Considering what to buy

[Gcginwindsor]

We are healthy retired seniors and own a 2013 4WD Explorer equipped with manufacturer trailer package. We are seasoned campers but have never owned trailer other than hard top. Musts for my wife are toilet, shower, comfortable bed. We will travel with two spaniels.
We have been looking at used ads and went through inventory at local dealer. My thought was that for towing and safety purposes my vehicle could have a 17' unit easily. When looking at units obviously the bigger the better the options and of course the wife really liked a 24' we saw. We are even considering whether a motor home would work for us but I do not know if they are flexible enough.
So now I am on this forum looking to experienced owners for advice.
What would be the maximum size weight and length you'd tow with the Explorer?
We are trying to stay within a $25,000 budget for the unit because we know there will be extras plus taxes etc in Canada are higher.
Any suggestions or questions will be appreciated.Thank you

[Bols2DawaLL]

Gcginwindsor wrote:
We are healthy retired seniors and own a 2013 4WD Explorer equipped with manufacturer trailer package. We are seasoned campers but have never owned trailer other than hard top. Musts for my wife are toilet, shower, comfortable bed. We will travel with two spaniels.
When looking at units obviously the bigger the better the options and of course the wife really liked a 24' we saw. We are even considering whether a motor home would work for us but I do not know if they are flexible enough.
So now I am on this forum looking to experienced owners for advice.
What would be the maximum size weight and length you'd tow with the Explorer?
We are trying to stay within a $25,000 budget for the unit because we know there will be extras plus taxes etc in Canada are higher.

Hi Windsor , we live in LaSalle. We are in kind of the same boat , we have a Jeep Grand Cherokee but know we would be limited to smaller trailers . We plan on buying a newish pickup in the next couple of years and at that point we'd purchase a 21 - 24ft. TT . We really like the 23 ft. Jayco WhiteHawk

[Terryallan]

Yep, When properly equipped you have a MAX towing cap of 5000lb. You may want to look at Tear drops, or The APEX Nano, or the Apex 187RB (GVWR 3800lb)

AND for something new. Look at the Lil Snoozy. It's light, well made, and aerodynamic, and equipped pretty well. Look it up. Google it

[donn0128]

RPods are becoming very popular.

[beemerphile1]

Gcginwindsor wrote:
We are healthy retired seniors and own a 2013 4WD Explorer equipped with manufacturer trailer package. We are seasoned campers but have never owned trailer other than hard top. Musts for my wife are toilet, shower, comfortable bed. We will travel with two spaniels.
We have been looking at used ads and went through inventory at local dealer. My thought was that for towing and safety purposes my vehicle could have a 17' unit easily. When looking at units obviously the bigger the better the options and of course the wife really liked a 24' we saw. We are even considering whether a motor home would work for us but I do not know if they are flexible enough.
So now I am on this forum looking to experienced owners for advice.
What would be the maximum size weight and length you'd tow with the Explorer?
We are trying to stay within a $25,000 budget for the unit because we know there will be extras plus taxes etc in Canada are higher.
Any suggestions or questions will be appreciated.Thank you

Need the tow rating and payload capacity of the Explorer. It looks like the tow rating can be either 2,000# or 5,000#.

Look in your manual and at the door post sticker, but here is another place to look;
http://www.trailerlife.com/trailer-towing-guides/

[Rumtan]

What size engine does your explorer have?