RedAggie03

Woah, that is a hellofa setup! Thanks for the info.

tbwill

trexid:
I wouldn't be too quick too give up on the Passport Trailer if that's what fits your family best. Just because the trailer's GVWR is 7100 doesn't mean you'll have that much in it. Your empty trailer weight is approx 4890 lbs. Even if you use Kodi's numbers which are probably on the high side, at 6600 lbs you could load 1710 lbs in your trailer. If you have that much stuff in your trailer, you are a certified pack rat. You also have the bunks way in the back of your trailer, a good place to store luggage and whatnot to counteract some tongue weight and not use up truck payload. I suggest you invest in a Sherline Trailer Tongue Weight Scale and use it to help adjust your tongue weight by how you load the trailer.

cyclic

I have a similar equipped truck in terms of payload, 9600 lb tow capacity. 2010 screw 5.4l, trailer package. 7200 gvrw, 1440 payload. I tow a 24 foot bunkhouse kz sportsmen. 7000 lb max weight 4200 dry. Tows great with wdh. You will be fine.

tomb1269

The Keystone Passport you listed above Http://www.trailerhitchrv.com/invent...d-Touring.aspx, will be fine for you as long as your truck weight is correct and you do not pile a bunch of wood in the bed. Above you list the truck loaded/wet on the scales at just on 6000, that means you have 1100 lbs of payload (Truck GVWR minus Actual weight: 7100 - 6000 = 1100). The trailer's GVWR is 7000 and its dry weights are tongue @ 500 and trailer @ just under 5000, therefore the trailer transfers just over 10% of its weight to the tongue (lets say 11%), so if you had the trailer loaded to its max it would add 770 lbs to the truck, that leaves you 330 lbs of payload (or room for a growing family). Remember that every lb you put in the bed of the truck is a lb less you can tow. Every 9lbs in the trailer is only a 1lb of weight on the truck. This is a good match for the numbers you provided, just do not get caught in the 2 & 2 that a lot of new RV owners get caught in..... 2 years and you start looking at trailers that are 2 feet or more than what you currently own.
Enjoy and happy camping


PS; above you listed the trailer as 9100gvwr it is not it is only 7000gvwr as stated on the sticker you posted.