Strider
RVF Regular
- Joined
- Sep 28, 2023
- Messages
- 72
- Location
- White Mountains, AZ
- TOW/TOAD
- 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser, 1980 Toyota Land Cruiser HJ45 Longbed Pickup Truck
- Fulltimer
- No
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Hello!
So I am leaning towards a Class C, preferably something under 24' and more like 22', since they are much easier to park.
I would be possibly boondocking while working a full time job for now. I can park right by my job in the street.
Other option is leaving it at a KOA long-term and driving my FJ Cruiser back and forth.
I have two dogs: a 40lb or so lab mix and a 10lb or so Chihuahua/Weiner mix. When I am not home they just sleep.
Here is the question:
What weight can most Class Cs of this type tow? I have seen them towing four door Jeeps and booking a$$. I tend to take the lesser traveled rtoads and do not like speed, especially when towing.
I hate flat-towing and would prefer towing on a trailer.
I have an FJ Cruiser and a 1980 Land Cruiser HJ45 diesel pickup (they are pretty small, like a Jeep really).
I would not tow both at the same time, just one.
I would not be towing them while boondocking/working, only if traveling a long distance for other reasons.
From what I understand, the hitch weight is a big deal because now you have the weight of both the trailer and the vehicle on that hitch.
But what if there was a trailer like this...
I know this is a farm trailer, but I have seen big rigs towing similar ones with huge loads.
Couldn't one be used, maybe with a much lower stance? Wouldn't this eliminate the hitch weight?
I would think a trailer maker can weld up a frame and, instead of the tandem axles being together, they can be for and aft. Of course, there would be a pivot at the front axle to allow for turns, but that should be easy enough to do.
About the only issue I can think of is that backing up could be a pain or not very doable.
Hello!
So I am leaning towards a Class C, preferably something under 24' and more like 22', since they are much easier to park.
I would be possibly boondocking while working a full time job for now. I can park right by my job in the street.
Other option is leaving it at a KOA long-term and driving my FJ Cruiser back and forth.
I have two dogs: a 40lb or so lab mix and a 10lb or so Chihuahua/Weiner mix. When I am not home they just sleep.
Here is the question:
What weight can most Class Cs of this type tow? I have seen them towing four door Jeeps and booking a$$. I tend to take the lesser traveled rtoads and do not like speed, especially when towing.
I hate flat-towing and would prefer towing on a trailer.
I have an FJ Cruiser and a 1980 Land Cruiser HJ45 diesel pickup (they are pretty small, like a Jeep really).
I would not tow both at the same time, just one.
I would not be towing them while boondocking/working, only if traveling a long distance for other reasons.
From what I understand, the hitch weight is a big deal because now you have the weight of both the trailer and the vehicle on that hitch.
But what if there was a trailer like this...
I know this is a farm trailer, but I have seen big rigs towing similar ones with huge loads.
Couldn't one be used, maybe with a much lower stance? Wouldn't this eliminate the hitch weight?
I would think a trailer maker can weld up a frame and, instead of the tandem axles being together, they can be for and aft. Of course, there would be a pivot at the front axle to allow for turns, but that should be easy enough to do.
About the only issue I can think of is that backing up could be a pain or not very doable.