You can tow it with a car
Not all Australian Touring Caravans weigh 8000lb, there are lightweight single axle models, like this 4,200lb , 22ft version that can be easily towed by a car.
Forum Discussion
RobertRyan wrote:
This European Caravan is 26ft long and has a max weight of 4,400lb.
The problem with towing is not with the car it is with the RV here in the US. We have to have 12%+ tongue weight and that it just too heavy for a car's suspension to handle, so we are forced to used trucks and SUVs.
Look at the trailer in this picture and see how far forward the axles are.....the trailer is balanced to 5% or less of tongue weight, same in Europe. The cars can pull the weight of the trailer, they just can't carry the weight of a heavy tongue. If the RV was designed to towed by a car, ie with a manageable tongue weight, then we could do it. RVs made here in North America are very tongue heavy and therefore cannot be towed by cars.
This issue was raised before here on the forum by a member who visited Europe on vacation. How can caravans towed by cars with 2 or 3 % tongue weight not sway? The RVs are better designed and better built.