Recommendations? Newbie!

No specific suggestions, just a cautionary note that if 5,000 pounds is your target loaded weight, use a 4,000 pound m/l dry weight figure when you're looking at various trailers.

Advertised curb/dry weights are often watchamightcall "optimistic" and that thousand pounds of leeway for your load gives you some wiggle room.

OR just shop according to mfr's maximum gross weight listed for the unit you're looking at.

I'd look at something like this....LINK

Good luck with your search. You are wise to do this kind of research before you buy..especially with a Jeep as a tow vehicle.

Actually, you might need more info. My F150 is rated to tow 9600 pounds. When I actually work the numbers, I can tow 9600 pounds only if my truck is empty, and no one else is in it with me.

Check the gvwr, the curb weight, the axle weights. The gvwr minus the curb weight is the maximum weight for the Jeep. The hitch and everything in the truck comes off this number, and approximately 9 times the remainder is the max rated gvwr of the trailer you should look at. There is more to it, but this will put you in the ball park.

Another number that Ford limits towing with is the frontal area of the trailer. It acts like a parachute brake and stresses the vehicle.

the OP has no Payload for a trailer over 4-4500 lbs MAX.I told them this in their other post but...........

It is now up to them to believe the numbers.

The only advice I can give now is spend the 2000 to get a hensley hitch.Small money compared to the new Jeep and a new TT,because I believe you are determined to get more trailer than you will be comfortable with.

good luck

Welcome!

Need more info on the Jeep - year, model, engine, rear end ratio, and if it has a factory tow package or not.
Your 5000# limit should be the maximum loaded tow weight, not a fictitious "dry weight" listed in a sales brochure. My new TT is 300# heavier than the listed weight due to the options.
You'll need a weight distribution hitch and brake controller no matter what you look at except for a pop-up.
With the short wheelbase of the Jeep and the weight limit you'll be looking at trailers no longer than 25' or so.
Local dealers are Camping World, Wilkins, Ballantyne, and Johnstons RV. We looked at them all and hit the trailer shows at the Dome, Sports Park (Elmgrove), and Syracuse. After having a hybrid for 7 years it still took us a year to find a new TT that had most of what we wanted.

Everyone keeps saying that jeeps are no good and won't work... I have talked to a jeep engineer who tests the towing ability and said the can pull the 6200#'s easily,uphill,in arizona, in the summer, with the ac on lol . So I though if I could stay at 5k or less I would be even better :)
Its a 2014 grand cherokee limited v6 with tow pkg
The jeep guy also said get the hensley... thank you

Mbopp,wwhere did u wind up buying from? We have gone to a few and feel like they are trying to oversell us.

I posted in the hybrids forum but got locked! I want advice about both :(

Thanks!

Hensley is an excellent hitch...problem is that it is a VERY Heavy hitch. You already have a payload problem with the Jeep...

Go to a couple nearby campgrounds...drive through the loops and see what tow vehicles people have and what they they are towing....My bet you that you won't see any hard sided trailers being towed by Jeeps.

Google "jeep travel trailer" then tell me no one does it. People even tow tts with wranglers.

downtheroad wrote:
Hensley is an excellent hitch...problem is that it is a VERY Heavy hitch. You already have a payload problem with the Jeep...

Go to a couple nearby campgrounds...drive through the loops and see what tow vehicles people have and what they they are towing....My bet you that you won't see any hard sided trailers being towed by Jeeps.

i generally dislike these anecdotal stories .
in this case i totally agree.
i have a local friend , let's call him Neil , because that is his real name .
Neil wanted to join the rest of his circle of friends and go boondock camping in the most beautiful Ochoco National Forest .
He bought a shiny new big V8 Cherokee to tow a 26 foot long ultralite TT.
the rest of us jerks are all diesel snobs towing heavy conventional trailers .
Neil's setup looked good on paper .
powerful V8 , 4 disk brakes , SUV ride , Nav screen , leather , ...
The ultralight trailer started having issues . it required some bolting and screwing .
Neil was considering a larger tow vehicle and a more durable trailer .
The good news is that Judy rolled that setup while Neil was being relieved on a longer trip they were on .
they each survived with minor cuts and abrasions .
the insurance company paid off .
Neil is contemplating joining us again with a 3 /4 ton pickup .

I dont know how well the newer jeeps ared oing but my 1999 Jeep Wrangler will not hardly tow a 5x8 trailer safely... Note I added the word SAFELY...

My 99 TJ Jeep rearend just does not support heavy towing... It already has one one rearend put in it and I was just towing a 5X8 loaded trailer going tent camping alot...

Maybe the newer JEEPS and the four door jeeps are beefed up better now...

Two guys standing on the back bumper of my 99TJ can almost bring the front end off the ground without too much effort...

I have had a wrangler type jeep around since the late 50's and this is all I can expect to tow safely with it. Also if you want to make it back you better be running with a group of Jeeps. Its fix or repair daily being out off the trails in the back country...



Not saying it can't be done - the older Jeeps just don't have a good track record doing it...

My thinking for a 26-foot trailer is to use a F150 size truck to be safe... Anything bigger than 26-feet would need a bigger truck...

No way my 99TJ would even think about pulling my 4200b loaded OFF ROAD POPUP.

Just my thoughts
Roy Ken