coachmen freedom express 192rbs

Bols2DawaLL wrote:
Soundguy , just following along here but you've mentioned to me in the past that my 2011 6 cyl. (290 h.p V6 ) Grand Cherokee would not be a good tow vehicle for this TT . Just curious but what would make the Ridgeline a better choice ?

I don't know that it would, Last Train with his experience in towing his own 192RBS with his Ridgeline would probably be better able to address this. Truthfully, I'm conflicted as I'm no different than anyone else and would tow with a V6 if I honestly believed it would work satisfactorily. We've just returned from a trip to visit rels Down Under where virtually everyone tows with a normally aspirated V6 gasser or small diesel, most often without weight distribution or add on sway control. Travel trailers, or caravans they're called there, are largely 19' to 23' at most, and very few have slides. In fact, in populated areas along the coast one wouldn't want a 1/2 ton truck as the roadways are just too narrow, the parking lots tight, as are many of the caravan parks. I have countless videos and pics of folks towing trailers the size of a 192RBS so when there I visited both a dealer and went to an RV show to get a better answer. There was none - they just do it simply because there is no other choice, other than limiting the length & weight of the trailer itself. I saw but one 25 footer with a slide at the RV show and it was $135,000, anything else was no more than 23' or it was an off road (outback) style which in most cases would also be towed with a V6 off road vehicle of some description. We here in N America are committed to large vehicles, 1/2 ton and greater, for towing ... the question is how does the rest of the world get along with less? I've yet to come up with that answer. :@