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Old 11-05-2011, 05:44 PM   #14
scrubjaysnest
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We just got back from 6 and 1/2 months on the road with our TM, an SL. Without putting the TV and TM on the scales we were pushing the 10000# mark and we travel light. Some thoughts for you.......The sl gross vehicle unloaded weight is 3218 add in AC unit and awning another 100# in round numbers, + 40# for two full propane bottles and you are pushing 3400#. That leaves about 100# for food, bedding, and other supplies. Several TM owners are reporting their TM for the 2720 models fully supplied runs some where between 4200# and some what higher with tongue weights in the 400 to 600# range. I think you will be pushing the limits with maybe the tail waging the dog. The TM tows like a dream and after our trip this year our set up and break camp time was less than the pop-up we used last year. This year we only hit around 6000 feet;
last year with the pop-up it was over 9000 feet.
You may get away with using you TV on flat land but any kind of climbing maybe really marginal.
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