What can I pull with a 6 cylinder Dodge Nitro?

JonHightshoe wrote:
Thank you all. She actually went and looked at a Casita today. She lives in Houston if anyone knows of any deals there.

I pass by the casita factory every time I head north, as I live in Houston. Didn't realize there was a waiting list for them though.

The nitro is longer, wider and lower than the liberty, with the same drivetrain I'd think the nitro would be the better tow vehicle.

JonHightshoe wrote:
Thank you all. She actually went and looked at a Casita today. She lives in Houston if anyone knows of any deals there.

The good/bad thing is Casita holds their value extremely well so doubt you will find one for a cheap price. If you order new there is a waiting list.

If she decides the TT is not for her the resell would be good as well. The 14' box type RV would be a lot less money to get into RV'ing. I have seen new small campers advertised for $7995. Basic with aluminum siding and window type A/C.

Thank you all. She actually went and looked at a Casita today. She lives in Houston if anyone knows of any deals there.

I hate to see someone interested in rving not find a solution. Here are a few to check out. Good luck. There's one out there.

Little Joe

Lil Snoozy

Egg Camper

Scamp 13ft

Aspen Classic

We pulled one for about 50,000 miles

I don't think that early post regarding a 2000 pound tow rating is correct.

As stated, it was a rebadged Jeep Liberty. The Liberty with a different, less powerful, V6 was rated at 5000 pounds.

I have towed a 3000 pound fishing boat with a Liberty, and it did fine. I would think the 4.0 V6 would be a better engine Than the 3.7 in the Liberty.

Pop up or small Casita type trailer should do just fine.

We have one at work as an unmarked cruiser and it won't get out of its own way. I really wouldn't want to pull anything with it. Really when you load up several people in it it struggles on hills. A very very small pop up at most.

According to the Dodge towing guide the Nitro's towing capacity is 2000-5000 pounds depending on equipment. Like was said previously it appears the Nitro is about the equivalent to a Jeep Liberty. So, depending on equipment her Nitro may be able to handle a little more than a small popup. I'd suggest doing a search here on Jeep Liberty towing to get more opinions on how these do as tow vehicles.

Ductape wrote:
Casita.

I would agree a small Casita or Scamp.

The trouble with the other small TTs is they catch to much wind.

Casita.