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Originally Posted by GuyO

Hi Jocko & Longhorn, we showed our combination of 70 GMC Short Wide truck with 327, 200 4r, 3.73 posi and trailer a few weeks ago. It got a good response. I had the stripe and windcover painted to match the truck. What I learned was really good trailer tires and brakes are a must. Also, I went with a 1993 Aljo 16' trailer with dual axles. I have a Prodigy2 trailer brake module that charges my camper batteries and I bought a larger transmission cooler and trans temp gauge. I love the look of the older trailers, but I tried to keep trailer weight to about 2800 pounds with dual axles in case of a blow out and my wife and kids also like a head with a shower. I found its a balance of truck capacity, safety, comfort and family needs and wants. G.

I really like your set-up. I also feel better having a trailer with tandem axles for the same reason. In fact,a smaller camper on tandem axles is far less likely to have a blowout in the first place,due to sharing the load between twice as many tires. I always keep a look out for the smallest campers with tandem axles. I also don't care to pull a huge trailer around. That's not my idea of a relaxing vacation.