Nothing as awesome as the trailers in here but it gets the job done.

 

2009 Carriage Cameo, 36' ft, 15K GVWR

 

Great thread here guys, awesome trailers too

 

Chuck-

We bought a bike rack that fits 4 bikes to go in the back of the truck... It easily transfers to the ground at the campground (or in my garage). I think my floorplan might get a bit crowded with 6, but with 4 we lived comfortably in the trailer for 3 weeks with no issues.

We briefly thought about going for a 5er, but we wanted to buy new (our previous TT was used, and it came with a bunch of hidden issues). It seemed like 5ers cost about $10k more than a comparable TT, plus we didn't have to modify the truck. When I upgraded from the 6.2L 250 to the diesel, I did go for the 350 in case we eventually decide to go that route. Granted, there's always discussion that the SRW -350 is the same as a -250 w/ an extra spring, but I was willing to spring the extra $10/month for the door sticker making me legal. With the current setup, I would have been over the truck's GVWR during our move last summer.

 

Another Gateway 3650 Bunkhouse, 15.5k GVW

 

Not as big and new as others, but we have had some good times with it regardless.

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Kper, that's what I like to see, Super Duty at work. It doesn't matter what you tow, drag or haul.

Breeno, that's what ma and me call Glamping. Looks good.

Nice thread and pics!

 

2012 F350 SRW (Firestone bags, Short Bed XLT) pulling a 2014 3725RL Montana. The fiver is 39' long and loaded is tipping the scale at around 16,000 plus. Tongue weight over 3,000. The 6.7 doesn't even downshift when negotiating most grades and depending on wind speed/direction I can average between 10-13 mpg. We are full time in fiver and are putting about 8,000 miles on a year traveling. Ford got it right with the 6.7.

 

Nice. I'm about the same. Question for you (or anyone)... The F350 is a one-ton. The 3,000 pound tongue weight is a ton and a half. You'd think that would be an overload problem, airbags or not, right?

 

According to the Ford Book of all Knowledge. My F350 SRW 4x4, CC, LB with the 11,500 GVW package can handle 3,780 pounds in hauling capacity. So I would say, unless you are bringing more than 780 pounds of people or extra gear you are within capacity.

A F250 4x4 SRW, CC, LB with the 9,900 lb rating you would be overloaded, since it can only handle by the sticker 3,040. So unless you only weigh 40 lbs.... You are overloaded.

Source: 2015 Ford Super Duty | View Payload Specifications | Ford.com


Best to check the ratings based on your truck configuration. No longer does 1/2, 3/4, and 1 - ton mean that is the payload weight anymore.

 

It doesn't work that way. There isn't a "one ton" truck made today that isn't capable of or rated to carry more than 2,000 lbs. My F350 SRW has a GVWR of 11,500 lbs and even as heavy as the CC LB truck is, it still takes 3,000+ lbs to exceed that.

 

Thanks, Dak and 720. Puts my mind at ease. Good info, good to know.

 

BCM - The easiest way for you to know is to open the driver door, look on the tire sticker for your Carrying Capacity. That will give you the number for your truck. What does it say?

According to the 2015 online says I should have 6890. But my 13 truck says 6151. That's 700 lbs lost to different year, different number and options on my Lariat.

 

Interesting. I'm not seeing carrying capacity. I have GVWR front and back, 6000 and 7000 respectively. Not sure if that's it or not.

 

Nope, that's not it. There should be 2 stickers. One is about GAWR and such, the other is the tire sticker. It tells you what air pressure to keep your tires at per the factory. At the top of that sticker, kinda hard to find sometimes, is the carrying capacity figure. It will say something like "The combined weight of passengers and cargo should never exceed" and then the numbers. That is your carrying capacity.