Prius towing a travel trailer? Yes.

ls1mike wrote:
STAGED? SERIOUSLY? At at Costco in Silverdale Washington at two seperate spots in the Parking lot by two different people who posted on two diffrent boards?
I did not mention a WD hitch anywhere. I just said it was not sagging.


Maybe the guy works for Toyota? Who knows? Maybe he did upgrade the suspension. Who knows? All I saw was this dude waiting in the gas line with his Prius and Trialer so he could get gas. I was pretty amazed as you just don't see that everyday.

Maybe he has airbags on the Prius, or the trailer is loaded tail heavy. Both would reduce sag.

sky_free wrote:
Here you go:

Bahhh ha ha ha ha hahaaa! Love it!! So many self professed know it alls. Arguing for the sake of arguing. So glad you were vindicated. Simply great!

The Texan wrote:
I wonder how many people are going to call him a liar, when he made the statement "I was standing right there. It was hooked up to the Prius." I know that if I saw that and reported it, then had people call me a liar, it would not help my opinion of these so called fellow RVers........:s

+1 If he was there and says it was hitched to the Prius, then it was hitched to the Prius.

rhagfo wrote:

45Ricochet wrote:
Well Mike
I was watching this thread and didn't have much to say until now!

Just asking certain people, how's the Crow tasting?

Well once you pluck all the feathers, and clean it, add the necessary spices and stuffing, I prefer Corn Bread stuffing. Place it on the preheated Weber Q grill, until tender and cooked through not too bad! :S

That said impressed that it isn't using a WDH, or sway device, and no squat. Either better springs, or light tongue weight. I can't believe that Prius has much more payload than DW's PT Cruiser Rag Top which is about 750#.

Not sure why you would want to ruin a Weber. :)

I was thinking the same thing about the Prius. I wonder what the tounge weight is on that trailer.

45Ricochet wrote:
Well Mike
I was watching this thread and didn't have much to say until now!

Just asking certain people, how's the Crow tasting?

Well once you pluck all the feathers, and clean it, add the necessary spices and stuffing, I prefer Corn Bread stuffing. Place it on the preheated Weber Q grill, until tender and cooked through not too bad! :S

That said impressed that it isn't using a WDH, or sway device, and no squat. Either better springs, or light tongue weight. I can't believe that Prius has much more payload than DW's PT Cruiser Rag Top which is about 750#.

STAGED? SERIOUSLY? At at Costco in Silverdale Washington at two seperate spots in the Parking lot by two different people who posted on two diffrent boards?
I did not mention a WD hitch anywhere. I just said it was not sagging.


Maybe the guy works for Toyota? Who knows? Maybe he did upgrade the suspension. Who knows? All I saw was this dude waiting in the gas line with his Prius and Trialer so he could get gas. I was pretty amazed as you just don't see that everyday.

Staged advertisement Prius??????????:h Seriously??:S

travelnutz wrote:
So, I went down to our Walmart and there was a bright blue Prius in the lot the same 4 door model as the OP's pic and I parked behind it. Got out with a tape measure and measured the rear bumper height from the ground and then put just my 210 lbs on the bumper and measured it again. Hmmm, 3-1/8" drop! The Prius in the pics doesn't drop a bit!

Pretty weak argument. My old 2004 Ford Freestar van drops 1/2 inch with 300 lb loaded behind the rear axle because I have Timbrens. Yes, I have measured it. You never know how people set up their vehicles just by looking at the outside.

Amazing how travelnutz can not accept defeat and calls anyone who post something he does not agree with, a liar or fake........shame that he labels himself with his postings.

Thanks for the new pic of the Prius/trailer combo. It explains a lot that was not obvious in the OP's pic. Yes, I agree with the OP that the trailer IS sitting on a non WD hitch on the Prius, however, both pics posted explain a lot as what it's all about. The pic IS an optical illusion and likely staged as a person viewing only see's one side at a time.

The setup is an advertisement for Prius as is clearly evident on the non as OEM built Prius. Both pics show the narrow Prius parallel to the lines on the pavement while the 2-3 foot wider trailer is canted on an angle. Not normal to be towing like that! There's a reason for it to be this way! If it were pulled in as normal for fuel etc the trailer wheels would be over the yellow line on the pavement on both pics. Why? The Prius rear wheel width is 60 inches and the trailer wheel width is 80" to 90" or 10" to 15" per side wider.

Very evident in the OP's pic as the Prius is nearly an exact side view while the trailer front is at a 29 degree angle and should be at a 6 degree max angle which I didn't account for in my CAD overlay rendering because I failed to recognize the angular illusion created by the staged parking. That was my fault.

The trailer in the pic is about a 15' to 16' long box with approx 3 for the hitch making it about 18' plus total length. I looked up the 50's thru the 70's single axle trailers and they are all over 3000 lb weight in weight which requires a very min of 300 lbs hitch weight at 10%. Even a totally stripped out with no propane in the tank shown is still well over 2000 lbs.

I am posting the Prius specs below and the link.

Add approx 200 lbs for the driver with no passengers and no other cargo. the hitch weight, 12 gal of gas, and over 200+ or 300 lbs of weight on the ball and you are at or over the Prius GVWR. So, I went down to our Walmart and there was a bright blue Prius in the lot the same 4 door model as the OP's pic and I parked behind it. Got out with a tape measure and measured the rear bumper height from the ground and then put just my 210 lbs on the bumper and measured it again. Hmmm, 3-1/8" drop! The Prius in the pics doesn't drop a bit! Sure is not an OEM setup and what else isn't OEM on the staged advertisement Prius?

2012 Prius specs:

Specifications:
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**Common specifications shown for: All styles
**Power and Performance
**1.8L I-4 98 HP engine
**2-spd CVT transmission w/OD

176.4 " exterior length Exterior Length
3,979 lbs. GVWR Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
3,042 lbs. curb weight Curb Weight
825 lbs. payload Payload

http://www.cars.com/toyota/prius/2012/specifications/