Dodge Durango
Hello all. My family and I want to start being active RVers. We are new to this so we have been looking at different campers. We think to start out we will purchase a light travel trailer. We are also...
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danimal53 wrote:Pde1976 wrote:
We are two adults and a 9 year old plus a dog. This is all very confusing to me. The Dodge Durango says it’s basic towing capacity is 6200 lbs. I figure if a got a mini ultra light trailer something around 4000lbs that should be good enough to pull with a Durango. I understand that everything I add to it adds more weight. What am I missing or need to consider?
I think what you are missing/need to consider is the payload capacity of the Durango. How much weight can it hold (people/pets/gear). You also have to include the weight of the hitch (usually 50-80lbs or so) and the tongue weight of the trailer - how much weight will the trailer transfer to the tow vehicle (generally 10-15% of the total trailer weight).
2 adults 1 kid and 1 dog should be fine, just run the numbers to check. We tow with 2 adults and 2 60lb dogs, and basically just have our SUV empty otherwise. All gear is in the trailer, and it works for us.
I towed with my 2002 Durango with no problems. I had one adult and 2 dogs (65lbs and 85lbs). Like danimal53, I had all the gear in the trailer and just carried occupants in the Durango. A small cooler with drinks and snacks should be no problem to add in the vehicle.
