I am a women with no experience with travel trailers, but have towed a U Haul trailer and a boat on a trailer in the past. I have lived on 3 houseboats before so have some knowledge of shorepower and such. I would like to know how much weight I should be looking for in a travel trailer to tow with my GMC Envoy. The tow package is rated for 4,000 - 7,000 lbs. I have 4.2L 6 cyl. engine. The sticker on the door panel says GCWR 10,000#, GVW 5550#. I have been trying to be conservative and am looking at trailers that weigh under 4,000#. But if I look up the specs on my suv online it says that the max. tow capacity is 6300#. I allotted myself 500# for me and my belongings. Buying a bigger tow vehicle is out of the question. Thanks to anyone that can help me.

I would start looking at small to medium sized tent trailers. Going to a full sized trailer of any size can create a lot of drag making for an unpleasant towing experience. You might be able to also handle one of the teardrop style trailers or maybe even a smaller Casita or similar product.

Look on the sticker on the door jamb that gives you max cargo capacity. It will say maximum load including passengers not to exceed xxxx pounds. This is the primary number you need to be concerned with as you will exceed it first. It will include any passengers, cargo, and most importantly the tongue weight your camper will place on the vehicle. Come back with this number and we can give you a much better idea.

10K GCWR minus 5550 leaves you with 4450 at which weight the vehicle will struggle. If it is the standard short wheel base Envoy, the vehicle is not that stable for towing a larger load. We have a Buick Rainier on the 360 platform sister with the V8 and I would not want tow a travel trailer with it. If it is the long wheel base XUV, then it is a better tow vehicle. Chris

Sticker on door--- GVWR 5550#, GAWR 2950#, GAWR RR 3200#. I have the manual and find 5,300# to 6300# for max trailer weight depending on my axle ratio (whatever that is). I have been looking at 19ft trailers less than 3700#, but as I will be living in this for 7 - 8 mos out of the year, I would like to go a little larger (maybe up to 25 ft depending on the weight of course). I have also decided that if it must be small I'll try to find one with a slide. Would using the 4800# less 550# for myself and misc. be pushing it too much?

me again - those are the figures that I came up with too, so I was looking at keeping it under 4000#.

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GeoBoy
Explorer
Sep 11, 2016
stngls wrote:
It appears that the Escape trailer is only sold in Canada.

They are built in Canada and sold direct, but you can pick them up at the factory or they can arrange to have them delivered to you. If you contact them they will give you the name of an owner that will show you their trailer.
stngls
Explorer
Sep 11, 2016
It appears that the Escape trailer is only sold in Canada.
GeoBoy
Explorer
Sep 11, 2016
Look at the EscapeTrailer.com It has a 2 piece fiberglass shell and is perfect for your GMC Envoy. The 19' model is very nice.
GeoBoy
Explorer
Sep 11, 2016
Look at the Escape RV. It has a 2 piece fiberglass shell and is perfect for your GMC Envoy. The 19' model is very nice.
stngls
Explorer
Sep 11, 2016
me again - those are the figures that I came up with too, so I was looking at keeping it under 4000#.
stngls
Explorer
Sep 11, 2016
Sticker on door--- GVWR 5550#, GAWR 2950#, GAWR RR 3200#. I have the manual and find 5,300# to 6300# for max trailer weight depending on my axle ratio (whatever that is). I have been looking at 19ft trailers less than 3700#, but as I will be living in this for 7 - 8 mos out of the year, I would like to go a little larger (maybe up to 25 ft depending on the weight of course). I have also decided that if it must be small I'll try to find one with a slide. Would using the 4800# less 550# for myself and misc. be pushing it too much?
Me_Again
Explorer III
Sep 11, 2016
10K GCWR minus 5550 leaves you with 4450 at which weight the vehicle will struggle. If it is the standard short wheel base Envoy, the vehicle is not that stable for towing a larger load. We have a Buick Rainier on the 360 platform sister with the V8 and I would not want tow a travel trailer with it.

If it is the long wheel base XUV, then it is a better tow vehicle. Chris
Greene728
Explorer
Sep 11, 2016
Look on the sticker on the door jamb that gives you max cargo capacity. It will say maximum load including passengers not to exceed xxxx pounds. This is the primary number you need to be concerned with as you will exceed it first. It will include any passengers, cargo, and most importantly the tongue weight your camper will place on the vehicle. Come back with this number and we can give you a much better idea.
donn0128
Explorer II
Sep 11, 2016
I would start looking at small to medium sized tent trailers. Going to a full sized trailer of any size can create a lot of drag making for an unpleasant towing experience. You might be able to also handle one of the teardrop style trailers or maybe even a smaller Casita or similar product.

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