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Hey everyone,
Brand new to trailer camping here (actually, I am more than brand new - I just placed an order for a teardrop for delivery in the early Spring 2016!).
I currently have a 2012 Subaru Forrester, and I'm wondering about the feasibility of towing with it. Weight-wise, it's well under the max towing weight for my Forrester, but I've been cautioned against going up into the mountains with it. The spec's are as follows:
Teardrop weight (without supplies): ~700 lbs.
Max. rated towing weight for the Forrester: 2400 lbs.
I'm planning to get a transmission cooler installed, but one of the mechanics I've talked to thinks the strain on the drive train will be too much, especially heading West from Denver, where I live.
Any thoughts or advice from seasoned towers?
Thanks in advance,
Rob |
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VOcamper wrote
Hey everyone,
Brand new to trailer camping here (actually, I am more than brand new - I just placed an order for a teardrop for delivery in the early Spring 2016!).
I currently have a 2012 Subaru Forrester, and I'm wondering about the feasibility of towing with it. Weight-wise, it's well under the max towing weight for my Forrester, but I've been cautioned against going up into the mountains with it. The spec's are as follows:
Teardrop weight (without supplies): ~700 lbs.
Max. rated towing weight for the Forrester: 2400 lbs.
I'm planning to get a transmission cooler installed, but one of the mechanics I've talked to thinks the strain on the drive train will be too much, especially heading West from Denver, where I live.
Any thoughts or advice from seasoned towers?
Thanks in advance,
Rob |
This sounds great. I've done something very similar and didn't have any problems but the hook of the trailer did seize up at one point and the mallet that I usually use had broken. Luckily I had an old sturdy set of weightlifting shoes with me (like here https://powerliftingbelts.org/ which had a very tough wooden heel which doubled as a great hammer. Got it unseized in no time!
So I'm sure you will be fine! |
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