Towing a small pop up with a CRV

Mike Up wrote:

manualman wrote:
I call baloney. My 12 footer Fleetwood is only 2,000# empty. How could anybody make an 8 footer weigh that much? Fleetwoods were known as the porkers of the pup fleet.

Please cite a brand and model with those actual weights. The Taos was under 1,200#.

My none slide, 2007 Starcraft 2407 was 2700 lbs loaded and had a 300 lbs tongue weight I weighed myself.

There were 8' and 10' models with 200 lbs and more, tongue weight. 2005 Rockwood 2290 Pop Up was even heavier and had a 400 lbs tongue weight.

Fleetwood pop ups were known to have a design defect (among the many more :R ) with their light 9% tongue weight that caused sway. That's why they always came with the sway control device. Great for inadequate tow vehicle suspensions but bad for safety and handling.

Hmmmm, consider the source....

When I travel to other countries I see all sorts of compact cars/small SUV's towing TT's, PUP's. They seem to be doing just fine, even on the Autobahn. I have come to believe we over think this subject in the US. Just look at tow ratings outside the US on the same vehicles. Once again, if you don't have a 1 ton dually, you can't tow anything more than a utility trailer. How well trained we have become here, like sheep.

My parents towed an Aristocrat TT all over with an LTD with a whopping 195HP smogged out V8 and a clamp on trailer ball. The bumper was dragging the ground for years, they survived.

Adam