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TrailerTravele1
Jan 17, 2016Explorer
This seems to be a popular topic these days. We tow our Lance 1685 travel trailer with a 2006 6 cyl 4 Runner. I did a blog post about the pros and cons.
We too looked at all the smaller trailers - my husband said I could have a travel trailer but not a new truck. :)
While I loved the RPods and similar, we didn't think the ones we saw had enough storage for full time living for several months a year.
Towing a Travel Trailer With a 6 Cylinder 4 Runner
The post begins "Everyone said it can’t be done … or worse, it isn’t safe. But so far, we’re convinced it’s “the little engine that could”. Towing our travel trailer with a 6 cylinder Toyota 4 Runner apparently isn’t conventional RV wisdom."
Ours has the factory towing package and we added better tires, a brake controller and a weight distribution hitch.
Your truck could be different, they've changed the 4 Runners.
We too looked at all the smaller trailers - my husband said I could have a travel trailer but not a new truck. :)
While I loved the RPods and similar, we didn't think the ones we saw had enough storage for full time living for several months a year.
Towing a Travel Trailer With a 6 Cylinder 4 Runner
The post begins "Everyone said it can’t be done … or worse, it isn’t safe. But so far, we’re convinced it’s “the little engine that could”. Towing our travel trailer with a 6 cylinder Toyota 4 Runner apparently isn’t conventional RV wisdom."
Ours has the factory towing package and we added better tires, a brake controller and a weight distribution hitch.
Your truck could be different, they've changed the 4 Runners.
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