Speaking from experience towing a 34’ airstream all over the country, you’ll be just fine. Go for the trailer you want, the Expy can tow pretty near anything.
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With most campgrounds packed and needing reservations 6-12 months out dispersed camping is becoming a way to sidestep this dilemma. A 20 foot trailer will get you in a LOT more places than a 30 foot will. We've had our Escape 21 for 6 years and although we can easily afford a new 30 foot Airstream we'd never buy one or a 26 foot EVO or anything similar. Less is more; YMMV.
Yep!! Out west especially with the COViD RV boom 6+ months even a 12 months in some cases just to get a reserved spot. Not to mention RV storage has become a golden ticket!!! I know people paying more $ per month to store their 30ft box 75+ miles from the coast than what I pay for my 12x30ft slip on the SF Bay!With most campgrounds packed and needing reservations 6-12 months out dispersed camping is becoming a way to sidestep this dilemma. A 20 foot trailer will get you in a LOT more places than a 30 foot will. We've had our Escape 21 for 6 years and although we can easily afford a new 30 foot Airstream we'd never buy one or a 26 foot EVO or anything similar. Less is more; YMMV.
Yup. This is also why we bought an 18’ bunkhouse for the 6 of us.With most campgrounds packed and needing reservations 6-12 months out dispersed camping is becoming a way to sidestep this dilemma. A 20 foot trailer will get you in a LOT more places than a 30 foot will. We've had our Escape 21 for 6 years and although we can easily afford a new 30 foot Airstream we'd never buy one or a 26 foot EVO or anything similar. Less is more; YMMV.
Limited standard or max? How long of a trailer?I tow a 7500 lb boat with my Limited and the first thing I bought after the first tow was a set of Sumo Springs. The following season I did the Helwig sway bar. With those in place it is a decent tow vehicle. Still would be better with air shocks, but at least it is stable at highway speeds now. I only do a couple thousand miles per year towing at speed with 5 people, so it meets my needs with the upgrades.
^^^^ThisWith most campgrounds packed and needing reservations 6-12 months out dispersed camping is becoming a way to sidestep this dilemma. A 20 foot trailer will get you in a LOT more places than a 30 foot will. We've had our Escape 21 for 6 years and although we can easily afford a new 30 foot Airstream we'd never buy one or a 26 foot EVO or anything similar. Less is more; YMMV.
Limited standard or max? How long of a trailer?
Been unhappy with the towing of our 2020 platinum, but we have a 7250lb 33ft trailer... tempted to replace it with a max when the 2022 model year comes out, and then add summo springs, light truck tires, and a sway bar, maybe pro pride hitch.
Been tempted to move up to a F350 cclb srw, but honestly I'm very happy with a ranger/expedition combination generally and have little other need for a superduty. My only real worries is that the transmission can get a little hot/loud when engine fan turns on when suv is engine braking on a sustained downhill grade and the 930lb receiver rating seems easy to overwhelm with 12% On hitch, 100+lbs for a good hitch, and anything in the front of the trailer a-frame.
We generally travel with two near 100lb dogs and at least 2 passengers plus driver. Expedition highly preferred but were definitely touching payload limit. If Ford could just beef the expedition up a little more, it would be ideal.
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Been unhappy with the towing of our 2020 platinum, but we have a 7250lb 33ft trailer... tempted to replace it with a max when the 2022 model year comes out, and then add summo springs, light truck tires, and a sway bar, maybe pro pride hitch.