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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / January 2008pop up trailer info needed
hello all considering buying a New Westlake (Destiny Series) as early as next week and was wondering your thoughts on this. remove the no spam to reply directly or post to forum. Dealer in edmonton, alberta, canada is arrkan. treated us very very good. did not have it set up in showroom. we drive a 2007, chev Uplander thank you Steve > hello all > considering buying a New Westlake (Destiny Series) as early as next [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > thank you > Steve I'd suggest asking your question on the alt.rv.pop-up-trailers news group since that group specializes in this type of unit. Most of the "regulars" here have either hard-side travel trailers, fifth- wheel travel trailers, or motorhomes. (Some have more than one...) > hello all > considering buying a New Westlake (Destiny Series) as early as next week and > was wondering your thoughts on this. remove the no spam to reply directly > or post to forum. Dealer in edmonton, alberta, canada is arrkan. treated us > very very good. did not have it set up in showroom. we drive a 2007, chev > Uplander You certainly need to take a look at one setup before buying it! The dealer should have quickly set one up for you to look at. I have had several Coleman popups which were made by Fleetwood and loved them. Never had any problems other than very minor. Mostly just drawers and cabinet doors with loose hinges and handles that were easily fixed. > hello all > considering buying a New Westlake (Destiny Series) as early as next week [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > thank you > Steve According to car.com the uplander is rated at 2000# http://www.car.com/content/research/searchresults/index.cfm/action/SelectTrim/ma ke_vch/Chevrolet/model_vch/Uplander/virsection/summary According to Fleetwood, Dry your at 2135# http://www.fleetwoodcampingtrailers.com/model.aspx?sid=1&mid=4 You either got too much camper, or not enough car. Saw a couple websites that said 3500# for the Uplander, but even thats not enough for a fully loaded camping trip! 2135 dry + load and gear, your looking around 2900#, add the passengers and all the other stuff that goes along and you're already at max. Maximum safe tow is 80%. If your set on the Westlake line there are a lot of other Destiny series that come in a lot lighter. http://www.fleetwoodcampingtrailers.com/series.aspx?id=1&sn=Destiny hello again, 1. did post message to alt.rv.pop-up-trailer with no responses. Thanx miles.. its mid winter here and everything is in storage. dealer did offer to put one up for me next couple of weeks though but i am trying to beat the show rush and get my financing up front... winter hours won't work for me as i am at work. i've heard great things about the fleetwoods and not many complaints which i am looking for as well. to brian.... we have the trailer package and cooling is thru the radiators (from dealer). they will put in additional after market cooling if we need it but the "techs" at the dealership says its fine. (he owns one as well and has a hard sided rv as well). trailer will be used 3 weeks at most and a few weekends parked at the campground. again thanx all for the comments and the insight > hello all > considering buying a New Westlake (Destiny Series) as early as next week [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > thank you > Steve > i've heard great things about the fleetwoods and not many complaints which i > am looking for as well. They're good. I'd also look at Starcraft and Jayco. They both make excellent popups as well. In the end I find they are all similar. So to me its finding an great dealer with a great service shop that counts the most. > to brian.... we have the trailer package and cooling is thru the radiators > (from dealer). they will put in additional after market cooling if we need > it but the "techs" at the dealership says its fine. (he owns one as well and > has a hard sided rv as well). Never trust the RV dealer to tell you what you can tow. They want to sell you a trailer. Read the RV forums and you'll see the bad experiences from people who believed their dealer and ended up overloaded for their tow vehicle. Look up the exact ratings for your vehicle and shoot for 80% of that figure with the trailer fully loaded. It's very easy to add 500-1000 lbs in camping gear, water etc. >> i've heard great things about the fleetwoods and not many complaints >> which i am looking for as well. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > that figure with the trailer fully loaded. It's very easy to add 500-1000 > lbs in camping gear, water etc. To add to that, The tow rating not only relates to what your towing but also what is in the tow vehicle itself, you need to add everything in the car (clothes, kids bikes, etc (absolutely everything) you also need to add the passengers of the vehicle in there. Tow ratings only include a 150# driver and a 100% empty vehicle. > i've heard great things about the fleetwoods and not many complaints > which i am looking for as well. Stick around awhile - you'll find that Fleetwood has become a curse word for many on this NG due to poor quality and/or Quality Control. Have you considered one of the Coleman units? >> i've heard great things about the fleetwoods and not many >> complaints [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Have you considered one of the Coleman units? and just who do you think made those Coleman units?? Fleetwood!! They have a good reputation in the popups. BTW, none are being made with the Coleman name anymore. Tom J > considering buying a New Westlake (Destiny Series) <http://www.fleetwoodcampingtrailers.com/model.aspx?mid=4&sid=1&sn=Destiny&mn=W estlake> > we drive a 2007, chev Uplander http://www.trailerlife.com/towratings/07towratings.pdf Once you have filled all the tanks, loaded the camper and Uplander with gear, supplies and carbon units (people), you will likely be towing at (or beyond) the maximum rating of your tow vehicle. This implies all manner of concerns, not the least of which is safety to you and others on the road. You would do well to consider a smaller camper or larger tow vehicle. Good luck!  Signature:) JR 2000 Skamper Ultra 249 TT 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Vortec 8100 - Allison 1000 |
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