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rbpru
Apr 25, 2014Explorer II
With five kids that means you are going to haul a lot of stuff. The towing capacity of your vehicle will be second to your max cargo rating.
Find out what the family and their stuff weights in the TV and I suspect you will be close to your vehicles Max Cargo capacity before you drop on an additional 500 lbs. or so of tongue weight.
Basically, you can pull a heavier trailer at the expense of the cargo you can carry in the TV.
Our grandkids were canoe camping before their first birthdays; after age 8, they preferred their own tent next to the camper.
Find out what the family and their stuff weights in the TV and I suspect you will be close to your vehicles Max Cargo capacity before you drop on an additional 500 lbs. or so of tongue weight.
Basically, you can pull a heavier trailer at the expense of the cargo you can carry in the TV.
Our grandkids were canoe camping before their first birthdays; after age 8, they preferred their own tent next to the camper.
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