towing with a Honda Oddessy

bikendan wrote:

Ridgerunner29 wrote:
There is a considerable amount of information and discussion about towing with an Odyssey or Sienna on the Airstream forum. airforums.com

i'm at a loss why some refer minivan owners to Airstream-related websites, when it's pretty well accepted that towing Airstreams are not the same as towing conventional trailers.
and until Airstream comes out with a hybrid, i don't think it's very useful to recommend an Airstream forum.

the OP wants to tow a hybrid TT that has none of the aerodynamics of an Airstream, therefore will be totally different towing-wise for a minivan.

I apologize if you think that my post indicated that I supported towing with a mini-van. I did not recommend that the OP tow a hybrid with a mini-van or exceed the OEM payload or tow rating. I said there is a considerable amount of discussion and information about towing with an Odyssey and Sienna on the air forums. The OP asked "Does any one do this,how big of a TT/Hybrid can one tow safely ,I believe the manual says 3500 lbs". I pointed him to a forum that has a large amount of first hand pro and con information about using an Odyssey / Sienna as a tow vehicle. I have always wanted as much information as possible about questions I have about tow vehicles and travel trailers. The OP was asking a serious question and I pointed him to discussion by people who use Odyssey's and Sienna's as tow vehicles for trailers exceeding 7000# and people to who condemn the use of mini-vans as tow vehicles for any trailer larger than a garden trailer.

Another interesting source of passenger car as tow vehicle information is Can Am RV. http://www.canamrv.ca They have been setting up passenger cars as tow vehicles for many years.

I owned a ROO 23SS for several years before owning an Airstream 25. The ROO 23SS was a great trailer that towed really well. I used an Eqaulizer brand hitch and a Chevy 2500HD to tow the ROO.