Under 2000lbs

I can tell you my experience towing with Jeeps of which I have/owned 5 of them. Currently still have 2. A Cherokee and a Grand Cherokee. Both have the 4.0 and with considerably more torque than a Patriot. With the various Jeeps I have towed a 17 ft Crestliner, a 16 ft Lund Rebel, small tent trailer, open cargo trailer and a 6x12 v-front enclosed cargo trailer. All of which at some time taken them on 1000 mile plus trips, Since the Cherokee is boxy and most like a Patriot is shape I'll use it as an example. Towed either boat fairly easily at 60-65 mph and fully loaded with gear they weigh 14-1700 lbs. 8 ft open cargo trailer loaded to about 800 lbs from Minnesota to Colorado last fall and did Ok at 65mph on the freeway and climbed the mountains at 50-55 mph Ok. Our tent trailer had only 1 bed, a dinette and no other amenities and weighed about 700 lbs. Could pull it at 60 mph fairly easily. But then being tired of wet canvas we bought the 6 x 12 enclosed cargo trailer to make a camper out of it. Empty weight from factory 1250 lbs. Loaded about 1800 lbs. Because of the wind resistance 55 mph tops and the 4.0 is working its butt off to do it. Pull at 45 mph all day long no problem. The Cherokee I have has a 3500 lb tow rating. I fully appreciate your love of Jeeps boxy style and and my wife being from Colorado believes the right to own a Jeep is sandwiched somewhere in between the first and second amendments to the Constitution but a tow vehicle they are not. Maybe a V-8 Commander but not a Cherokee, Wrangler, Compass or Patriot. I looked at a 14 ft 1700 lb hard side trailer at the camper show 2 weeks ago that has a dinette, toilet and a counter with a electric hot plate on it. knowing what I know about pulling my 6 x12 trailer I could not pull that 14 ft trailer at 60 mph. Be very careful if you look at molded fiberglass trailers because the weights they list are for very stripped down models that will not have a bathroom or maybe even a refrigerator. Remember good or bad "It's a Jeep thing".