SoCalDesertRider
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6 gallons isn't very much hot water if you plan on everyone taking showers.
That trailer is probly going to be way too much weight for a 3/4-ton truck. I wouldn't think about hauling it with anything less than a one-ton dually.
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the mean fish
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SoCalDesertRider wrote:6 gallons isn't very much hot water if you plan on everyone taking showers.
I've come to the conclusion that a 10 gallon DSI propane water heater is what I'll need.
BTW, here's a rough draft of the layout we plan to build in the living space of the trailer. Sorry about the width of the photo, it's hard to post it smaller and still see the detail.
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martinent
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looks good might want some more cabinets or counter space thats alot of trailer for that truck
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the mean fish
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martinent wrote:looks good might want some more cabinets or counter space thats alot of trailer for that truck
We'll have standard cabinets above all of the lower kitchen cabinets and we'll stuff cabinets in anywhere they'll fit once we get things more figured out.
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campalaska
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i have a manual light water heater. no pain just takes another minute of setting up camp and i leave the heater on all trip so only have to do it once per trip.
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Redrider910
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With that plan use two grey tanks.
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SoCalDesertRider
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Plan looks good. 2 things I would do-
-turn the bed around so the head is at the front so the one person doesn't have to climb over the other to get in and out of the bed. This is why truck campers with a north/south overcab bed arrangement have become so much more popular than the old east/west bed arrangement.
-move the kitchen to the rear of the living area so more weight is carried by the trailer axles and less by the truck axle. If you place the kitchen sink near the bathroom, it will be easier to plumb and use only one tank for grey water. With the kitchen and bath sharing the rear half of the living area, the front 'living room' half with the lounge/dinette will be more open feeling as it can use the full width of the trailer.
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Cody315
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Hookem2004 wrote:I'm not the weight police. But I'd think you would need a bigger truck to tow that 44' gooseneck trailer.
Boy, I have to agree with Hookem2004 on this. Before you mentioned what truck you had, I was thinking, "I hope he has at least a F-450 and preferably an F-550 to haul a trailer that size and with that amount of weight." I think the owners estimate of it's empty weight should be highly suspect, and would recommend your getting it weighed before you sign on the dotted line. If you can take it to the weigh station using your truck as the tow vehicle that would be even better as then you can get a basic feel for it. That is a LOT of trailer (even empty) for that truck IMHO. (I tow a 36' Haulmark with an '06 F-350 DRW and wouldn't want anything smaller). Just one person's opinion here.
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wagontrain131
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I have a 36 foot custom Horton Hauler triple axle 21k gvwr that I pull with a 2006 Dodge ram 2500 quad cab long bed. The trailer has 20 feet of living quarters and 16 feet of cargo. Its not a light trailer, but most people dont realize that with a trailer like this you are going to have your most tongue weight when you have no cargo in the cargo area. When you go to add cargo, especially a jeep, your trailer weight is going to go up, but your tongue is not, it might even get lighter. The overall weight of the trailer isnt the issue, since we have established that the difference between a 3/4 ton and a 1 ton is very small and trucks brakes dont stop the trailer they stop the truck, trailer brakes should stop the trailer. I love this type of trailer. Built very heavy, so its strong and will last a long time. There is no way I will ever use the 21k this trailer can handle but it's nice to know it's there. I have no problems pulling this trailer with the truck i pull it with. I did add timbrens to help with the sag, but thats it. It pulls good, it stops good, plus I still have a truck I can park at Walmart. Just be sure you have good E rated tires and a good brake controller.
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