Towing Jeep GC Question
I have gone round and round about which type of RV to go with. I initially wanted to go the truck campler route (still need the truck), but then was worried about the number of places I have come acr...
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One thing not mentioned -- WHEN--not IF, you break your Jeep on the trail. I've Jeep'd for years, and the weakest point of failure on a Jeep is the axles. And when you snap one, you can't flat tow.
You either have to do a trail-fix and replace it, assuming you brought a spare, or winch/drag yourself up onto your trailer and head home.
EVERYONE in my group trailers. Plus you have trailer brakes.
And as far as tongue weight goes, you'll get a feel for the balance as you load the Jeep as far as how far forward to pull. As you load your Jeep on the trailer, of course you'll be lifting the hitch. The farther you pull on, the more the trailer levels back out. Don't pull so far forward as to start lowering the back of your truck.
My "former" TC and Jeep setup---
You either have to do a trail-fix and replace it, assuming you brought a spare, or winch/drag yourself up onto your trailer and head home.
EVERYONE in my group trailers. Plus you have trailer brakes.
And as far as tongue weight goes, you'll get a feel for the balance as you load the Jeep as far as how far forward to pull. As you load your Jeep on the trailer, of course you'll be lifting the hitch. The farther you pull on, the more the trailer levels back out. Don't pull so far forward as to start lowering the back of your truck.
My "former" TC and Jeep setup---
