horn4life

Have you looked at the Coachmen? I got lucky and bought used at the end of may and got a 2017 Freedom Express 246RKS. VERY similar to what you are looking at, basically a couples trailer with a rear kitchen with best fits our needs. I think the dry weight is 4700. I can't tell you what to buy but I can tell you what I was looking for, with high humidity and heat beach camping our concern. I wanted aluminum framing and Azdel siding for lighter, more rigid box and better insulation. Most importantly less potential for humidity to cause wood expansion and contraction with the Azdel and Aluminum framing.I wanted a sealed underbelly so that meant winterization package. The other thing that was a MUST for me was a 15K btu air conditioner. As the Texas heat and my desire to go beach camp and fish means cold AC keeps myself and the wife happy. Upgraded bed was also a must. I got super lucky and bought it from a seller that was incredibly meticulous. And a ton of stuff I was gonna have to buy was included in the deal, like surge protector, weight distributing hitch. (which helps with sway and tongue weight limits.) I know I am gonna tow probably faster than the tire are rated so my solution was to buy a TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) for the trailer wheels. It's a world of difference changing a tire that starts to get low, rather than a blown red hot destroyed tire by the side of the road. My last warning is that I would be 100 percent willing to walk away from any trailer right now if I did not like the quality of the build. With covid the demand went up like crazy and the production quality fell as workers fell sick and less experienced workers replaced them to keep the production lines working. Travel trailers are already notorious for their poor construction standards so inspect VERY closely before pulling the trigger. Getting ready to park ours at the coast for 6 weeks, and I will just leave it parked there unless I need to pull it out for a hurricane. Good luck and visit an RV forum with the specific models you want. I completely changed what I was going to buy and reading some horror stories about my first choices.

Just bought a 2020 Silverado 4x4 Custom 1500 with the trailering package, trailer mirrors, bed cover, spray in liner, and rubber bed mat. The MSRP was $50,200. I live in Austin and I saw an ad in Houston for the same truck for $37,700. They had basically $7500 in GM incentives and another $5 K from the Houston dealer. I got my Austin dealer to match price, and it was actually less than my option for employee pricing. I thought about a 2500 but with my trailer clocking at at under 6,000 lbs, ad 1500 with the towing package is a perfect fit with a bit better gas mileage. End of March was you best pricing this year, but inventory levels are creeping back up and the 2021's are coming in some if you do your research you can work out a good deal. I guess my only complaint about the Custom is there is not a console in the fold down center seat. Something I didn't notice and assumed quite honestly. I will probably drop a few hundred on to change out. I also need to add a cigarette accessory plug in the bed, to run my bait bucket. It's not the fanciest truck, but is gonna be awesome for our needs of spending a lot of time at the beach.