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05-09-2023, 12:10 PM
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I'm Lost
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Originally Posted by 5picker
Online specs of a 1-1/4" receiver for a Tesla states 200# tongue weight and 2k towing weight. If fipendot's published specs for the trailer are correct, they are within capacity.
There are LOTS of vehicles (not Teslas) where the specs are closer to/over capacity going up and down the roads daily but it seems there are those who want to see this one fail.
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What about the frontal area, especially into headwinds; what do Tesla publish for that?
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05-09-2023, 12:14 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Grayson County, Texas
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Originally Posted by NMWildcat
One of my favorite pastimes is getting to a campground [....] early, and then watch how folks maneuver (or attempt to) around obstacles and tight areas. It is truly amazing the things you see people do.
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Indeed. I watched a guy try to back a TT onto a site on Wright Patman Lake and half way through his process, he had his trailer exactly 90° out of phase with his concrete pad!
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05-09-2023, 03:20 PM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wabakami
What about the frontal area, especially into headwinds; what do Tesla publish for that?
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I've no clue.
I was commenting on the hitch and weights.
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05-09-2023, 05:49 PM
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I'm Lost
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 5picker
I've no clue.
I was commenting on the hitch and weights.
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Sorry, I know you were, but your earlier post says "we're all waiting to see the Tesla fail" for pulling that TT, and it will eventually if the TT is outside of the tow parameters.
I'm sure you know, there is more to just meeting hitch and trailer weights, there is that big billboard of the trailer front wall causing drag along with the turbulence/suction at the trailer rear end which all adds to the loading of the TV. The numbers from Tesla are possibly for a small cargo or tent trailer with minimal frontage???
I wouldn't be surprised if the Tesla is overloaded with that combination!
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05-09-2023, 09:52 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2017
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Dan
Indeed. I watched a guy try to back a TT onto a site on Wright Patman Lake and half way through his process, he had his trailer exactly 90° out of phase with his concrete pad!
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Love Wright Pattman
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05-09-2023, 10:15 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2017
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NMWildcat
One of my favorite pastimes is getting to a campground (especially NASCAR) early, and then watch how folks maneuver (or attempt to) around obstacles and tight areas. It is truly amazing the things you see people do.
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I have witnessed and provided that entertainment. Must admit though wife booked us in a RV park on the Mississippi in Iowa or Illinois. It was mostly seasonal and long term. Tight and crowded roads . After barely making it around first corner in my 42’ fiver and long bed f 350 Old men started showing up in golf carts. A younger guy got off his and went to my wife then went and pulled up the sign marking the pad number. Started telling her how to spot so I could get it in. However by this time truck and trailer were straight I could see the driver side of the pad with my head out window. Ignored the wife guy holding sign, golf carts were blocking traffic on the cross road. Stuck the landing on first try. Before I could even get the truck backed in. Crowd dispersed. If they had been early risers the next morning getting out with all the cars on the roads was way more but puckering and entertaining, though uneventful.
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05-10-2023, 02:05 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2022
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Tiny Airstream. 16'. $60k !!!! Gadzooks!
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05-11-2023, 04:54 PM
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Part-Time Campground Host
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Upstate NY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Formula1fan
Tiny Airstream. 16'. $60k !!!! Gadzooks!
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You gotta be an Airstream junkie or just a nut! 
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2018 2902WS Rockwood Ultra Lite (with tons of Mods)
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05-11-2023, 05:08 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Southern NM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cboss
You gotta be an Airstream junkie or just a nut! |
Isn't it the same thing?
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05-11-2023, 06:41 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2020
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Anybody that would pay that price for little or nothing has to be either rich or an idiot. Or both.
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05-11-2023, 07:32 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunseeker16
Anybody that would pay that price for little or nothing has to be either rich or an idiot. Or both.
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It's more about Image, that actual functionality.
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05-11-2023, 07:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
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Did you inquire how many $$$ in government subsidies, assistance or rebates the solar system cost the taxpayers?
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05-12-2023, 06:08 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Novi, MI USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dakota 1120
Did you inquire how many $$$ in government subsidies, assistance or rebates the solar system cost the taxpayers?
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You might enjoy reading this: https://www.brookings.edu/research/r...operation/?amp
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06-05-2023, 08:47 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Grayson County, Texas
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This is not really in an RV park…..
well, maybe it is to them.
I was reluctant to get closer to check out the hitch and other unusual components.
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06-05-2023, 09:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Dan
This is not really in an RV park…..
well, maybe it is to them.
I was reluctant to get closer to check out the hitch and other unusual components.
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06-05-2023, 09:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2022
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Dan
This is not really in an RV park…..
well, maybe it is to them.
I was reluctant to get closer to check out the hitch and other unusual components.
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That's really something.....
Also, their front left tire couldn't be any more flat.
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06-05-2023, 09:16 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Grayson County, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fipntdot
That's really something.....
Also, their front left tire couldn't be any more flat.
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That’s correct.
There was no one in the tow vehicle. Maybe they were camping in the trailer.
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06-05-2023, 09:27 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Dan
That’s correct.
There was no one in the tow vehicle. Maybe they were camping in the trailer.
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Na they were probably in Harbor Freight to get tools to work on it. (see background)  
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06-05-2023, 09:34 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Grayson County, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oaklevel
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Or the Boot Barn to get a boot for their flat tire (dating myself).
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2015 FR Wildcat 295RSX / GMC Sierra
Nights Camped: '13 = 49/'14 = 74/'15 = 74/'16 = 85/'17 = 110/'18 = 111/'19 = 86/'20 =108/'21 = 115/'22 = 135/'23 = 78; Booked for 2024 = 69 |
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06-06-2023, 11:12 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: South Carolina
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Dan
This is not really in an RV park…..
well, maybe it is to them.
I was reluctant to get closer to check out the hitch and other unusual components.
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Now this is Southern Engineering!
Truck camper, 5th wheel, bumper pull, gooseneck and there may be a touch of pintle in there somewhere :-)
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