It may sound like a great idea to pack up the family and the recreational vehicles and get away for the weekend after a long hard week at work. Unfortunately, too many people do this without the right amount of planning and before long their weekend away becomes more work than their week at home. Soon you see trailers in San Antonio gathering dust in a backyard, back up for resale without hardly a mile put on it, or worse, they get destroyed because it was not stored properly at all. If you are interested in a camping trailer make sure you know the basics before you lose weekend and money on the venture.
First, plan ahead. How many people are you going to have with you on an average camping trip? While it may be a grandiose plan to want to spend all of your time outdoors, rarely does that happen. Instead you have people that buy a trailer that is not sufficient for their needs. What’s worse is that people buy too much of a trailer for what their needs are. In the camping world the cut-off is around the 26 foot mark. Anything longer than that and you will have to find specialized camp grounds and need to have special parking permits. If you can get away with a trailer that is 26 feet or less you may be able to plan your trip better.
Next, once you have determined the size rig you are looking for, consider what your vehicle is able to tow. Consult with the owner’s manual on the specifics and while there are generally things that the manufacturer can do to improve the tow rating you want to plan for some wiggle room. For instance, you don’t want to maximize your towing capacity because when things get really tough on a drive, you want to make sure you have extra horse power somewhere to get you out of a tough situation.
Lastly, a great thing to know about trailers in San Antonio is that you rarely have to pay full price to get exactly what you want or need. There are many people that have planned wrong or budgeted incorrectly and before long, their new trailer is for sale at a fraction of the price. Try looking around in the off season for a greatly, gently used trailer.
