First Trip with Travel Trailer Complete!

TXWolf · #1 Thu, September 17th, 2009, 01:42 PM

Well, we made it back from our trip to Pedernales Falls State Park with no problems at all!

Heeding Jack's warning, I kept the speed between 55-65mph, and still made it to our camping spot with plenty of time to spare! LOL I still plan on getting the truck re-geared, along with a larger tranny cooler. Now that the wife and I have a couple of trips with the trailer under our belt, we'd like to use it more often.

I can't believe that I waited this long to get a travel trailer! It really came in handy when it rained all day Wednesday down here! LOL Sitting in a cool trailer and drinking a cold beer is a LOT better that trying to keep the water out of a tent while you're drinking a beer!

This was also my first stab at backing up the trailer into a camping spot ... and it was almost too easy!

I was able to put the trailer EXACTLY where I wanted it ... which was with the back door of the trailer over a large rock that we used to get to the first step easier.

There is also something very, VERY wrong about hand-feeding an 8-point buck ... and wishing that you had your hunting knife with you! LOL

JWBFX4 · #2 Thu, September 17th, 2009, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TXWolf

There is also something very, VERY wrong about hand-feeding an 8-point buck ... and wishing that you had your hunting knife with you! LOL

Something is definitely wrong with that picture. But definitely an experience.

***Jackpine*** · #3 Thu, September 17th, 2009, 08:38 PM

Super picture TXWolf! I have one of Janet petting a doe down at the Research Station in the Chiricahuas. She had been an orphan (black tail) that was hand raised by them. She mated with a wild white-tail and now has a pretty well grown up fawn that lives there too.

Good you're having good times with your trailer! We enjoy ours too!

- Jack

***Longshot270*** · #4 Thu, September 17th, 2009, 09:29 PM

Wow, I cant believe that deer is still there. Last time I was over there I almost caught him and one of the other bucks, and they were lucky, I had my diving knife still strapped to my leg.

Did the giant raccoons decorate your campsite with your trash? I also chased a few of them off in the middle of the night last time I was there. No one else in the group even moved.

TXWolf · #5 Fri, September 18th, 2009, 06:41 AM

No raccoon messes to clean up, because we kept all of the trash inside the trailer until it was time to put it in the dumpster!

But they've made a mess before when we were there camping in tents.

munro300 · #6 Sat, February 6th, 2010, 08:07 PM

TXwolf ,do you have any pics of your trailer hooked up to your truck from the side?I would just like to see what a trailer that big looks like hooked up to a half ton. Im looking at a jayco 27bh and the length is actually 29 feet and tthe wife dosent think or 09, FX4 will tow it safely or without burning up the tranny.

TXWolf · #7 Tue, February 9th, 2010, 01:28 PM

I'm sure that I have a pic or 2 on my home PC. I'll try to remember to upload some for you to see.

We have now taken quite a few trips down to the Coast, and up into the Hill Country. My truck pulls the trailer just fine

, as far as I can tell. It never feels sluggish, and drives great when I unhook the trailer. I guess I'll have a better picture when I change the transmission fluid in the future.