Xterra tow vehicle

[Capeteacher]

In my last thread labeled Camplite I asked about towing the Camplite 21rbs with an Xterra. I got great feedback with lots of information. So I took that information and went back to searching for a TT that I can tow safely with the Xterra. I took into account the hitch weight, the GVWR and the length and these are the ones I came up with.

Flagstaff 19FBS: hitch 442, length 20'4", GVWR 3942
KZ Escape Mini: hitch 310, length 20'11", GVWR 3500
Rockwood Geo Pro: hitch 378, length 20', GVWR 3800

These all have a sofa instead of a dinette which I like and a slide which I'm waivering on getting. Xterra has a hitch weight of 500 and towing of 5000.

Comments and other suggestions are welcomed thanks.

[mgirardo]

We owned a 1st Generation Xterra with the 3.3l V6. It had a towing capacity of 5,000 lbs. It had a Class 3 Hitch. I added a tranny cooler and setup the 7 pin wiring and brake controller. We also had a 6,000lb Equal-i-zer Weight Distribution Hitch with 4 point sway control. We towed an almost 5,000 lb Rockwood Roo 233. It was a Hybrid Travel Trailer with 3 fold down beds. With the beds closed, the trailer was about 19 feet long.

The Xterra towed very well on flat land. We towed from PA to GA and GA to TX with it and the Xterra did very well. Your 2015 Xterra has a much larger engine 4.0l V6 with 265 HP vs the 170 HP on our 3.3l V6. You should have no issues towing on flat land. Head west and you might have some issues climbing mountains. We towed into some of the small mountains of Eastern PA and the Xterra did well, but it was no speed demon. I would just get behind the big rigs and slowly climb up.

You should be able to tow all three of the campers you listed without a problem. Most weight distribution hitches allow you to carry a little more weight on the tongue. Our Equal-i-zer hitch bumped our tongue weight capacity to 600 lbs.

-Michael

[Lwiddis]

Cape, hitch, bars, chain, brackets...100 pounds.

[afidel]

Capeteacher wrote:

afidel wrote:

Capeteacher wrote:
In my last thread labeled Camplite I asked about towing the Camplite 21rbs with an Xterra. I got great feedback with lots of information. So I took that information and went back to searching for a TT that I can tow safely with the Xterra. I took into account the hitch weight, the GVWR and the length and these are the ones I came up with.

Flagstaff 19FBS: hitch 442, length 20'4", GVWR 3942
KZ Escape Mini: hitch 310, length 20'11", GVWR 3500
Rockwood Geo Pro: hitch 378, length 20', GVWR 3800

These all have a sofa instead of a dinette which I like and a slide which I'm waivering on getting. Xterra has a hitch weight of 500 and towing of 5000.

Comments and other suggestions are welcomed thanks.

Of those, the KZ, it's the only one likely to stay around 400-450 tongue weight which hits 500+ when you add in weight distribution hitch.

What does a weight distribution hitch usually weigh?

50-100+ pounds with around 80 being probably the most common.

[IdaD]

Capeteacher wrote:

Harold Fairbanks II wrote:
Are you referring to the older real truck Xterra or the newer car-based Xterra?

The Xterra is built on the same frame as Frontier.

Yeah, I don't think there was ever a car based Xterra. Maybe confused with a Pathfinder?

I had a first gen Xterra that was based on the old Hardbody. Great vehicle. The 3.3 VG was a little down on power but the manual tranny helped. I got close to 200,000 miles out of it before I sold it for $5000 and it never gave me a bit of trouble aside from a corroded battery clamp that killed it in an intersection on a nice 100 degree day a few years back. My fault, though.

The newer generation Xterra should be a decent tow vehicle within limits. The older ones were way too down on power to tow much of anything.

[Capeteacher]

FrankShore wrote:
If you can, I'd have a look at Lance All their line is under 5,000 lbs and considered a lightweight:

Lance Travel Trailers

I do like the Lance 1575, hitch 225, GVWR 3700, length 20'5".
It has the dinette instead of the sofa, but it is on my radar.

[Capeteacher]

Harold Fairbanks II wrote:
Are you referring to the older real truck Xterra or the newer car-based Xterra?

The Xterra is built on the same frame as Frontier.

[Capeteacher]

afidel wrote:

Capeteacher wrote:
In my last thread labeled Camplite I asked about towing the Camplite 21rbs with an Xterra. I got great feedback with lots of information. So I took that information and went back to searching for a TT that I can tow safely with the Xterra. I took into account the hitch weight, the GVWR and the length and these are the ones I came up with.

Flagstaff 19FBS: hitch 442, length 20'4", GVWR 3942
KZ Escape Mini: hitch 310, length 20'11", GVWR 3500
Rockwood Geo Pro: hitch 378, length 20', GVWR 3800

These all have a sofa instead of a dinette which I like and a slide which I'm waivering on getting. Xterra has a hitch weight of 500 and towing of 5000.

Comments and other suggestions are welcomed thanks.

Of those, the KZ, it's the only one likely to stay around 400-450 tongue weight which hits 500+ when you add in weight distribution hitch.

What does a weight distribution hitch usually weigh?

[Lwiddis]

Regarding a slide, it really opens up a smaller TT. Glad I have one.

[afidel]

Capeteacher wrote:
In my last thread labeled Camplite I asked about towing the Camplite 21rbs with an Xterra. I got great feedback with lots of information. So I took that information and went back to searching for a TT that I can tow safely with the Xterra. I took into account the hitch weight, the GVWR and the length and these are the ones I came up with.

Flagstaff 19FBS: hitch 442, length 20'4", GVWR 3942
KZ Escape Mini: hitch 310, length 20'11", GVWR 3500
Rockwood Geo Pro: hitch 378, length 20', GVWR 3800

These all have a sofa instead of a dinette which I like and a slide which I'm waivering on getting. Xterra has a hitch weight of 500 and towing of 5000.

Comments and other suggestions are welcomed thanks.

Of those, the KZ, it's the only one likely to stay around 400-450 tongue weight which hits 500+ when you add in weight distribution hitch.

[Capeteacher]

2015 Xterra.

[Harold_Fairbank]

Are you referring to the older real truck Xterra or the newer car-based Xterra?

[FrankShore]

If you can, I'd have a look at Lance All their line is under 5,000 lbs and considered a lightweight:

Lance Travel Trailers