whitetruck
Boulder City Nevada
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Do to the cost of fuel, I've been thinking of downsizeing to a pop up. See sig.
We sold our daily driver, a 2004 5.9 CTD Dodge 3500 dully @ 16 MPG (thats 60 cents more per gallon than Gas) for a 2004 FWD Auto Santa Fe that gets 22 MPG around town and 26 on the Highway. This would be or tow vehicle. We drive about 350 miles a week.
When we bought it, it already had a U Haul class 11 hitch and a Trans cooler installed and the printed tow rateing of 3500# and 350# tongue without a DWH and 50# more each with one.
The Sata Fe's owners manual says 3200# and 320# with 2 passengers. For 5 passengers it says 2700# and 270#.
I'd like to get a pop up that has a shower and a potty (DW) but the lightest one that I've found so far is a 2007 Starcraft 2409 with a GVWR of 3300#. The unloaded weight is 2430# I fear that it is too heavy for the Santa Fe. Am I thinking correctly? What say you folks?
1991 rear bath 24 foot ford 460 gas motor and no slides 7.5 MPG Have a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe and love the mileage.
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Had a 2007 Cross Roads Zinger ZT290FB one slide and 7915 lbs SOLD
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PapPappy
Wilmington, NC
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Check out the TrailManor units....they may be too much (weight and money), but they will have the shower and be very much like a TT when set up. I would think that you would rather have the hard sides, after being in a "C" previously.
We looked at them about 5 years ago, with the intent of towing with your Honda Odyssey.....but decided on the "C" in our signature, when the price was right.
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lots2seeinmyrv
Ocean Springs, MS
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What about the eggcamper.com
2010 Tundra TRD 4x4 Dbl Cab 5.7L V8 4.30 Max Tow 10,300 Payload 1,640 Class IV Hitch 1,030
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midnightsadie
ohio
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look into the sprinters withe the I 5 MB diesel. 20 plus mpg. 2005 6
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rockhillmanor
On the Road
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midnightsadie wrote:look into the sprinters withe the I 5 MB diesel. 20 plus mpg. 2005 6
Ditto! I would look into these first before buying a new tow vehicle and trailer. IMHO the small good gas TV's, add a heavy TT and you are back around what the Class C was getting for gas and beating the heck out of the underpowered TV. 
We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned,
so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
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phillyg
Front Royal, VA
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He's already got the tow vehicle. If it were me, I would pull the popup you indicated with the Santa Fe, as long as you don't load down the TV or popup too much. But again, that's me, and you need to decide if you're willing to go over the Santa Fe's limit. The fact that the hitch can handle more than the vehicle means nothing in this scenario.
2002 Keystone Cougar 286, 8,400lbs loaded, pulled with a 2004 F150 Supercrew, 5.4, 3.73 gears. Retired and enjoying life
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parrothead7368
Shamong, NJ
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The unloaded weight is meaningless, it doesn't include the propane, battery, A/C etc, you want to go by the GVWR of 3300#. In the 3200# towing capacity, you have to include the trailer, plus gear, plus people. You will be over the limit. Try livinlite.com
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Francesca Knowles
Port Hadlock, Washington
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My advice is to shoot for a trailer with a curb weight in the neighborhood of 2500 pounds.
I tow a 1450 pound (dry) fiberglass trailer with my 4 cylinder Kia sportage, and it's real close to 2,000 pounds once it's loaded up for camping.
And don't forget that your tow vehicle has a payload limit.... at 10% of trailer weight, the tongue weight can shave pounds off that number pretty fast.
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jerem0621
SE Tennessee
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I recommend keeping the Motorhome. Of course do what you need but strongly consider keeping the Motorhome. 7.5 mpg seems normal for a mh, why not consider staying closer to home? The aminaties of the mh are really nice and a pup has its own issues ( just like everything). Why not choose option B.
Keep the mh and buy a pup?
Also a nice egg type TT could give you the best of both worlds.
I wrestled with this very issue last fall. In the end I decided that the TT sitting in the yard wasn't hurting anything and in the grand scheme of things the mpg was only a relatively small part of the budget.
Good luck no matter what you decide.
Thanks!
TT: 1995 Layton 2910
Tow Vehicle: 1999 F-350, v10, , 2wd, Crew Cab, Dually
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Santa Fe
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Which engine does your Santa Fe have? The 3.5L V6 or the 2.7L V6?
Primary TV: 1999 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Highlander Edition
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