Help please. Since my husbands recent passing I am going to have to travel alone in my 30 foot . I want to tow four wheels down. I need the lightest weight but safe towing equipment that I can use to hook up a Honda fit. My husband always towed jeep , but I found that Honda fit is lighter and lower to ground so I can hopefully load my kayak on it easier. I am 66 years old but not ready to quit living. Please help me choose best towing package for me.Thanks!!

If the advertising says "steel" or "stainless steel", you probably don't want it.My Roadmaster Stowmaster towbar is nearly too heavy for me to handle.IMO, you want a 5000 lb. capacity aluminum towbar, preferably one that stays on the back of the motorhome so you don't have to lift it very often. I'm sure at least one company makes such a bar, but I don't know right off hand which one it is.Try a google search for aluminum towbar, and see what you find.Good luck.P.S. I'm 73. Keep on RVing!

Have you considered a aluminum trailer? Not that much weight, pulls easy, and can be backed up if in a tight spot. If you have a backup camera you can hookup easily alone. Loading the car is pulling two ramps, drive on, use a bolted down stop block and wheel straps or have mounts welded to the car for easy hookup. Your kayak would probably go beside a Honda Fit on the trailer. You can buy a side storage rack and bolt to trailer also.

Suzettenc wrote:Help please. Since my husbands recent passing I am going to have to travel alone in my 30 foot . I want to tow four wheels down. I need the lightest weight but safe towing equipment that I can use to hook up a Honda fit. My husband always towed jeep , but I found that Honda fit is lighter and lower to ground so I can hopefully load my kayak on it easier. I am 66 years old but not ready to quit living. Please help me choose best towing package for me.Thanks!!Look at Ready Brute Elite system.http://www.readybrake.com/store/p4/ReadyBrute™_Elite_RV_Tow_Bar.htmlAll aluminum, weight just 40 lbs. has 8,000 lb capacity (more then enough for a Fit). I have used mine for 2 years. No problems. Just completed 6,000 mile trip thru Western State and mountains. And the Elite model includes a very simple braking system that will work fine for your Fit.Good luck.

Trailer better/easier than 4 down, I don't agree...I use a Blue OX Adventa II tow bar. Just about anyone should be able to handle it IMHO. And it stays on the MH.Good luck.

I suggest any aluminum tow bar with telescoping arms. Then, have the seller instal and get a cover for it. Leave it on all the time. Lock it on with a locking pin.The aluminum arms are manageable. I went through a period when I had no strength and serious hernia problems and still managed my Ready Brute Elite. I did not take it off the hitch during that time but could still hook up and disconnect just fine.If you want to make that tow system even more manageable, you can buy the tow bar and surge brake system separate instead of as one unit. It will be 8 to 10 inches longer, but that shouldn't be a problem. You will also have another pin connection to lock up. Removal of this system should be easier. The tow bars and surge brake would disconnect separately.

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neil57
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Dec 20, 2014
Have you considered a aluminum trailer? Not that much weight, pulls easy, and can be backed up if in a tight spot. If you have a backup camera you can hookup easily alone. Loading the car is pulling two ramps, drive on, use a bolted down stop block and wheel straps or have mounts welded to the car for easy hookup. Your kayak would probably go beside a Honda Fit on the trailer. You can buy a side storage rack and bolt to trailer also.
mowermech
Explorer
Dec 20, 2014
If the advertising says "steel" or "stainless steel", you probably don't want it.
My Roadmaster Stowmaster towbar is nearly too heavy for me to handle.
IMO, you want a 5000 lb. capacity aluminum towbar, preferably one that stays on the back of the motorhome so you don't have to lift it very often. I'm sure at least one company makes such a bar, but I don't know right off hand which one it is.
Try a google search for aluminum towbar, and see what you find.
Good luck.
P.S. I'm 73. Keep on RVing!

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