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02-08-2011, 08:44 AM
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Member
Name: PaulOWindsor
Trailer: 2011 Trillium 1500 & 2002 Airstream 34
Ontario
Posts: 95
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Tow vehicle ??
Group : What is your "tow vehicle" & what are you towing with it ??
Just curious, since...we're the ultra-light folks !!
Cheers, P.
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02-08-2011, 09:26 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1975 Trillium 13 ft (Fluffer-Nugget)
Posts: 363
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I tow my 1975 Trillium 1300 with a 2005 Subaru Legacy GT Wagon,2.5L Turbo, Manual Transmission and it seems a pretty good fit. The only issue we did have was the rear springs would compress a bit too much so my husband stuck in a set of spring restrictors and we haven't had an problems since. Fun car to drive with or without the trailer in tow!
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02-08-2011, 11:19 AM
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Member
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
Posts: 42
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Toyota Tacoma pulling a 19' Escape.
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02-08-2011, 12:43 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2000 Burro 17 ft / 2001 Toyota Tundra V8 2wd
Posts: 339
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2001 Toyota Tundra 2wd with 4.7 V8 towing 2000 Burro 17ft, see "My Trailer Profile" for a picture.
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02-08-2011, 03:21 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17 ft
Posts: 418
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6 cylinder Chevy Trailblazer & Escape 17B
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2005 Hunter Fat Shadow, 1995 Scamp 16, 2009 Escape 17B, 2013 Escape 21
2022 Coachmen Nova 20C
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02-08-2011, 05:59 PM
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Junior Member
Name: Steve
Trailer: Scamp 16
Colorado
Posts: 19
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We have a 16' Scamp pulled by a '07 Nissian Xterra. I just got the Scamp in October and put about 1200 miles on it coming back from Backus, MN. Then we took a 3000 miles trip to California for Thanksgiving. Even towed it through 6" of snow. It towed real well.
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02-08-2011, 07:59 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Boler 1984
Posts: 2,938
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Here we are in the Grande Cache Alberta area towing a 1300 boler with a 2004 Toyota Highlander with a V6. We have also used a 4X4 Dodge Dakota extended cab with a V8 and earlier a Safarri van with a V6. Never had a problem unless it's "How much extra can we cram into the tow"?
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02-08-2011, 09:52 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Borden and Carole
Trailer: 1978 Earlton Ontario boler
Ontario
Posts: 1,506
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Will have to take pictures of hooked up rig in summer
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Our postage stamp in heaven.
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02-08-2011, 10:50 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1975 13 ft Trillium
Posts: 2,535
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....'bout says it all, LOL!!!!
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02-18-2011, 08:05 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 13 ft Scamp Deluxe 2007 and 40' Allegro Bus
Posts: 219
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We're towing our 13' deluxe with a new GMC Terrain V6 awd!
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02-18-2011, 08:08 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 Perris Pacer ('Bean') / 2004 Element
Posts: 1,109
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13' Perris Pacer originally towed by Honda Element----new tow vehicle: Honda Ridgeline (no pics yet.)
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02-18-2011, 11:21 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Greg
Trailer: 72 Boler American
Indiana
Posts: 1,557
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I tow with a 1993 Toyota 2wd 22re 4 cylinder 5 speed regular cab, pulling a class of 72 Boler American 13'.
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02-18-2011, 01:49 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 13 ft 2010 ('Ladybug') / 2003 Subaru Forester
Posts: 387
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2010 Escape 13 "Ladybug"|2003 Subaru Forester|2012 Toyota Highlander
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02-18-2011, 03:25 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Scamp 16' towing with an 07 Subaru Outback.
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02-18-2011, 04:45 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 94 Scamp 13 ft
Posts: 333
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Brian - what towing mpg do you get with the Forester?
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02-18-2011, 06:01 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Norm and Ginny
Trailer: Scamp 16
Florida
Posts: 7,517
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We tow a 1995 Casita 16 with our 2004 Honda CRV, manual transmission, 4 cylinder and got 23 mpg from FL to NH.
Yesterday we picked up our 1991 Scamp 16 with our Honda and got 22 mpg, we were running our air conditioner and their was a fair amount of traffic lights. We'll see what weget in normal towing situation when we bring it home to NH.
I will say the Scamp towed nicely.
Norm
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02-18-2011, 08:50 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Norm Im I wrong in believing that the CRV is only rated for 1500lbs tow cap?
I recall looking at them as I like them but the tow limit took them out of the running for towing my 16' which comes in at about 2500lbs when fully loaded with a couple of weeks worth a gear and food but no water.
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02-18-2011, 09:07 PM
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Moderator
Trailer: Fiber Stream 1978 / Honda Odyssey LX 2003
Posts: 8,222
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I tow a 1978 Fiber Stream 16 with a 2003 Honda Odyssey LX.
This is an OLD photo from 2006, in Northern California
This was in Quartzsite Arizona, January 2011
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02-19-2011, 07:13 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 13 ft 2010 ('Ladybug') / 2003 Subaru Forester
Posts: 387
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Is there an objective way of measuring towing capacity?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Carol H
Norm Im I wrong in believing that the CRV is only rated for 1500lbs tow cap?
I recall looking at them as I like them but the tow limit took them out of the running for towing my 16' which comes in at about 2500lbs when fully loaded with a couple of weeks worth a gear and food but no water.
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Carol:
You need to read this thread:
http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...crv-45113.html
There is also a very long thread on the Casita forum on the philosophy of towing which touches on the same points. The moderator closed the discussion when it seemed to have reached a dead end.
http://www.casitaforum.com/invboard/...=1&#entry49888
Some people feel that vehicle towing capacity is subjective (if you feel it is safe, it is safe). The argument from others is that the towing capacity by North American auto companies should be used as the basis for determining whether it is safe to tow a trailer or not. Still others says that the European standards for towing capacity should be used. Some people like to apply a standard on top of the towing capacity of North American auto companies, e.g. never go over 80% of the vehicle rated towing capacity.
This discussion has been going on for years and sometimes is pretty heated with questions being raised about the sanity of some of the forum members.
I would hope that there is an objective method of determining towing capacity used by the auto companies but I have so far not been able to find one. This is a subject that needs some sober thought.
Brian
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2010 Escape 13 "Ladybug"|2003 Subaru Forester|2012 Toyota Highlander
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