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!
All the details aside, you are really pushing it. If you are on the flat all the time, maybe... Avoid mountains like the plague. And, do you enjoy being stressed out for 6 tt 8 hours a day or do you want to occasionally forget its back there... These are your questions... Having experiences all of the above... I'll take the latter. In general, I like to run around 75% to 80% of whatever my ratings are... Pushing the envelope will push your tow vehicle...and your family is in there aren't they?