Tow Vehicle

"Ronnie" wrote in message
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I have been pulling my 20 foot Skeeter with a 2000 Z71 pickup. Love the
truck, handles the boat real good, gas milage not very good, got about
12 mpg on the road on my trip but I drive pretty fast, usually set the
cruise control 10 mph over the posted limit. It has 140,000 miles on it
now.

I had planned on replacing this truck with another one just like it,
keeping the old one to haul wood and do dirty work, keep the new one
for trips and pulling the boat. Sleeping in the cab of the truck and
trying to load it for a 2.5 week trip made me think about getting
something different, like a Surburban.

I pulled boats with full size vans for about 20 years and like the
truck better for backing, especially, but think I can handle most
anything. Not real worried about gas milage. Want something that will
handle the boat as well as my truck but give me more inside room.

I talked to Chris and Jim I think it was with a Surburban and a Tahoe
at the NWC and both liked their choices.

Any comments on tow vehicles?

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com


I can't speak to all of your concerns... Just relay what I have and use.

I use a Silverado 2500HD w/ 6.0 EFI V8. Just a basic work truck w/ extended
cab. It pulls my 20'4" Basscat like it wasn't there. Literally if I get it
some gas at a stop light I can pull away from most folks normal driving.
That is without flooring it. I get around 12 MPG also. My wife has a 1/2
ton Avalanche that I experiemented with for towing the boat. It has the
smaller V-8. A 5.3 I think. It averages about 15 MPG normally. Pulling my
boat it drops down to about 12 and doesn't have all that power to spare like
the Silverado although it does pull it more than adequately. So... there is
no real economy from one to the other. .

I have been looking for a camper as well for my Silverado for road trips. I
want one with electric hydraulic jacks so I can drop it off most of the
time, and just back under it when taking a road trip. I'm also probably
looking at a cabover so there is room for wife and kids on an overnighter,
but realistically a pop up probably makes more sense since most times it
will probably be just me or me and a fishing buddy.

Let us knw how the camper works out if you go that way.

Having grown up with pickup trucks and knowing how to drive one I'ld
probably be more inclined to stay with a pickup truck. My dad has a Bronco
and it goes amazing places, but I really don't do that. If I want to go
offroad I trailer an ATV.


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