I "get" that you don't want a tent trailer. I had one before and also didn't like it. Really it looks like you have the following options:
- Buy a bigger truck to haul a bigger trailer.
- Get yourself a tent trailer.
- Make a sacrifice on interior space on a smaller trailer to squeeze everybody into.
I went with option 3 there, and I do somewhat regret it. I should have gone with option 1. While my trailer does sleep 5 people; that is at the expense of using the dinette as a bed. The best tip I got when buying a trailer was to never could on the convertable dinette as a sleeping space. Currently I have to because my nephew usually comes with us camping. It works to use the trailer as a sleeping space, but when it rains or snows it does make things a little cramped inside to go play cards.
When looking at the weights, also look at each trailer's yellow sticker. For example the trailer I linked above shows a dry weight of 3700, and the yellow sticker shows 4100 pound ship weight. Probably closer to 4300 once you add battery and propane, and easily another 500 pounds of gear. That's one thing keeping me from upgrading to that trailer; I know my Acadia would really struggle to tow it.
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