Towing 20' camper with Jeep Liberty
New to RVing and just wondering if anyone pulls with a Liberty. We're picking up a Rockwood Geo Pro G15tb in Ohio. We live in Texas. Dry weight on trailer is 2445 lbs. I could use some tips. Thanks!
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The OP especially asked for input from folks actually towing with a Libby. I am such a person. Until it dropped a valve at 200,000 miles, I towed a 21 foot overall, 5,000 lb gross weight, 3680 lb dry weight TT with a 2005 Liberty. Mine was the 2.8 liter 4 cylinder diesel, rather than a gas V6. It towed just fine.
I dragged that trailer from Virginia to Seattle, down to LA, then back to Virginia. A couple years later, I dragged that same trailer from Virginia through Denver to Las Vegas, then in a circle around the Grand Canyon back to Vegas, before returning to Virginia.
I can tell you that I found it very helpful to use a WDH and to tow in AWD (aka “full time 4 wheel drive). Those two made it very directionally stable. I understand the OP’s Libby is 2wd, so AWD isn’t an option. I can’t comment on the gas engine, but the diesel did have a tendency to overheat, crossing mountains in the summer, so that even though it had the pull to keep up with traffic, it definitely could have used a much better cooling system.
Most of the time I had a wife and 80 lb dog in the Jeep, too. It had the payload capacity, not a problem.
I dragged that trailer from Virginia to Seattle, down to LA, then back to Virginia. A couple years later, I dragged that same trailer from Virginia through Denver to Las Vegas, then in a circle around the Grand Canyon back to Vegas, before returning to Virginia.
I can tell you that I found it very helpful to use a WDH and to tow in AWD (aka “full time 4 wheel drive). Those two made it very directionally stable. I understand the OP’s Libby is 2wd, so AWD isn’t an option. I can’t comment on the gas engine, but the diesel did have a tendency to overheat, crossing mountains in the summer, so that even though it had the pull to keep up with traffic, it definitely could have used a much better cooling system.
Most of the time I had a wife and 80 lb dog in the Jeep, too. It had the payload capacity, not a problem.
