what does everyone use for a tow vehicle.

[tony.latham]

Planning on towing in some bigger mountains next year.

The mountains around here–-the middle of Idaho––are all a bit more than 4,000 pounds.



Tony

[gudmund]

???? Electric ????? tow vehicle = ....... still have concerns about my having a 'pacemaker'... the thought of getting an electrical shock and someone having to deal with finding my body crumpled up next to my teardrop/PU at a charging station with the charging cord still in my hand = NO THANKS......

[tony.latham]

???? Electric ????? tow vehicle =

Are you referring to my photo above?



If so, you might take a look at the vehicle. It's a Toyota Tacoma, not a Tesla. The battery is a lead-acid Group 24. It gets me started just fine. And you might read the line below the photo, which says, "Don't believe everything you see on the Internet."



Tony

[gudmund]

Yes - I am .... and yes, I got your message But Yes = I do have a 'Pacemaker' and after all of their 'warnings' 9 years ago when they put it in = I still today also wander about the side-effects, 'warning's' of being around an electric car also?? (even in the owner's Manuel of that new '22 Chev Colorado I just bought, there was a note of "warning" that if this vehicle has the 'cell-phone' recharging pad option on the console, "to check with your doctor if you have a pacemaker" = this did make me go out to the vehicle and have a look-see? = it didn't have one ... Take Care ......so far, there are 2 "great" things about having a pacemaker = still alive 9 years later now and I never did go back work because of it (got to retire at 62) 31 yrs State DOC = haven't missed any of it yet!!!!
PS met up with our TearJerker Crawl group in '19 at a Sula,Mt campground north of you and have been back twice more since..... love that southbound drive to your town and area... don't know that I could ever be able to 'handle it' living there in the winter??? but the summers & those mountains there are just "gorgeous"!!!!! hope to get back there again one of these days............. it maybe as you say "the edge of nowhere" - but I'd have to said = it's the "GORGEOUS" NOWHERE !!!!!.......

[jspringator]

2005 Lexus SC430.

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[working on it]

2005 Lexus SC430.

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Nice, but sorta impractical for me, as I take along enough supplies for two weeks, even on a two-day excursion. That's why my 4x8 trailer is only at 2225 lbs, because the rest of my large collection of supplies goes into my tow vehicle (probably 300 lbs, just for camping/survival). My '04 Chevy 2500HD's bed is permanently-packed with camping, vehicle maintenance, and survival gear, and is dedicated to using it only (so far) when I camp.

I'm prepping my '01 BMW X5 for similar usage (still in the project stage; I've got 90% done), but my wife won't let me even drive her '14 Lexus ES350, much less tow with it, so no Lexus tow vehicle for me.

I am allowed access to her '98 GMC 1500, if I need to use it, though. It is halfway-prepped...heavy-duty engine, transmission, and suspension mods already done), so it's a third possibility to tow with.

[SLJ]

Just got the Maverick for towing this spring as the Bronco Sport was pretty much at it's 2K limit.

[nevada kate]

'89 Dodge Raider 4x4 //aka Mitsubishi Montero 6 cyl. Was somewhat concerned about the short wheelbase .. but does fine. Lots of outback camps.

[Gold5one]

My new ride- 2003 Durango SLT, 2wd, 5.9L magnum engine, the last conventional OHV push rod engine they made.
53,000 miles locally owned by a senior lady. It’s been in FL since new= no rust at all. And- no hitch, so I know it was not ragged out towing trailers.
My wife told me if I want to buy a camper , to look in the help wanted ads for a job first, haha.
I found this at a dealer 5 miles away- $5500.

[bdosborn]

My wife told me if I want to buy a camper , to look in the help wanted ads for a job first, haha.

[FischAutoTechGarten]

Just got the Maverick for towing this spring as the Bronco Sport was pretty much at it's 2K limit.

Awesome! Have a Maverick myself... AWD 4KTow as wll.. Looking forward to building and towing a CLCBoats TearDrop.. I tow at such ight elevations, I just wanted good capability, rather than be constantly aware something is back there; obviousl the CLCBoats Tear Drop will fall well under 2k, but again I want performance at elevation and the high desert temperatures.

[OP827]

2012 Nissan Pathfinder with 4L V6. Can barely feel I am towing the trailer.

[2004harleyguy]

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Tow with 2020 Kia Sportage

[cbreddie]

modified 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0 did 2litre turbo diesel

[Chief-John]

My teardrop was built to be pulled by my 53 F100, never been hooked to anything else in the 35K miles that it has been on the road.

My 2015 Scion XD with 1.8L and 5spd standard has pulled my cargo/conversion since I built it.