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First of all, thank you for visiting my website!  I hope you find the information contained here to be useful.  If you have any comments or suggestions, be sure to send me an email. 

Second, let me say that I am not an “expert” on any of the subjects I’ve chosen to cover here.  But then again, I’m not sure if there really are any “experts” on RV towing.  In all the research I’ve done, I haven’t found any type of government project or study, or tests conducted by private companies that would support or disprove anything I’ve included here. But if you happen to find any or know of any, please let me know.  Also, if you disagree with anything I have written here, I'm always open to constructive criticism and suggestions.

What I have done here in this website is to combine all the research I’ve done along with comments and experiences of myself and other RV’ers that I’ve “talked” to online.  Although there are state and federal laws concerning the height, length and width of RV’s on the road, there are no other laws that I can find concerning towing.  The majority of what you’ll find here has been developed through “trial and error” for the most part over several years by hundreds of people.  There are things that work, and there are those that don’t!  Guidelines (some call them “rule of thumb”) have been developed to help those that would like to join the ranks.  These guidelines are a good place to start from, but as you do your research, you’ll find several people operating outside of the guidelines and doing just fine.  There are rarely two situations exactly alike.  What might work okay for one person could spell disaster for another.  So, be careful!!! 

Consider what you find here to be more information to ponder in your selection of either a tow vehicle or RV trailer.  You must make your own decision based on the information you find in all the sources available.  Don’t let the salesperson make up your mind for you.  Too many times I’ve heard something like, “The salesperson/dealer said I would have no problem towing this trailer with this truck!”  Don’t take their word for it!!!  Do your own research and come to your own conclusions. 

The towing guides put out by the manufacturers are only as good as the fine print that goes along with them.  Make sure you read and understand any and all of the fine print!  Look for things like, “base model with 150# driver”.  That puts a whole new meaning to the published “towing capacity” numbers. 

Okay, enough with my disclaimer-type of language here.  It’s time to explore the rest of my site.  Click on one of the links to the left to get started.  If you’re new to RV’ing or are looking at getting started, try starting with, “What can I tow?” so you understand all the different weights that you’ll need to know.  Then just proceed down the rest of the links to get a complete view of what you’re getting into.  If you feel overwhelmed by the amount of information here, that’s okay.  Let it settle for awhile and come back and read it again later when it might make a little more sense.  Towing an RV trailer is not difficult, but it is important to understand what is involved and to have a safe combination of tow vehicle and trailer.

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