time getting a small travel trailer need small and light to tow behind a Chevy equinox but have to have self contained wet bath to live at ynp for work! Looking at the 07 funfinder x139 but someone said the rpod would tow better due to aerodynamic shape ?? Found a 2018 rp 178 but it's longer 20ft ?? Any suggestions
Dawn was a newbie hit and run and hasn't been on here since. That said, there are rules against sales and advertising on this forum.
Isn't the tow rating for a Chevy Equinox only 1500lbs? If so, My opinion is to stay under 900lbs dry weight. After the 300lbs or so of personal gear in it totaling 1200lbs, your Chevy won't last long and you'll feel like your in a horror movie on mountain roads.
The Feds throw the book at vehicles over the weight limit. If in a wreck and not even your fault, the lawyers love roasting overloaded drivers and usually win. Best to keep it legal. Hope this helps.
TravelingDream wrote:… The Feds throw the book at vehicles over the weight limit. If in a wreck and not even your fault, the lawyers love roasting overloaded drivers and usually win. Best to keep it legal. Hope this helps.
This is patently false. There is no law in the US or Ca. for recreational towing over the weight limit except in BC Canada. Further, no one, ever, has been able to provide proof of a successful lawsuit for same. And why would they bother, all they need to do is prove the obvious, “failed to stop in time”, instead.
actualy there is a law in every state and provence, let us not get confused between the law and weather it is enforced or not. generaly if your unit is in good condition and your attitude is good when you get pulled over you'll get a try to be a little lighter next time.. in BC I only know of two private vehicles with rv's that have been ticketed (could be more) and they were grosly overloaded to the point where the bumpers were almost hitting the ground (not realy but you know what I mean)
in the trafic acts there are multiple tickets they "can" give to overloaded rv'ers, the key word is can. also you can be pulled over by Comercial vehicl safter and scalled if they decide it warents it. my cousin did get a ticket for being over weight with his 5th wheel in Alberta. the rcmp held him untill comercial safty brought their moble scales down and he cought a ticket for being 300 lbs over his rear axel weight.
the things is they are enforced so rarely that we don't think there is rules, just try towing a boat behind your 5th wheel into BC, if you make it to kamloops I'll buy you a beer haha
Hi Dawnmarie. I don’t know enough about the RPOD but if you are considering that style then maybe check out the T@B400 as well. 18 foot 4” from tip to tip and a little wider than the RPOD. (7’6”). Around 3400 pounds fully loaded and towable by many mid sized SUV’s. There are lots of interior pics online so I won’t post them here but here is a shot of the outside for context. Ours has been trouble free after two seasons and 20,000 plus kilometres.
Happy hunting.
Hi Reisender. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think you're illegal. Isn't that a model 3 which has a tow capacity of just 2200lbs? Those poor little electric motors are straining under the 3400 lb load. Amazing the Tesla hasn't pooped out or a knowledgable state trooper hasn't confiscated the Tab. (Police won't allow to tow any further if over weight)
Yeah, you’re gettin a little out over your skis here.
Bottom line, there is nothing “illegal” about it here in the US of A.
Doesn’t mean it’s a great decision and especially in a compact car designed to not tow much of anything at all, in the mountains, and high altitude, piloted by a driver who lacks experience or understanding about vehicles and towing.
The OP, I agree, should strongly reconsider her plan. But that’s what forums like this are for. To ask for advice to help make decisions.
But working in Yellowstone sounds awesome!
Sorry, Just buy something local and have it delivered. And then figure out if you’re getting something that can tow or not.
But save your little car, and yourself and everyone else if you don’t know how to tow and don’t pull anything 2+ times the meager tow rating of your car.
Both them trailers are way more than that car wants, even in Kansas, Nevermind the Rockies and Tetons.
