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02-22-2017, 04:57 PM
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New Camper
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: IA
Posts: 9
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First time user
Hello! I'm new to the camping world with just purchasing our new Crossroads Rezerve 33RL
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Michael
First time camper
2016 Crossroads Rezerve 33RL
2011 Silverado 1500
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02-22-2017, 07:47 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: WI.
Posts: 9,257
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Welcome aboard and congrats on your new rig. 
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02-22-2017, 08:06 PM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Wi
Posts: 528
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Welcome to the forum. Congratulations on the new Rezerve.
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Scott & Julie
Northern Wisconsin
2021 Cruiser Air 27MK
2021 Ford F-250 XLT Premium
6.2L, 6 3/4 ft bed, FX4. Tow pkg.
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02-22-2017, 09:39 PM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 2,778
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Michael
Congrats on the new camper, wish you the best of luck with it...Also welcome to the forum, a lot of good people and info here... 
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Rosie & Tommy
Coatesville Pa.
2017 Ford F350 Lariat Power Stoke DW
2022 Alliance Avenue 32RLS
In God We Trust
A proud member of the one percent...Semper Fi
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02-23-2017, 12:47 PM
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New Camper
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: IA
Posts: 9
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Thank you for the welcoming! So being our first camper we thought we'd jump right in with a 38' camper. And to top if off, I've never pulled anything before. I didn't even own a truck until recently. 
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Michael
First time camper
2016 Crossroads Rezerve 33RL
2011 Silverado 1500
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02-23-2017, 01:24 PM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: LA
Posts: 953
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Welcome and congrats...oh and take it easy on the turns, give yourself a lil more room and you'll do fine...
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07 Cruiser 30sk
06 F350 KR PS CC SRW
...Wish we were camping...
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02-23-2017, 05:09 PM
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Weekend Camper
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Texas
Posts: 87
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Welcome from Texas !!
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Jeff & Becky Bordner
Magnolia Texas
2006 Ram 2500 5.9 Cummins
2015 Cruiser Aire 29RS
Reese Goosebox
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02-23-2017, 05:22 PM
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Gone Traveling
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,392
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Welcome! We all had never towed anything at some point. Just remember to swing wide especially on right hand turns & watch for every one else, they think you should/could stop on a dime, wrong.
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02-23-2017, 08:42 PM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: May 2012
Location: N.C. Mountains
Posts: 2,471
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Welcome from NC. Congrats on the unit.
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*2016 CAF25SE Cruiser Aire 5er. *2020 Chevrolet 2500 HD Custom
*Ted & Tricia (Sailor - Maltipoo)
*I have tried to live my life so that my family would love me and my friends would respect me. The others can do whatever the Hell they please!” —John Wayne
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02-23-2017, 11:19 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: VA
Posts: 1,777
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Congratulations! Welcome to the forum!
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2013 Silverado 2500HD LTZ CC 6.6L Duramax Diesel 62 gal fuel tank
2023 Rockwood 2445WS
2024: 8 trips, 50 nights in 12 states, 7870 miles
2023: 9 trips, 48 nights in 12 states, 2 provinces, 8120 miles
2019: 7 trips, 43 nights in 6 states, 3904 miles
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02-24-2017, 01:25 PM
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New Camper
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: IA
Posts: 9
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Again, thank you for all the hello's! Since I'm in Iowa we still have a few months before the camping season kicks off. As I've mentioned before I've never pulled anything let alone a big camper. My thoughts were as soon as the weather gets a little warmer to go find a big parking lot and practice backing up and turning corners.
My other concern is did I get the right size of truck. I purchased a Chevy Silverado 1500. The salesman was telling me that this truck will pull the camper with no problem. I hope it can.
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Michael
First time camper
2016 Crossroads Rezerve 33RL
2011 Silverado 1500
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02-24-2017, 01:32 PM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: DFW, TexUS
Posts: 1,032
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Your salesmen is right ! A prius can pull a 35 foot trailer !!!
But it can't carry it on the rear axle 
what's the tongue weight and gvw of your trailer after it's loaded up?
What's the hitch rating and rear gawr and gvwr of your truck ?
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02-24-2017, 01:41 PM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Belle River , Ontario
Posts: 1,753
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Ouch ...you did the bad thing ..and listened to the salesman..a big no no when towing is concerned. That is a big heavy trailer. You will be ok on flat land but you will not be impressed when you hit some hills and the tranny wants to stay in 3rd and rev...
One word of advice , do not put your dash display on 'fuel mileage'. you will be disappionted. Take it slow,speed limit. And make sure you are confident about setting up the brake unit .
I pulled mine with an avalanche and hills were terrible.
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It was a rainy few days at Algonquin Prov park...tarps kept us dry.
Wayne --Belle River (Windsor), Ontario
2013 Sunset Trail Reserve 25RB..(just sold it)
2015 White Chev Silverado 2500HD 4x4 (6.0 l gasser)
2003 Mountain Star 890SBRX Truck Camper
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02-24-2017, 03:41 PM
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Gone Traveling
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,392
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That should be written & posted in ALL rv dealerships "Don't ask our salesmen about tow vehicles, they DON'T KNOW" but they will tell you anything to make a sale, do your own homework.
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02-27-2017, 02:27 PM
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New Camper
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: IA
Posts: 9
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Johnboytoo
You're talking a foreign language to me there! I wouldn't call myself real familiar with those things as probably why the truck saleman got me.
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Michael
First time camper
2016 Crossroads Rezerve 33RL
2011 Silverado 1500
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02-27-2017, 03:28 PM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: DFW, TexUS
Posts: 1,032
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While we could look it up if we knew the exact year make model accessories on your truck and rv, you can too...
Your truck probably has it on the door jamb right behind the drivers door...
Look for GVWR and GAWR (rear)
Your Rv probably has GVWR posted somewhere too... as well as tongue weight (or we could use 20% of the GVWR as a guide)
While it's the dry weight (without any of YOUR stuff loaded in it)
it will give us an idea on how to help you...
good luck
according to this...
take 20% of 11154 to guess @ tongue weight of 2,000+ lbs ?
- Specification: DRY WEIGHT
- Details: 8073 LBS
- Specification: GVWR
- Details: 11154 LBS
- Specification: CARRYING CAPACITY
- Details: 3081 LBS
- Specification: HITCH WEIGHT
- Details: 994 LBS
Don't know the specs on your truck, cab config, year, etc... but one source says Towing capacity: 5,500 to 9,400 lbs
which is a concern at the outset
more details on your truck is needed...
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