My elderly father has a 2003 Nomad Lite 24' travel trailer that he and his ex-wife spent 5 months in down in AZ last Winter. She divorced him when they got back and so he left the trailer as is, and it was absolutely filthy.
He offered to let me use it for the Summer if I cleaned it up and did maintenance, which seemed like a good deal at the time. After 2 solid days of scrubbing, it is better, but I still need at least another day of cleaning the bathroom, then power washing the exterior, and taking it to the local RV dump.
Towing it the 12 miles from his house to my house was an experience. It has an equalizer hitch, but he was in Boise for a match, and I had no idea to set it up.
I had installed a trailer brake controller, but didn't have it set up properly. My vehicle struggled to get above 50 mph in the rolling hills on the way back. When I got home, I could smell the trailer brakes and the rims were too hot to touch. Oops...
My only vehicle is a 2005 GMC Yukon with a small lift, 98k miles, and a 7500lb tow rating. The stock rear suspension was upgraded a couple of months ago with heavy-duty Z71 coils and Monroe Gas Magnum shocks. Trailer dry weight is 4700lbs. No idea what it is with full tanks and gear.
He tows the trailer with a 2005 Chevy 3/4-ton extended cab, long bed, 4x4 pickup.
Once I get the equalizer hitch set up correctly, and the brakes set up properly, is it still going to be too much trailer?
Not planning on going more than 50 miles from home since all of my favorite camping spots are pretty close by.
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