Would definitely recommend a RV show. We are going to purchase a 17mke but had originally researched 3 different manufacturers/models that ticked the boxes we had set as our criteria. After visiting a show and seeing 2 of the 3 trailers that were on our list it was way easier to pick one. We are now going to purchase over the winter or spring and may still wait and visit the next local RV show in February as they could well have some deals on.

On the truck selection I would also be wary of the payload as we purchased a used Ram 1500 with quite a high spec and the payload is definitely lower than you would think.