Hey everyone! I have a 2022 Bronco Sport Big Bend. I am going back to college soon and was thinking of living in a teardrop trailer instead of the dorms. I want to get a 2016 Forest River Rpod 171 I found on marketplace. I found these specks online but I’m not sure if my Bronco will be able to tow it. Any advice would be much appreciated. Pic of Sylvester for attention.
Dry Weight: 2,224 lbs
Payload Capacity: 1,001 lbs
Hitch Weight: 225 lbs
For a 1.5L engine big bend that trailer puts you at/above both the towing and tongue weight dry, not considering all the extra stuff you’d be putting in the trailer.
That’d be a no go, I have a 23 BB and I pull a 1200 lb pop up camper, I wouldn’t want to go much more than than in weight
2000 pounds max, and that’s only if you have the factory tow package. If you added a hitch, you’re limited to 1500 pounds. There’s also a frontal area recommendation of 30 square feet or less, which most non- collapsible campers exceed.
Check out the smaller A-Liner campers. They fold down and started around 1200 pounds. This is what I’m leaning towards getting.
Yeah plus that 2000 pound max tow capacity includes cargo and passengers
Just ran the calculations. Assuming you’re 200#, and you have 200# of stuff in your car, with a loaded trailer that’s 2224 + 1001 == 3225lbs, your trailer will 1024lbs over margin and your GCWR (gross car + cargo + people + trailer) weight will be 1243lbs overweight.
FYI the maximum trailer weight that’s published is 2200 pounds. And your GCWR (gross car + cargo + people + trailer) max weight allowed is 6260#.
Just curious what you might be paying for it? I’m in the broad market and just trying to get a sense. Numbers are all over the place on teardrops.
Shannon said:
Just curious what you might be paying for it? I’m in the broad market and just trying to get a sense. Numbers are all over the place on teardrops.
The one I found is 13k
I would hazard against living in a trailer. I have spent time in a “no housing” situation myself, it is a very hard life.
Thanks for all the replies!
If I trade up to a different BS would it be able to handle it?
Sayer said:
If I trade up to a different BS would it be able to handle it?
The Badlands BS can tow 2200, which isn’t much better. The BS in general is not built to tow much. The off-road suspension and weight distribution are the limiting factors.
My friend went with a high trim Subaru Forester for the tow capacity.
@Zenith
This is a Flagstaff mac 206ltd 1600 pounds. I have the 1.5L engine pulls it no problem at all. 206sqft, heat, ac, heated beds mini fridge, idk that I’d live in it full time but our family of 5 have done several week long trips and it’s been great!
Open up your owners manual and read for yourself. You’ll find the towing capacity under “towing”
I have this exact vehicle and the published tow rating is 2,000 pounds (assuming factory installed hitch) which you will exceed with the teardrop. As a person who has towed trailers for years using all vehicle types I would agree with the others this is a no go.
My ass would just pull a tear drop trailer to be safe!
