towing fifth wheel plus little trailer

KansasRV
No I only have a rear camera.

rjxj wrote:
I pull a 6x12 utility trailer. The biggest issue is to not pull into areas you cant get out of. Have a plan. it may include a way to pop the golf cart off the FW and use it to pull the utility trailer out of the way. Do a practice drill to see what you would have to do if you were boxed into a gas station or something so it isn't a crisis if it happens.

I use google earth all the time to plan my route. I can quickly get a dirt bike off the trailer or use a bicycle to explore camp areas before pulling in. I look at earth to see if there is an area to park before pulling into certain areas. Earth is even useful for things like walmart because some can be very tight if they have been built/squeezed into a smaller area.

Build a very solid hitch. You may not have a lot of tongue weight but you have to consider a constant tugging or jerking effect. I also went with a Rear View Safety wired camera. Not only can you keep an eye on the trailer and it's tires but it's very handy for seeing other vehicles.

Good advice on the hitch. Do you use side cameras with your Rear View Safety setup?

thanks for all the responses. I have a brother in law that tows a large montana trailer and his large bass boat and knows he is over the limits. i plan on upgrading truck soon to make sure i am not in this situation. i see it too all over and never saw an issue, slow up and down hills etc. so i will keep looking and decide sooner than later. thanks again, Good Luck & Be Safe ! ! !

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Grit dog wrote:
Unless I decided I had to pull a boat or something, I'd get a toyhauler before pulling doubles.
That Idaho dolly looks pretty sketchy. Can't imagine those lawnmower wheels going 80 down the freeway for days on end!

I have a boat trailer with those same tires. It has been pulled thousands of miles at speeds up to 70mph with no problems. That is what they are made for. I have been passed lots of times by motorcycles pulling trailers with tires smaller than that, some of them at 75mph plus.

Unless I decided I had to pull a boat or something, I'd get a toyhauler before pulling doubles.
That Idaho dolly looks pretty sketchy. Can't imagine those lawnmower wheels going 80 down the freeway for days on end!

VoodooMedicineMan wrote:
Here is where you can double tow.
The Idaho trailer is not considered a double tow.

Note that article is from 2009. Good pictorial reference but anyone should to make sure it is still current.

Here is where you can double tow.
The Idaho trailer is not considered a double tow.

Be aware there are a number of web sites posting trailer towing laws state by state. And, although they are fairly consistent, they do not always agree on every state. You should check with the DOT or DMV of each state you think you might tow thru before trying. Would be a huge inconvenience to have to drop a trailer and come back later to get it after having dropped the front trailer somewhere. You may end up leap frogging the trailers up the highway just to reach the state line and satisfy some local LEO.

Some of the towing law web sites refer to towing two trailers as "triple tow", meaning there are three vehicles, a tow vehicle and two trailers. Doesn't particularly make sense, but a commonly used term none the less.

Found this online. May or may not be accurate.

Towing laws

With Footnotes

According to this chart it is legal in 25 states with conditions in 7 of them.