Frontal Area

Your frontal area is the same as figuring square footage. In this case it would be width x height. My mini van book says frontal of 40 square feet. This will let you figure out the drag of the trailer.drag

Your limitin factor will probably be your payload capacity (tongue wt + things in the bed and passengers), you'll find this number on the door post.

A TT needs 12 to 15% of the trailer wt on the tongue, this should be a weighted wt loaded ready to camp.

What usually happens with smaller tow vehicles from reading this for years is the TV exceeds it's carrying capacity. Two adults, a decent hitch, and the 600 pounds pressing down on the back end can often do it. So then you start to think about the canopy, and what's in there, and the kids in the crew cab, the dog, the bbq and bikes.... About then you look at where you live and the hills and traffic and the family in the truck.

The wise ones stay at about 80% towing capacity for the first few years, there is a lot to learn.

Wrong forum for this question, but it will likely be moved to an appropriate one at some point..

Anyway, I tow a #5000 GVWR TT with a 13 F150 and I know it's back there... It can handle a bit more of course, but I would never tow a TT that comes close to what it's "tow rating" says... Which is #11,000... ha, ha...

I've been towing stuff since I was a teenager and that was back in the mid 70's, so I know what I like and what I don't like to tow. ;)

I can tell you that towing anything at the tow vehicles "max limit" is not going to be that much fun, but people do it all the time, so there you go..

Ultimately comes down to what YOU feel comfortable with and how much you want to go by the brochure numbers or what works for you in the end..

Good luck!

Mitch