Beginner 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan

With the Grand Caravan, you need to worry about payload for the tow vehicle LONG BEFORE you worry about towing capacity. The stated payload capacity (perhaps on the weight and tire pressure sticker on the driver's door frame or in the manual) is for occupants, fuel, "stuff," AND tongue weight for a trailer. It's doubtful that, after you load a family of five plus pets and stuff, that you'll have more than a few hundred pounds left over for a weight-distributing hitch plus the tongue weight of the trailer. As downtheroad said, use the GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating) for any trailer you are considering and calculate 12 - 15% of that for an estimated loaded tongue weight. In short, I doubt seriously that you will find anything that will accommodate your clan that is towable by your vehicle (unless you find a lightweight pop-up)... but that's just my opinion. Now, a 3/4 ton Maxi Van would be a different story!

Rob