Travel Trailer w/ a 1/2 ton, what's realistic?

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jt_83

Discussion Starter · 7 mo ago

Hi all.

My wife and I bought a pop up camper during COVID and are looking to upgrade to a travel trailer. I've been trying to stay around 32 feet or less and about 6,000 lbs. I recently bought a '22 Silverado RST crew cab w/ a short bed and a 5.3 v8. Towing capacity is 9,200 lbs.

For the most part we camp state parks within a couple hours of the house but wouldn't mind venturing out a little further. We live in Ohio so no mountains here but if we were to go south through West Virginia or Tennessee we could hit mountains if we went that route.

Is this a realistic set up? Am I pushing the limits too far with a 1/2 ton and a trailer of this size or should I be looking at something smaller? The camper we like is pretty much right at 6k.

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MMZ71

· #41 · 5 mo ago

I have a standard garage door opening, and can fit my stock height 2500 in there. It's real close though, only an inch or so to spare.

We pull a 37' toy hauler, without issue.

I upgraded from a 1500 after pulling a roughly 4000lb cargo trailer, and feeling like it was a lot of work for the truck.

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· #42 · 5 mo ago (Edited by Moderator)

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Ok...one of the reasons I bought my Silverado Classic Z/71 was because I love to pull my boat out of the water where I have a slip to hit some of the many lakes in the area where we have our weekend getaway... The first time I hit the button pulling my Boat (18ft Lund with a 90hp motor which...

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#HalfTon or #HeavyDuty

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swathdiver

· #43 · 5 mo ago

MMZ71 said:
I upgraded from a 1500 after pulling a roughly 4000lb cargo trailer, and feeling like it was a lot of work for the truck.

What kind of 1500 was that?

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MMZ71

· #44 · 5 mo ago

swathdiver said:
What kind of 1500 was that?

'08 Sierra crew cab 4wd. 3.73 gears, but the 4spd trans was probably the killer, and 33s. The trailer is extra tall too, so more air resistance.

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Farmguy

· #45 · 5 mo ago

Big difference between an '08 with a 4 speed and the '22 5.3 10 speed the OP is asking about.

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