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Dr._Wrench
11-10-2008, 05:38 PM
I was on I-75 just south of Atlanta recently and saw this small SUV that was in a pretty nasty accident while pulling a camper that was obviously too big.

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It just amazes me how so many people will try to use too small of a tow vehicle. While it's understandable that many people are trying to buy more fuel-efficient vehicles these days, if fuel mileage is that much of a priority they should give in and buy a smaller camper.

Using anti-sway devices and weight distribution hitches helps, as does knowing how to pull one down the road safely.

rollnthunder
11-10-2008, 05:51 PM
The problem seems to be that alot of the sales people selling the automobiles and campers dont really know what you need.I remember when we bought our 30ft travel trailer it weighed almost 8800lbs the guy tried to tell me a F150 was just fine.I laughed at him.