Vehicle/Travel Trailer Compatibility
Greetings! New to this site today. We are getting rather tired of the tent camping scene. Contemplating a transition into a small travel trailer with a higher mpg tow vehicle... In your opi...
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bobka7914 wrote:
Greetings!
New to this site today.
We are getting rather tired of the tent camping scene.
Contemplating a transition into a small travel trailer with a higher mpg tow vehicle...
In your opinion, can a 2015 Jeep Cherokee V6 with tow pkg and a 4500 lb tow rating safely pull a Travel Lite i18 Cobblestone travel trailer with a 2945 dry weight?
Yes!
First trailer was probably slightly smaller, maybe slightly less weight but it fit with the tow specs of a 4 cylinder Isuzu Trooper stick shift. Lots of stick shift. Always use the weight distribution hitch and sway control. Always do a walk-around at every stop and start, and always enjoy the voyage, the destination will take care of itself.
MPG is more dependent on speed since this not about aerodynamics, next it is dependent on weight, probably 60% speed, 20% weight with the rest spread over various efficiency and esoteric goobledygook. Faster you go the more power is required, I think it increases by a cubic factor, perhaps only the square but I am pretty sure it is closer to a cube when pulling a billboard and going from 50mph to higher speeds.
Have fun, if it is not fun do something different.
