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Learning's original post was requesting help with what to do with the 250 they presently own to hopefully avoid moving UP to a 350 (presumably dually) truck and they certainly got an eyeopener of info back.
JMHO, but sometimes the original poster gets forgotten in our rebuttels to each other's posts regarding little trucks vs big trucks!
To be fair to "Learning", he/she is probably at the very same juncture we all were at one time or another. Those of us with larger trucks would do well to remember in many cases unscrupulous dealers/salesmen do a team blitz on folks entering the RV'ing lifestyle which tends to overwhelm the unsuspecting.
The facts are irrefutable:
/ Detroit generated tow ratings assigned to pick-ups generally exclude ANY of the big three 350/3500 series and down from towing the heavier Doubletree products loaded for real world usage.
/ There are literally "thousands" of folks towing those types of heavy trailers with 250/2500 series and up pick-ups quite successfully and perhaps (for them) even comfortably.
How do we reconcile these two "polar opposites" when posting on these forums? Firstly, JMHO, we need to remember that we are all kindred spirits enjoying RV'ing.
Providing useful and accurate info need not take a "lecturing-to-the-ignorant" bent, but rather an offer of an alternative then sit back and wait for requests for further info to support that alternative. No request should equate to no more aggressive flood of info!
Foregoing has been my OPINION only and is offered in the sincere hope that as RV'ers we have mutual respect as one of our basic tenets.
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Sandra, Bruce
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