Need Towing Advice, PLEASE HELP
Hi, I have a 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac v6 with class 3 hitch which by all paper work that I have read puts my max tow weight up around 5300-5500 lbs. I am looking at purchasing a Flagstaff Mic...
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Contrary to most opinions here, it is possible to pack light. We don't take bicycles, we don't take propane bottles aside from the ones on the TT. The grill we use came with the TT and weighs about 5 pounds total. Maybe not the greatest thing, but it works for a couple of steaks or burgers. Many of our meals are cooked ahead of time and frozen so we don't have to carry a lot of prep gear.
We never take firewood to the forest... that seems a bit redundant. We don't gather wood around the campground, but we rarely have to drive far to find a back road where we can walk a few yards off the road and find all the firewood we need. Half the time we are under fire restrictions anyway, so it's usually not even an option. While nice for ambience, a campfire isn't a necessity for us to enjoy our time in the woods.
We don't carry much of the extra stuff that I see others post about so often. I never thought of it as being minimalist, just think of it as camping.
All that said, we did trade up to the F-150 from a Honda Ridgeline when we moved from a popup, primarily so we wouldn't have to overthink and super fine tune everything we do to prepare for a trip. My truck is well over the specs needed to pull our TT and carry what we need and want.
The OP doesn't have that luxury, so they do need to consider all of those things carefully. It won't take much to overload that Explorer.
We never take firewood to the forest... that seems a bit redundant. We don't gather wood around the campground, but we rarely have to drive far to find a back road where we can walk a few yards off the road and find all the firewood we need. Half the time we are under fire restrictions anyway, so it's usually not even an option. While nice for ambience, a campfire isn't a necessity for us to enjoy our time in the woods.
We don't carry much of the extra stuff that I see others post about so often. I never thought of it as being minimalist, just think of it as camping.
All that said, we did trade up to the F-150 from a Honda Ridgeline when we moved from a popup, primarily so we wouldn't have to overthink and super fine tune everything we do to prepare for a trip. My truck is well over the specs needed to pull our TT and carry what we need and want.
The OP doesn't have that luxury, so they do need to consider all of those things carefully. It won't take much to overload that Explorer.
