Would you give this a go?
I have a 2006 Explorer with the tow package. Class 3 hitch, transcooler, 7 pin, 3.73 gears. GCWR 10,000lbs. The charts say max loaded trailer weight of 5210. The TT weighs 3500lbs. It is a Fun Finde...
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Desert Captain wrote:
I looked at a couple of sites on line and they show your tailer with a GVWR of 5,995#. That 3500# might be dry weight and as such is useless, more than likely you will come in around 5,000# normally loaded for a trip and that would be asking a lot of your Explorer particularly given its short wheelbase . Good Luck. :C
Is that 5k counting my bikes and stuff that I listed as being in/on the Explorer? I've heard that an average family of 4 brings 500lbs worth of gear. We tent camp now and I can't imagine outside of a full fridge and some pots and pans and TT accessories we would bring anything that we don't already bring. I am not even sure a full fridge would make that much of a difference if you've seen my wife pack a cooler! But as always, when you have more space you find ways to fill it up. :)