Towing Capacity Question

kbucky wrote:
Please forgive as I am a complete newbie to all of this. I have a 2018 Dodge Durango SRT with a towing capacity of 8700 lbs. We are looking at a camper that is 5,900 lbs dry weight.

Obviously that falls within the 8,700 but I know there is a lot more involved than just that. My max weight for passengers and cargo is 1,200 lbs.

Assuming my family takes up 500 lbs of that and the hitch weight of the camper is 682 lbs I am pushing the top end correct? (Did I calculate that correctly?)

Looking for opinions from seasoned campers if this setup looks ok or am I over doing the capabilities of my Durango? Of course the sales guy says I will be fine but I take what he says with a grain of salt!

Personally I think you're safe. What makes a good tow truck:

- stiff suspension. SRT, check
- over-built braking system, check
- stiff tire sidewall, check
- strong powertrain, check

Pump up your tires to near max psi if it feels better. I know, load tables... Look, on the race track all factory psi / load tables are thrown out.

Throw the spare tire into the trailer if you're down to the last few lbs of payload.

Look at it this way, my 1500 Ram tows 10k lbs. The SRT is stronger and more stable than the soft sprung Ram in every single way.