Towing options now?
Hello all. I think posting this is more or less for me to complain as I'm fairly knowledgeable about this but what is everybody using to tow their heavy campers with? By heavy I'm not talking about a ...
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I did over 100K miles with an ext cab, then crew cab with my family of 6. Including when the 4 kids were adult size teens and we weighed in the 1100-1300 lbs range between the 6 of us! My twin sons are over 6' tall, daughtes at 5'9" and 5'10"........
Did I mention the crew cab had a 5 sp emanual tranny too! Having grown up in burb type rigs, family had a IHC Travel All, that back seat is not too comfortable! I do know another family that had 2 of there kids back there. Once 3 of the 4 kids got above 6'.......it worked, but was not great.
Frankly, a 4x converted van would be best. You can get payload, towing power etc. Especially if you can get a Dmax in the van. Not sure Ford has a van with a decent towing motor in it any more. ALtho the Frod matchbox former U-Haul cargo van I have at work, has just under 4000 lbs of payload. So that chassis would handle a family of 6, with 600-900 or so lbs of hitch weight. Not sure the motors offered would let you get over a 6-7000 lbs trailer with family loaded.
Marty
Did I mention the crew cab had a 5 sp emanual tranny too! Having grown up in burb type rigs, family had a IHC Travel All, that back seat is not too comfortable! I do know another family that had 2 of there kids back there. Once 3 of the 4 kids got above 6'.......it worked, but was not great.
Frankly, a 4x converted van would be best. You can get payload, towing power etc. Especially if you can get a Dmax in the van. Not sure Ford has a van with a decent towing motor in it any more. ALtho the Frod matchbox former U-Haul cargo van I have at work, has just under 4000 lbs of payload. So that chassis would handle a family of 6, with 600-900 or so lbs of hitch weight. Not sure the motors offered would let you get over a 6-7000 lbs trailer with family loaded.
Marty
