I totally get it and understand and am VERY concerned for my friends. I have relayed all of the info, trust me. Thankfully, they will be making short, 4ish hour trips for the first month, staying at each site 3ish days. Then, will park for three months. Then will park for two months and so on. They are not trying to hit every state as some homeschoolers do. They are staying for long periods in several locations and work camping. They are going to put as little as humanly possible into the trailer. They understand the ramifications of this. That will keep the tongue weight needed by percentage a little lower. They know not to go over 1200 on the tongue weight for this vehicle and that this # will vary throughout the trip. I told them about the TW scale and have encouraged them to purchase it. They will load everything up and reweigh & play with heavy dog's location vs. tongue weight at the scales. They will keep the gas tank at 1/2 & take as little in the car as possible. The mom is tiny (100lbs?) & each kid is 40lbs as an average. They range from 4 to 10. I have told her not to exceed the TW limit for the X, the GVWR, and the axle/tire ratings (which I don't know yet - need to find that out). I have told them to be vigilant about these #'s throughout the trip as ages/weights change. I have told them everything you guys have told me. The rest if up to them.
