Prius towing a travel trailer? Yes.
Saw this at Costco in Washington state... It was an older single axle trailer. What do you think? Sorry I didn't get more photos. Was in a hurry.
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Who cares what someone else is towing with what?? It's their rig and their liability in the end... ;)
I saw a Kia Sorento pull into my loop this last weekend towing a 26' + Wildwood bunkhouse model with no slide.. Just a standard Eaz-Lift WD hitch setup. It wasn't squatting at all either....
The back doors open and 2 boys pop out between the ages of 5-10. Then the dog comes out the back hatch.. Mom comes out next... They meet up with the Grandparents in the next site and Dad backs the thing into it's spot on the first try with no spotter and straight as ever.. I was very impressed with the backup job! ;)
I was tempted to go over and ask about his setup, but decided it wasn't any of my business and he seemed fine hauling his entire family with it, so who am I to judge that??
It was a lot more trailer than I am towing with my 5.4 V8 F150 and I'm over my trucks GVWR and need 2nd gear to get up the grades.. Can't imagine a V6 towing my trailer...
Anyway, after seeing that and lots of other combos out there that I wouldn't touch, folks seem to get from point A to point B and not too concerned about it, or at least they seem to be enjoying themselves when they are setup and are 'camping'..
Sure, when the stuff hits the fan, it ain't gonna be pretty, but that can happen to any of us at anytime.... I've seen plenty of 3/4 and 1 tons in the ditch with with a flipped over trailer in the news over the years.... ;)
It ain't all about what you are towing something 'with'... It's how you tow in general...
Anyway, I've decided I'm not going to waste time trying to tell folks what they can or can't tow based on my personal feelings anymore... I say if you want to do it, than do it! If you don't like how it tows, fix it... If it works for you, enjoy! :)
Mitch
I saw a Kia Sorento pull into my loop this last weekend towing a 26' + Wildwood bunkhouse model with no slide.. Just a standard Eaz-Lift WD hitch setup. It wasn't squatting at all either....
The back doors open and 2 boys pop out between the ages of 5-10. Then the dog comes out the back hatch.. Mom comes out next... They meet up with the Grandparents in the next site and Dad backs the thing into it's spot on the first try with no spotter and straight as ever.. I was very impressed with the backup job! ;)
I was tempted to go over and ask about his setup, but decided it wasn't any of my business and he seemed fine hauling his entire family with it, so who am I to judge that??
It was a lot more trailer than I am towing with my 5.4 V8 F150 and I'm over my trucks GVWR and need 2nd gear to get up the grades.. Can't imagine a V6 towing my trailer...
Anyway, after seeing that and lots of other combos out there that I wouldn't touch, folks seem to get from point A to point B and not too concerned about it, or at least they seem to be enjoying themselves when they are setup and are 'camping'..
Sure, when the stuff hits the fan, it ain't gonna be pretty, but that can happen to any of us at anytime.... I've seen plenty of 3/4 and 1 tons in the ditch with with a flipped over trailer in the news over the years.... ;)
It ain't all about what you are towing something 'with'... It's how you tow in general...
Anyway, I've decided I'm not going to waste time trying to tell folks what they can or can't tow based on my personal feelings anymore... I say if you want to do it, than do it! If you don't like how it tows, fix it... If it works for you, enjoy! :)
Mitch
