Wife needs indoor accommodations....what is worth buying?

[Deleted member 9101]

Maybe the Escape 21 NE with the cot option?
It's the Escape 19 layout but stretched, built in/on the 21 chassis.
Be tight though. Main queen bed, queen sized dinette when folded down, and a cot above that. The 19 the dinette is maybe a double.

My wife and I really like this Apex Ultralite by Coachman. Large enough to be comfortable, small enough to fit in State Park camp grounds in Florida.

New 2019 Coachmen RV Apex Ultra-Lite 259LE Travel Trailer

Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite travel trailer 259LE highlights: Dual Entry U-Shaped Dinette Kitchen Island Double Bunk Beds Pass-Through Storage This Special Edition Apex Ultra-Lite travel trailer has...

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One of the problem with camping in the summer in Florida is you need to have room for everyone to be comfortable during the almost daily thunder storms.

 

[Todd780]

Technically many of them are...lol. I see them everytime I go camping. When properly set up, modern 1/2 ton trucks tow a 10k trailer with no problems and often better than older 3/4 ton trucks could.

Yes, many are rated to tow that much (including my own truck) and I see plenty of half tons towing trailers like that as well.

For me personally, if I was towing a trailer that large, I would be using a 3/4 ton.

 

[Deleted member 9101]

Yes, many are rated to tow that much (including my own truck) and I see plenty of half tons towing trailers like that as well.

For me personally, if I was towing a trailer that large, I would be using a 3/4 ton.

I did it for 3 years (for work) and the truck (F150) had zero problems. The only reason I got a 3/4 ton when it was time to turn the vehicle in was so I could carry more gear in the bed while towing, which took one vehicle out of our fleet, thus saving the tax payer money and making the foot print of our AO smaller during an emergency.

Modern 1/2 tons are rated to tow more and haul as much as previous 3/4 tons. They have stronger frames, more power, better brakes, and far superior suspension.

In modern trucks "1/2, 3/4, 1 ton" names are almost meaningless.

 

[Todd780]

I did it for 3 years (for work) and the truck (F150) had zero problems. The only reason I got a 3/4 ton when it was time to turn the vehicle in was so I could carry more gear in the bed while towing, which took one vehicle out of our fleet, thus saving the tax payer money and making the foot print of our AO smaller during an emergency.

Modern 1/2 tons are rated to tow more and haul as much as previous 3/4 tons. They have stronger frames, more power, better brakes, and far superior suspension.

In modern trucks "1/2, 3/4, 1 ton" names are almost meaningless.

I'd likely be hauling more if I went to 3/4 ton as well. So, I'd want the extra payload.

 

[Deleted member 9101]

I'd likely be hauling more if I went to 3/4 ton as well. So, I'd want the extra payload.

Payload is what most people get wrong...lol. They see 13,000 tow rating" on a 1/2 ton and think they can load their truck with with gear and then tow at the max rating.

 

[Todd780]

Payload is what most people get wrong...lol. They see 13,000 tow rating" on a 1/2 ton and think they can load their truck with with gear and then tow at the max rating.

Yep, see that all the time. I tend to load my box up with firewood and coolers. My payload now is 1,800 so I'm good with my 5,000 lb (wet) trailer.

Buuut..... i'd like to get a boat rack and take an aluminum fishing boat with us too.... lol... So, thinking IF that ever happens, 3/4 would be the way I'd want to go.

Kinda like this set up.

 

[Deleted member 9101]

Yep, see that all the time. I tend to load my box up with firewood and coolers. My payload now is 1,800 so I'm good with my 5,000 lb (wet) trailer.

Buuut..... i'd like to get a boat rack and take an aluminum fishing boat with us too.... lol... So, thinking IF that ever happens, 3/4 would be the way I'd want to go.

Kinda like this set up.
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I see rigs set up like that pretty often... Definitely like them. Saw one a few wweks ago that had a bass boat and trailer on a rack on top of a F450.

 

[calicamper]

Yep, see that all the time. I tend to load my box up with firewood and coolers. My payload now is 1,800 so I'm good with my 5,000 lb (wet) trailer.

Buuut..... i'd like to get a boat rack and take an aluminum fishing boat with us too.... lol... So, thinking IF that ever happens, 3/4 would be the way I'd want to go.

Kinda like this set up.
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You might like this
The Candle Fish 13 was designed for a Alaskan Local/Hunter to carry two hunters and gear plus Elk. The requirement was light enough to rack solo on a pickup rack. I have seen them in beefy work boat trim at 200lbs. The more fancy boy builds can be in the 180lb range.

I want one ?

 

[Todd780]

I see rigs set up like that pretty often... Definitely like them. Saw one a few wweks ago that had a bass boat and trailer on a rack on top of a F450.

You might like this
The Candle Fish 13 was designed for a Alaskan Local/Hunter to carry two hunters and gear plus Elk. The requirement was light enough to rack solo on a pickup rack. I have seen them in beefy work boat trim at 200lbs. The more fancy boy builds can be in the 180lb range.

I want one ?

 

[Deleted member 9101]

So simple, yet so freaking neat!!

 

[Todd780]

So simple, yet so freaking neat!!

That's my dream. It is a simple dream. But, a good dream.

 

[1000arms]

You might like this: The Candle Fish 13 was designed for a Alaskan Local/Hunter to carry two hunters and gear plus Elk. The requirement was light enough to rack solo on a pickup rack. I have seen them in beefy work boat trim at 200lbs. The more fancy boy builds can be in the 180lb range. ... I want one ?

Thanks for posting. I found this article:

The Candlefish 13 - Small Boats Magazine

Sam Devlin’s Candlefish 13 began with a client’s detailed request for the design of an outboard skiff suitable for the lakes of Alaska’s Far North. It had to be light enough to lift up over the cab of a one-ton pickup truck towing a fifth-wheel trailer, narrow and short enough to fit on the roof...

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I'd like to see what Sam Devlin would come up with for expedition campers.

His book is a boat-building-bible:

Devlin's Boatbuilding: How to Build Any Boat the Stitch-and-Glue Way: Devlin, Samual: 9780071579902: Amazon.com: Books

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The second edition is supposed to be released in March of 2021.

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[Deleted member 9101]

That's my dream. It is a simple dream. But, a good dream.

I like your dream!

Mine is similar...just minus the boat...lol. I'll probably end up with a SRW 1 ton gasser and a ~35' "park model" travel trailer.

 

[Todd780]

I like your dream!

Mine is similar...just minus the boat...lol. I'll probably end up with a SRW 1 ton gasser and a ~35' "park model" travel trailer.

To keep at one specific location?

 

[Deleted member 9101]

To keep at one specific location?

Nope... It will bounce between New Hampshire and New Mexico.