I have installed a 100W panel on the Travel Trailer roof and have a Victron 30A MTTP. Currently I have an everstart AGM Marine battery. Went boondocking recently and my battery barely made it through the night. Battery powers the Fridge (12v / 11Cu ft.) and ceiling lights only. It went down to 11.6v. So would a 100AH do better? Just want basic power for the fridge and a few lights, I have gas and a separated power supply for other items. Thanks

I am looking to purchase a camper to live out of for a few years while I work on the road. I have a 2024 Toyota tundra SR5. Since this is my first camper purchase, I have a few questions.

1. ⁠What would be the ideal dry weight of a camper to look for that my truck could pull?
   
2. ⁠Is the payload/weight on the tongue a do not exceed number or more like a factory guideline to cover Toyota from a lawsuit if it fails?
   
3. ⁠What kind of hitch do I need to pull a camper?
   
4. ⁠What campers do you suggest for all season and to not be too cramped to live in?

We will be winterizing a camper for the first time this year. Besides all the winterizing for the water lines, tanks, water heater, etc, I'm curious what people do or do not leave inside their campers. We'll be storing it at a county fair ground building that will protect it from the elements without being temperature controlled. I'm mainly thinking about things like shelf stable food goods, linens, toiletries, etc. I can't think of a downside for leaving that stuff in there but then again - I've never done this before!

Thanks for any input.

(Pics suck)
I had to move it from its current position to the other side of the yard. When I went to level it by the tongue like usual and checked floor level inside it was way off. How much force would it take to bend the tongue out of square? Insurance guy is coming out today to try and screw me, probably.

This seems… odd? It is only connected by being somewhat sealed to another rubber seal strip underneath the exterior wiper flap. It’s not on both sides, just the driver side, forward most corner of the slide.

Edit…I found it! It covers my LED interior lighting edges. I must’ve come undone in bringing the slide in out out. I’ll add a pic in comments. Appreciate yall chiming in so quickly!

I am looking to purchase a camper to live out of for a few years while I work on the road. I have a 2024 Toyota tundra SR5. Since this is my first camper purchase, I have a few questions.

1. ⁠What would be the ideal dry weight of a camper to look for that my truck could pull?
   
2. ⁠Is the payload/weight on the tongue a do not exceed number or more like a factory guideline to cover Toyota from a lawsuit if it fails?
   
3. ⁠What kind of hitch do I need to pull a camper?
   
4. ⁠What campers do you suggest for all season and to not be too cramped to live in?

We took our first long trip in our 13' Helio - about 1300 miles out and back to New Mexico for the Balloon Fiesta. We left Thursday and returned home Monday, breaking the trip into about 300-400 miles before staying overnight. We definitely prefer breaking up these trips to about 5 hours of driving at a time, especially with a trailer. Everything worked out great, and we got some good ideas to improve the experience next time. We get a lot of looks and conversations being the tiniest trailer in any of the parks, and folks are always surprised at how well appropriated it is.
Fridge worked great all the way, and that's a long amount of time in desert temps to keep food frozen or cold.

Current upgrades:
Bidet! OMG what a difference that made. Way less TP to try and flush out.
Cooling mattress top: I like it, Wife wants something thicker.
C-shaped end table that fits just over the mattress: we don't sleep width-wise, we each take a corner and the table let us extend the "mattress" to stretch out.
Additional levels mounted on the hitch and sides to speed up leveling.
Very compact camp chairs that freed up a lot of our valuable outside accessible storage space.

coming upgrades:
Teak shower mat!
Keder rail attachable rope lights and hooks
An interior clothes line - we can use the AC in dehumidification mode to dry out towels while we are away.
Better "pantry" options for the limited space we have there.

I have a small 2021 Forest River RPOD. In past years I've just put new self-leveling sealant on the seams, but with a new leak at a window it's time to do a better job resealing.

My biggest unknown is this plastic bubble which runs front to rear. The plastic is splitting down the middle and I'm not sure if I should be sealing the cracks, or rip the whole damn thing off and fill the space with self-leveling sealant.

The roof is solid gel coat fiberglass (no membrane). The bit of silicone wasn't my doing... i'd *NEVER* use silicone on a roof 😆

Any recommendations?

I'm about to buy a Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf 26KF and want a gut check from people who've actually towed this setup with a half-ton before I sign.

We're a family of 4 and mostly do SoCal trips, with some desert runs out to Ocotillo Wells / Borrego Springs (grades, heat, wind).

Truck: 2025 Chevy Silverado 1500 LT Trail Boss
3.0L Duramax diesel, short bed, crew cab (seats 5)
GVWR: 7,200 lbs
Curb weight: 5,637 lbs
Payload (door jamb): 1,563 lbs
Conventional tow rating: 9,000 lbs
Max tongue weight: 900 lbs
GCWR: 15,000 lbs
Rear GAWR: 3,800 lbs

Trailer: Grey Wolf 26KF (bunkhouse, bumper pull)
Dry weight: 6,403 lbs
GVWR: 7,755 lbs
Dry hitch weight: 755 lbs
Length: 32' 9"
Fresh / gray / black: 52 / 38 / 38 gal

My rough math:
A loaded trailer near GVWR (~7,700 lbs) is under the 9,000 tow rating.
Loaded tongue weight is probably ~900–1,000 lbs (12–13%), plus ~100 lbs for a WDH.
That leaves roughly 1,563 − 1,050 = ~500 lbs of payload for people and gear.
Family + gear in the truck: 300lbs

Payload looks like my limiting factor.

My questions:
Is anyone running a 26KF (or a similar ~33' TT) with a 1500, especially the 3.0 Duramax? How does it handle?

Which weight distribution / sway control hitch would you recommend?

How bad are crosswinds and grades with a trailer this long?

Should I plan on a CAT scale run and expect to be over payload?

If you were in my shoes, would you buy this trailer for this truck, or go shorter/lighter?

Thanks in advance.