Picking a Tow Vehicle for Large Family
We are looking at taking our four children on the road for a 6-12 month trip while we road school/travel nurse. We also have a dog, plus all our gear, so your typical 3/4 ton pickup just doesn't fit o...
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We have a 2011 Chevrolet Express 3500 LT 15 passenger van with the 6.0L v8. We removed the rear 4 seat bench and put a homemade bike rack and firewood holder in it's place. This gives us a lot of seating options and the bikes and wood out of the elements (and not on the back of a trailer). We tow an Outback 301BQ and it tows it great! Plenty of power, great ride and plenty of room. We put Bilstein shocks front and rear, as the stock shocks are terrible and use a 12,000 pound Equalizer hitch/weight distribution/sway control. Given our family size, it works great!
