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When you tow your RV, what do you tow it with? Do you have a truck? An SUV? A passenger car or something else? Please feel free to tell us the specifics in the comments below after you vote. And if you vote “other,” please do leave a comment and tell us what your “other” is! Thanks!
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We tow our 2001 CrossRoads 35′ (total length), 11,500 lb (max weight) travel trailer with a 2015 Ram MegaCab 4wd 6.7L Cummins.
For years we used 1 ton 15 passenger (minus the seats) vans as these were great for my husband for work (1988 to about 2000, maybe 3 vans). Then he decided we should tent (and we rarely camped during that phase) so we got rid of the big can and used minivan (I despised tenting). Then we were on to a pop up which lasted a couple of years (still minivan towing). Than back to travel trailers but now 12 passenger 1 ton vans. We drove these until they had 300,000 miles on them! Then in 2019 my husband found a rebuilt Ford F250 and he has treated that vehicle like the child he never had!
I tow our 2016 40 ‘ cedar creek with a 2019 3500 ram big dually, we call the BAT for big ass truck. And of course it has the cummins for the power .
We tow our 1957 Avion R20 Rambler (2,300 LBS dry) with a 2001 Chevrolet 3500 Quigley 4WD Van equipped with a 8.1 (496 CI) engine and 4L80E automatic transmission with 4.10 gears. 12 MPG no matter where you are!
21′ Gulf Stream 189DD (3,000 dry / 3,850 max) towed by a Subaru Ascent (5,000 pull / 500 hitch, AWD & automatic sway control) … Folks this a 4-banger engine with a turbo & intercooler matched to a CVT (roughly 10 speed). Regular gas up to 10% Ethanol (can use premium, but no better performance). Avg 11-12 mpg towing and Avg 26 mpg non-towing. We tow a lot, but still only 30-40% of total miles. Do the math.
We tow our 24′ Artic Fox weighing in at approximately (weighed on public scale) 4800 pounds loaded utilizing the Curt weight distribution system and sway bar with our 2016 GMC Yukon XL with tow package, 5.3 V8, 4 wheel drive & auto leveling air bags, 31 gallon gas tank. Average12 mpg towing. This SUV is so comfortable!
We tow our 38’ 2016 Excel Winslow FW with a highly modified 2006 Ford F350 4X4, Bulletproofed 6.0L diesel Super Duty SRW. Rear air suspension, auxiliary 51 gallon fuel tank (81 gallons total). Aftermarket brakes with drilled and slotted rotors. Bilstein shocks, front steering stabilizer shocks.
E250 1 ton van pulling a 24′ Rampage toy hauler. Our “toys” are E bikes so we usually have a gigantic living room and rear deck when desired. Lots of weatherproof storage in the van.
2006 Suburban1/2T, 6 liter for flatland towing of our current 29′ Wildcat TT (we are at the max towing capacity rating). Would not even consider mountain towing! MPG? BAD!
I tow my Lance 2375 travel trailer with a Ford F450 dually crew cab. It’s three times the truck I need to tow with but my last two RVs were big slide-in truck campers.
Went through engines on two SUVs towing a 26’TT that was within limits but NOT through the Rockies where I am usually towing. Now a Ram 2500.
I have a 2010 Chevy Equinox LTZ, that looks like an SUV/Crossover. The title tho lists it as a truck. Tried to get that changed at the DMV, n they couldn’t change it. That’s what was assigned to the vin.
2019 Chevy Express 3500 15 passenger van. We took out all the seats and use the inside of the van as storage. It can tow up to 9600 lbs. Our travel trailer is much lighter than that. No problems except up steep grades. But even then we have made it just fine.
I tow with a 2014 Ram 1500 Laramie Crew Cab powered by a 5.7L Hemi
I have more truck than I need normally but plenty if I need it. 2019 3500 RAM dually 4X4 pulling a 30 foot with a slide out. The high plains wind doesn’t blow me around anymore.
I tow the Grandmotherbear’s Den with a 2011 Dodge Citadel van on a Durango frame. I really hate the lack ofa manual shift. My Den weighs 2,400 lbs molded fiberglass and Carship Enterprise is rated to 10,000 lbs. Den is 17 ft long and has a dedicated bed so no breaking down dinettes for a good night’s rest.