Here is a review of the 2023 Living Vehicle Travel Trailer Tow Vehicle. See our full customer reviews here: www.livingvehicle.com/reviews.
Here is a timeline summary of what we cover in the video.
Introduction to the type of trailer LV is...tow trailer.
2:14 Types of trucks to tow an LV.
2:20 Introduction - 2022 LVt Ford F350 / GVWR and Towing Capacity
3:41 Levels of tow vehicles (1/2 ton or LT (F150, GMC, and RAM 1500) (HD series, 3/4 ton and 1-ton trucks)
5:17 Payload
8:28 Bed size and dually @ 10:20
11:10 Cab size
13:05 e-Truck
15:45 Gas or Diesel
17:01 Engine type
18:05 Suspension system, airbags, lift
20:26 Truck wheels, all-terrain, mud terrain, etc.
23:41 Exterior Kevlar Wrap
24:41 Integrated water storage tank
25:22 Air tank
25:56 Bed configuration
28:46 Expanded fuel tank
29:45 Custom grill, light bar, winch
31:20 Fender flair
32:09 Back bumper, integration, secondary alternator
36:40 Tow sticker
37:01 37:33 Truck interior
37:34 Throttle monitor
38:28 Final thoughts
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Towing Requirements
The Living Vehicle lifestyle is designed with intent. Our extreme focus on the purpose and reason behind LV allows us to easily optimize for and prioritize one design consideration over another.
Living Vehicle puts quality first, every single time. Our hallucination when starting Living Vehicle was to design the best travel trailer the world has ever seen. We engineered Living Vehicle to last for generations. The reality is, the RV industry has, and still does have, a terrible reputation for producing (can we be candid?) crap. This is the number one reason we decided to create LV, because I believed and still believe it's possible to produce a mobile living space that exudes quality.
Longevity
This longevity results in LV holding its value, even appreciating over time. So, why do Recreational Vehicles typically lose 50 percent of their value in the first five years? I can't think of a worse value proposition for an RV owner then realizing that what you just bought is going to be worth half as much in half a decade. Not exactly a sustainable investment! The same can be said for most automobiles, too. This is something I simply will not accept.
In a worldwide culture of planned obsolescence, where so many are competing for price, quality is not the most important design focus in the RV industry. I chuckle when I see RV dealers advertise lightweight as a positive feature. Sure, being able to tow a lightweight trailer with an SUV may be easier, but what do you lose?
Lightweight = Cheap
Here's a dirty little RV industry secret: the term lightweight is synonymous with cheap; manufacturers just get away with it. It's a sales technique. It becomes the new normal and people expect that they are travel trailer can be pulled with a mid-sized SUV. Quality suffers, price is the most important factor, and keeping it lightweight by using cheap “carboard-like” materials, manufacturers can pump out thousands, and thousands of RVs. Living Vehicle is not that trailer.
The tow vehicle industry has evolved beautifully in the past decade. All major truck manufacturers are now producing extremely capable and comfortable HD tow vehicles that can pull well above 20,000 lbs.
When we set out to design the best quality trailer built for full-time living, we embraced weight as a positive feature and designed LV to go hand-in-hand with modern day heavy duty (HD) trucks. We will not compromise quality because we understand who we are and who we are serving. With this as our #1 priority we have complete focus.
GVWR & Carrying Capacity
Living Vehicle models range between 11,000 and 15,000 lbs. base weight, with a massive 4500 lb. carrying capacity. The gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of a top-end LV is upwards of 18,000 lbs. If you're going to be living in it full-time, make sure you have enough carrying capacity that includes the weight of everything you want to take with you, such as LV gear, water, and toys - it all adds up!
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