the old "weight" question
My sweetie and I want to go to Severville, TN this fall - before snow flies.
Our unit is a "05 Silverado 2500HD (36,678) gas, 2x, crew cab, 6 liter w/4:10 & 16K Huskey slider hitch (cat scale 6450 lbs) Our camper is an '08 Laredo 315RL. Total package, truck & 5th wheel, with everything - people, fuel etc. is cat scale 17,068.
Am I asking for problems to attempt a trip into the mountains of Tennesee? We did an 800+ mile round trip to the Daytona 500 in Feb - but that was level going with the slight incline returning home to East central Alabama. Wicked head wind and still got 8+ mpg.
Your help is very appreciated - we don't want to be foolish about this and since a different truck is not an option; we may have to consider a different camper. Thank you, Bill.
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