The Next Step

Its been a year since we bought our first travel trailer, a 26 ft. Rockwood bumper pull. Our intent all along was to use it for a year or so and decide what we liked about it and what we would want in another trailer. We pulled it quite a bit with a 2001 Toyota Tundra with the 4.7L engine. After waiting for years for Toyota to introduce their long awaited Hino diesel powered Tundra, we determined in was time for more power in the pulling end of our rig and Toyota wasn't going to be the answer. Even though I loved the Tundra and seldom had any trouble with it, we eventually sold it and bought a Ford Power Stroke diesel F250.

The Ford's previous owner had used it for towing a 5th wheel trailer, so it was already wired for lights and brakes, and the rails for the hitch itself were still installed. Those facts made it easy to consider a 5th wheel trailer, so when we found one that met our requirements (a couple feet longer, an additonal or larger slide out, and a rear living area), we decided to take a look at it. We took a day and drove the 4 hours to Wichita Falls, TX. After looking it over closely and some negotiating, the seller agreed to include the slider type hitch he used. We had a deal! Later that day we pulled the the four pins holding the hitch in his truck, moved it over to our truck and took home a 2008 KZ Spree 285.

It pulled like a dream, but it will be a couple months before we get to use it in earnest. However, we may sneak off to Palo Duro Canyon for a day or two in the near future to try it out. I'll keep you posted.