Towing Vehicle

Bumpyroad wrote:

Campfire Time wrote:
A good fit might be a Trailmanor. Low profile so you don't have to worry about the frontal area issues, and they have models that you can probably still tow. They are pricy though.

http://trailmanor.com/WebDocs/folding-line/2417Series.html

You might also be able to find a used Hi-Lo. Same concept, but Hi-Lo went out of business a few years back.

Hi-Los are heavy
bumpy

The small ones are within his ratings. Either way the OP is pushing the capacities of that van. Better to not have the frontal area to make it worse.

Campfire Time wrote:
A good fit might be a Trailmanor. Low profile so you don't have to worry about the frontal area issues, and they have models that you can probably still tow. They are pricy though.

http://trailmanor.com/WebDocs/folding-line/2417Series.html

You might also be able to find a used Hi-Lo. Same concept, but Hi-Lo went out of business a few years back.

Hi-Los are heavy
bumpy

I had a coworker destroy his transmission pulling a small utility trailer with his Odyssey. I would never pull anything with a sedan or minivan unless I was prepared for that possibility. Keeping it out of the highest gear will help your transmission to stay cool.

A good fit might be a Trailmanor. Low profile so you don't have to worry about the frontal area issues, and they have models that you can probably still tow. They are pricy though.

http://trailmanor.com/WebDocs/folding-line/2417Series.html

You might also be able to find a used Hi-Lo. Same concept, but Hi-Lo went out of business a few years back.

fla-gypsy wrote:
The Casita line is similar to the Scamp and would also work well. You can view them here;

http://www.casitatraveltrailers.com/index.html

when I was looking at them, I preferred the bath in the casita over the one in the scamp as the scamp had no separate sink and you had to brush your teeth (and spit) into the kitchen sink.
bumpy

wa8yxm wrote:

Not quite true.. The tow vehicle I used to drive, and later tow, had a 2,000 pound towing capacity.. I had a 13' SCAMP. sleeps 4 adults and one kid as designed.. (Helps if they are less than six feet tall.. I'm not) Finally in May 2005 I towed it to General RV, and came home in this class A,,, which at the moment (Fully set up) is also 13'.. Only WIDE not Long.

The Scamp, and several other trailers like it, are all in the 2,000 pound category.. (That is max GVW rating for the trailer) Scamps come in 2 or 3 sizes, As do most of the others..

True, I forgot about the Scamps. :)

The Casita line is similar to the Scamp and would also work well. You can view them here;

http://www.casitatraveltrailers.com/index.html

Hey I towed with my 2012 Nissan Quest van. The trailer was 2600 dry on the 3500 cap.

The problem came down to tongue weight. A camper just bears down on that hitch like nobodies business.

Mine wore out the stock tires in 19k miles. I mean NO tread could even be seen on the backs. It was bad.

Thank you everyone for your replies. Very much appreciated. :)

one of the R-Pods might work?
when I was looking at Pilots, they were only rated for 5,000 lbs. if it was a boat, if a RV 3,500 lbs. don't know about their vans.
nothing that light will comfortably sleep that many however. the rpod RP 172T comes close at 2339 lbs. UVW.
bumpy