We are looking at a 23LDE. My question, what is the tongue weight when ready to go camping for 2 and a dog? The web site lists the hitch weight at 524 with a 5597 dry weight and the GVWR of 6995. So in theory, the hitch weight could be managed when the trailer at max load so it that was 10% or about 700lbs. That leaves 1398 of the trailer from the GVWR for propane, tanks and gear in the trailer. We don’t have a lot of extra payload capacity in the truck so my thought would be that the trailer would hold what the what we need for living such as the food, clothes, dishes, etc. small propane grill, outside chairs.

The tow vehicle is a Tundra with the tow package, sway control and Adaptive Variable Suspension. So the truck should be capable. My concern is staying under the payload which is 1264. It would be 2 of us and a large dog so passenger weight with some buffer would be 420. That would leave us 144. If the hitch actually comes in at 600, then that is about 250lbs of gear in the truck. If the hitch comes in at 800 and the gear can all go in the trailer leaving the truck without gear, that works too.


As you may be able to tell, I have done some reading, but have no experience. I would appreciate any information or guidance here. The 23LDE is the lightest option with the layout / features we are looking for. If you have information on other models in that weight range and the loaded tongue weight, that would be helpful to get an idea of tongue weight changes when loaded for the trip. Thank you!
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