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Hello,

Hello Ray, and I hope you can find the right RV or trailer to suit your needs on the first try.

If I may suggest a few things to consider as you move forward...the 2 of you will need to decide what your use is going to be (weekends only or months at a time), what your tow vehicle will be if it is a trailer (lots of discussion already here, use the search function). Offgrid, IMHO, has the most comprehensive discussions on how to calculate weight and tow your trailer safely as weight and balance is critical to prevent trailer sway.

My quick and dirty general advice for towing is to find the gross combined weight for your tow vehicle and trailer (I will use my trucks numbers here)...mine is 14000 lbs. Now find the max allowable weight for your tow vehicle itself...mine is 7000 lbs...subtract your max truck weight from the gross combined weight...14000 - 7000 = 7000 lbs this is the maximum trailer weight for my truck...our rp192 is just under 5000 lbs if fully loaded, so I have approximately 2000 lbs of extra weight capacity remaining which is a good margin in my mind. OFFGRID has provided a calculator to ascertain if you have enough tongue weight (super important to have over 10 percent of your trailer weight on the tongue of your trailer) and your trailer is not overloaded.

That is enough for now, so now we look forward to any other questions you may have as you move forward! The search function here can really help you out as well.

Cheers,

Andy

Ray, what do you plan to tow with?

Hi.  I am Clif from Arkansas.  My 2020 Bullet was stolen in Jan.  With the insurance money I upgraded to a R-Pod 193.  I pick it up Monday.  I love the design and hope it will last me 10-15 years.