What can I tow with my Honda Odyssey?
We have a 2013 Honda Odyssey and are interested in getting our first camper. Getting a new vehicle is not an option, and we have 3 small children. So far I have only looked at pop ups, but I just fou...
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A lot of people have jumped in here, but how many have actually towed a travel trailer with a minivan? How much misinformation about GVWR and GCWR is being put out there. I have towed our fun finder and 18ft hybrid through western canadian mountains for years. It's not the nightmarish scenario everyone makes it out to be and I was always within the numbers spec'd by Toyota on our Sienna.
The Sienna weighed 4200 Lbs. it had a GVWR of 5850lbs and a GCWR of 8700 lbs. it had a hitch rating of 350lbs weight bearing and 525 weight distributing ( from the owners manual...on a unibody vehicle, heaven forbid...the new Durango and jeep GC are unibody rated to tow up to 7000lbs, as is the Toureg, etc). I used a scan gauge to monitor transmission temps, water temp and never overheated anything...including long runs over Rogers Pass, coquahala pass, etc.
Run the numbers on your van and test pull it, if you can. Our van is 10yo now and doesn't tow the trailer anymore, but if the truck had issues, I wouldn't hesitate to hitch up the van again instead of missing a camping trip.
The Sienna weighed 4200 Lbs. it had a GVWR of 5850lbs and a GCWR of 8700 lbs. it had a hitch rating of 350lbs weight bearing and 525 weight distributing ( from the owners manual...on a unibody vehicle, heaven forbid...the new Durango and jeep GC are unibody rated to tow up to 7000lbs, as is the Toureg, etc). I used a scan gauge to monitor transmission temps, water temp and never overheated anything...including long runs over Rogers Pass, coquahala pass, etc.
Run the numbers on your van and test pull it, if you can. Our van is 10yo now and doesn't tow the trailer anymore, but if the truck had issues, I wouldn't hesitate to hitch up the van again instead of missing a camping trip.
