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Old 09-11-2020, 04:52 PM   #1
Veronika.B
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Hello from Indy! We are fairly new to camping. We have owned a Copper Canyon Sprinter with the rear bunk beds. We loved camping, loved having a large living area, our old camper was 35 feet long with two slide outs. What we didn’t like was the camper. We bought it 3 years ago and it was 8 years old and it was very neglected with a few leaks (in the slide outs). We finally sold it this year and are on a market to buy a brand new Keystone Cougar or Grand Design Reflection.

Thanks for reading this and look forward to participating in the forum.
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Old 09-11-2020, 07:40 PM   #2
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Old 09-12-2020, 06:54 AM   #3
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Welcome to the forum! How cool to be out on a hunt - looking to bag the next round of family adventures (called a camping rig)!

I noted from your post that you are looking at some fairly large/heavy rigs - the GD Reflection starts with GVWR's in the 12K range and most of the hitch weights are 2K and up. Those trailers are likely to need 1 ton and up tow vehicles.

So, as you shop, take a photocopy of your white & yellow payload sticker from your tow vehicle. It has the only "numbers" you can count on - the salesmen will tell you your truck "will pull anything on the lot" - they are interested only in selling you a trailer. If you are not familiar with how to make sure your truck can SAFELY pull a trailer, post the information back here and we will gladly provide you with guidance.

Best of luck on your hunt! Your family will have great fun camping - just make sure your new trailer be safely towed by your truck.
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Old 09-12-2020, 07:29 AM   #4
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Hello from Indy! We are fairly new to camping. We have owned a Copper Canyon Sprinter with the rear bunk beds. We loved camping, loved having a large living area, our old camper was 35 feet long with two slide outs. What we didn’t like was the camper. We bought it 3 years ago and it was 8 years old and it was very neglected with a few leaks (in the slide outs). We finally sold it this year and are on a market to buy a brand new Keystone Cougar or Grand Design Reflection.

Thanks for reading this and look forward to participating in the forum.


Welcome! You've come up with a couple of great choices. In fact, those 2 were our choices...until.... DW determined "we" had to have a stackable washer and dryer - a no go in the mid profile 5vrs.

As far as weights LewisB was right on the money. As far as TV I got rid of my 3/4 ton and bought a 1 ton in anticipation of buying one of the above trailers (Cougar 315rls/GD Reflection 337rls).
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