User Tag List
Results 11 to 19 of 19
Thread: Which RV to choose
-
01-16-2021, 09:29 PM #11
- Join Date
- Jul 2014
- Location
- Wherever...
- Posts
- 9,016
- Mentioned
- 187 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Anything that's just a "W" without an "R" is an actual weight - you have to take the truck to a CAT scale and weigh it to get those numbers. It's not expensive and almost every truck stop has one. There are separate pads for the "Steer" (front axle), "Drive" (rear truck axle) and "Trailer" axles. You would pull your truck up on the front two (Steer and Drive) with a full tank and you and your passengers in the truck. The difference between that weight and the RAWR is the axle payload you have left (minus the weight of a good hitch). Likewise for the gross weight (the steer and drive axle weights together). The GVW (gross vehicle weight) subtracted from the GVWR (the gross vehicle weight rating) will give you your true payload. Manufacturers will call these actual weights "curb" weights, but they are generic and not for your specific truck with trim and accessories. The CAT scale is your friend and the only true way to know where you stand.
RobU.S. Army Retired
2012 F350 DRW CC LB Lariat PS 6.7
2020 Solitude 310GK-R, MORryde IS, disc brakes,
Sailun LRG tires, solar, DP windows, W/D
(Previously in a Reflection 337RLS)
Full time since 08/2015
-
01-19-2021, 03:16 PM #12
- Join Date
- Sep 2020
- Location
- Riverside, California
- Posts
- 152
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
I'm in the same boat.
Except my choice is between a 2021 GD Imagine 2500RL and the 2021 Rockwood 2608BS.
Both are outstanding rigs.
Rockwood comes with ALOT of extras that the Imagine doesn't.
But the Rockwood is about 800-1000 pounds heavier.
To match the Rockwood extras the Imagine needs to have many dealer installed options.
Please let me know which one your would choose and more importantly WHY the choice.
Thanks in advance.
-
01-19-2021, 03:42 PM #13
- Join Date
- Sep 2018
- Location
- Woodstock
- Posts
- 3,635
- Mentioned
- 60 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
2021 Imagine 2400 BH
2018 GMC Sierra 4x4 Crew 1840lb payload
-
01-19-2021, 04:07 PM #14
-
01-19-2021, 04:26 PM #15
- Join Date
- Sep 2018
- Location
- Woodstock
- Posts
- 3,635
- Mentioned
- 60 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
I have no idea but IMO they are not the same level of trailer so it is hard to compare them
Like I said if price was not an option I likely wouldn’t have bought an Imagine
But for us price is important and imo grand design offers the best quality and most features by far in that price point
2021 Imagine 2400 BH
2018 GMC Sierra 4x4 crew 1840 payload2021 Imagine 2400 BH
2018 GMC Sierra 4x4 Crew 1840lb payload
-
01-19-2021, 04:37 PM #16
- Join Date
- Sep 2020
- Location
- Riverside, California
- Posts
- 152
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Thank you I appreciate your "straight forward" opinion.
-
01-19-2021, 05:59 PM #17
- Join Date
- Sep 2018
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Posts
- 1,422
- Mentioned
- 17 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Rob & Barb
2022 Solitude 378MBS
2022 RAM 3500 SRW HO Aisin 4x4
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
-
01-19-2021, 06:08 PM #18
- Join Date
- Sep 2020
- Location
- Riverside, California
- Posts
- 152
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Maybe its just me but GD Imagine just looks like a better trailer that turns heads.
The Rockwood is a fine trailer but there is just something about a Grand Design styling that grabs me, when I see it roll down the street.
It just has a real great look......different from all the others.
-
01-21-2021, 10:54 AM #19
- Join Date
- Jul 2017
- Location
- Near Birmingham, AL
- Posts
- 372
- Mentioned
- 3 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
AMEN!
Gospel has been spoken!
You CAN tow a 2670 with a half-ton truck, if it is within the truck's capacity.
I've done it.
Even with a Hensley, it was a tiresome experience.
And, the 5.0L Coyote motor in that F-150 was SCREAMING at highway speeds.
Not damaging, but not relaxing.
You are going to need to get a bigger truck or go with something like a 2600RL.
That little trailer is perfect for one or two people, but you are not going to carry everything in the house with it.
If you are looking at something bigger, consider getting a one-ton, single-rear-axle truck.
Think of it as a half-ton's big brother.
Whichever way you go, consider a Hensley or Pro-Pride hitch.
Either will add a huge margin of safety when pulling and make driving a lot more relaxing.
2023 Reflection 315RLTS
2017 Ford F-350 Crew Cab Short Bed SRW, 6.7L Diesel
Hensley Swift Arrow
Momentum/Solitude TSB 24-001 for...
Today, 06:32 AM in General Discussion