I have a 2007 ram 3500 to tow with that I don’t drive all that often. Fit is my DD. The truck gets 13-15mpg towing.
Trailer is a 40’ RV/5’th wheel/car carrier. Its basically a converted cargo trailer with living quarters. We go “camping” about 5-6 times a year and I use it a few times to go up north per year. Plus, at some point I’ll be using it for racing as well.
I added up all the hotel costs for all these things and while it doesn’t completely even out, I like having the RV. It is close in cost though. It has a generator, AC outlets, air con, heat, canopy, fuel station, and a few other goodies plus bunk beds for the kids.
I raced for years out of open wheel trailers, hotels, trunks of cars. I also like to drink a few beers while at the track. With a fam. coming along for the weekend, hotels get expensive.
The one thing I hated the most was how far away the hotels were from the track. I always ended up screwing myself on sleep and driving forever and wasting gas just to get a cheap hotel room.
I also like having a truck to keep at home for trips to get whatever the hell I want no matter how big it is. There isn’t much a 3,500 with an 8’ bed won’t take.
Yeah, if anyone in the midwest here near Michigan wants to split a car next year with me, I’m all up for it. We can split the NASA weekends and I’ll show up with the truck/trailer.