What can I tow with my Honda Odyssey?

Terryallan wrote:

Bluzmar wrote:
Thanks everyone. After reading all of this, I think we will stick with a PUP. I looked at my owner's manual again and it says there is a towing limit of 3,050# when you have five passengers. Of course, that's assuming everyone weighs 150# and my kids certainly don't, but throw in some car seats and all their stuff and maybe we're there.

I had not thought about the height of the trailer and gas mileage. A scamp sounds nice and I did find an RPod on Craigslist, but I don't think any of them would sleep a family of 5 comfortably.

IdaD wrote:

Then when you get to the campsite your wife and kids are free to get in the trailer immediately to start cooking dinner or get their toys out or whatever while you disconnect, drop the stabliizers, and etc.

I suppose the one downside to not getting a trailer is that my *husband* can't get inside immediately to start cooking my dinner. ;)

They wouldn't be going into the TT either. have to move the TT, and raise, and lower the tongue to level. Can't be inside while all that is going on. I believe you have made the right choice.

And there are pups with auto raising roofs. One Fleetwood model would even slide out the bunk ends automatically. Camping with a pup really is a breeze

Once you have the TT/FW leveled side to side and chocked there's no reason people can't be inside while you disconnect it and get it leveled front to back. I do it all the time.

You are correct that some PUPs are faster to set up than others. Mine is a relatively larger model (Fleetwood Bayside) with a manual top, kings on both ends and a slide. To be honest my biggest beef with the PUP isn't so much setting it up at the campground, it's the process of having to set it up and take it down before you leave, then at the campground and a third time when you get home (unless you empty it at the campsite and it's fully dry when you put it down). Those moments when you'd like to grab something quick from the trailer but realize it's stored in a drawer near the back and you can't get to it without opening it at least part of the way can be annoying too.

Again PUPs aren't all bad by any means, and for OP being in Florida and with an Odyssey TV, a PUP is probably the best choice. We just kind of outgrew ours over the years.