Hocha
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I'm trying to figure out if this trailer would be a good fit for the truck I'm configuring. The truck would have a 1610 lbs payload, 7100 GVWR, and 11,150 towing capacity (and long bed). The trailer I'm considering is the Lance 2185 https://www.lancecamper.com/travel-trailers/2185/specs/ It's overall length is 26'1", has a hitch dry weight of 915 lbs (this is pretty heavy for its GVWR), GVWR of 8,400 lbs, and dry weight of 5,830 lbs. Our family of 4 plus a dog weight 490 lbs. We usually pack a lot of stuff so we'd probably pack the trailer to GVWR. I'm not sure what's a good % of GVWR to use to estimate the real hitch weight. If I use 15% I wouldn't have enough payload. If it's 13%, it looks like I would have 133 lbs for cargo (1610 - 7900*.13 - 490) on the truck bed. Either way it's tight. This would be my first time driving a truck and towing a travel trailer. Do I need to look into smaller trailers, or is this doable?