Searching_Ut wrote:
Based on the rig we saw parked in the campground we were in last week, those Kodiaks must be pretty light, and extremely easy to tow. We had a camper nearby on the mirror lake highway in the Uintah Mountains of Utah that was using a Volkswagen Touareg to tow a Kodiak 263RLS. While I never went and talked to him, I overheard him telling another camper how much he liked the setup, and how well it towed behind his vehicle. I didn't look closely, but from the road as I walked by, it appeared he had a standard "Equalizer" brand hitch, and I must admit it didn't look overloaded when we watched him pull out.
Kodiaks are pretty light. Mine is 36' 11" and has a dry weight of about #7300 and GVW of #8500 however, I thought I could pull it without any issues with my Ram 1500 Max Tow and traveling on the highway w/ dual sway control and a decent WDH was still quite scary... My earlier post said I was going to go with a dually but I opted in getting a 2013 Ram 2500. I did my first test tow last night and wow... what a substantial difference....
With the 1/2 ton, the trailer pulled me all over the place and with the 2500 (rated at #17000) you could barely tell the trailer was there, no sway at all with the same setup...!
To make a long story short, I've seen a lot of people towing things they probably shouldn't be, but they are... My guess is they are the people that go out once a year and don't want to invest in the proper TV however, we camp just about every weekend and will be out for 3 months this winter so I had to make sure I had more then enough to handle my long, somewhat heavy trailer.
