For us, the truck has to come first. The truck we buy will determine how much of a trailer we can pull.
Right now, we own a Chevy Colorado. It has a towing capacity of 7,000 lbs. Which means that we can haul a trailer as large as about 28 feet, if it’s a “lite” version.
The Bullet at left fits into this category. It is 28 feet and has a dry weight of about 3500 lbs, with a carrying capacity of 1300 lbs.
If we were to buy a 1/2-ton, 3/4-ton, or 1-ton truck, we would be able to haul 9,000 to 11,000 lbs. Which means we could get up into the 30-foot trailers.
So, right now we are shopping for trucks. But since budget is also an issue, it’s not looking like we can get anything cheaper (monthly payment) than what we already have. So we might be sticking with the Colorado and looking for a Bullet-like trailer.
Payload, towing capacity, and carrying capacity is a topic on its own, and we can discuss that in more detail, if there is any interest. Just let us know.
We would love to hear how YOU handled this question. Please leave a comment down below!
Please wish us luck in our truck shopping, and thanks for joining us on our journey!!
12/29/2018 Update – We had so many comments on this post on Instagram, that we wanted to give some additional information for you. Many people out there think we are crazy for even considering using a mid-size V6 truck to pull a camper. In our own defense, we had already done some research. We knew that our truck was capable of towing 7,000 pounds and the trailer we were looking at was slightly less than 6,000 pounds. We also knew that we would probably have trouble on larger hills, because we were so close to our max towing capacity. All of which was acceptable to us, where it may not be to others.
May we share this article with you from the Modern Nomad website. Another person who already has the same size rig we are considering, and their comments on it.
Is the Chevy Colorado enough truck?
Thanks so much!!