues with coachman/viking, but after dry camping with it 10 or so times last summer, we like it very much.  It's my wife, 2 young kids, and myself (plus 40 pound dog).  We don't spend a whole lot of time IN the camper, preferring to sit around the fire, play in the water, and cook/clean outside.  I set up a kitchen outside under the awning that works great for us.  If you're spending more time outside and using the trailer for sleeping and escaping weather, 20+ feet isn't really necessary, in my opinion.  I would have probably looked at something right at 20', but my wife wanted no more than 17'.  It's not a 4 season trailer, but it wouldn't take much to make it one.

Attached pics:  Mallard camp and 2 Viking camp pics

Agree with above and this is why I originally asked what everyone was towing with. I have an older 18' that I tow easily with my half ton. I would love to go bigger, but I don't want a new truck payment now. I'm thinking a newer 20' is going to weigh what my older 18' weighs, but nervous about going bigger than that. Use to drive tankers with fuel and had a few pucker up moments.

[CAMPMEAT]

Check your door jam for GVWR. They make nice half-ton towables. Alumilite, if still made are nice. Mine was a 31 footer, if my memory serves me right. I towed it with a 2010 F-150 Crewcab 4x4, 5.3 litre. I set it up right and spent the money to do so. I have it included in the deal. There are HUGE, HUGE markups in RV anything. Just be in the know what prices are when you buy.