Say hello to potential new Campsite 21RBS owners. JJ&Rita

[fasteddieb]

[quote source="/post/26389/thread" author="@fasteddieb" timestamp="1481594416"]Can Am RV in London, Ontario?

Isn't that the dealership that promotes towing huge trailers with VW Jetta's?[/quote]Yep! Not sure if "promote" is the right word, but they do "enable". 

Andy is active on Airforums and assisted us with setting up our Flex, including reinforcing the hitch. He has a column in a Canadian RV magazine that deals with towing setup and issues. http://www.canamrv.ca/blog/category/hitch-hints/

I found this thread, which details our experience, starting on page 2:

[a href="http://livinlite-owners.com/thread/2295/cl21bhs-highlander"]http://livinlite-owners.com/thread/2295/cl21bhs-highlander[/a]

[aggie79]

[quote timestamp="1481578788" author="@jjbass01" source="/post/26370/thread"]Thank you for the comments (mostly helpful!) about our proposed tow vehicle. Would like to hear more, especially as we chose this (Lexus RX350 AWD) based on advice from a reputable RV dealer here in Ontario Canada. At that time we were looking at an Airstream Sport 22FB which, wet, comes in around 4500 lbs so the concerns about our ability to safely pull that weight are naturally a concern. 

I'll just chime in here that simply put, you should never exceed the tow rating of the vehicle. If anyone advised you otherwise, they were wrong and it's not safe. Most conscientious folks would advise a trailer weight of somewhat less than the maximum capacity of the tow vehicle. Tongue weight and overall vehicle weight carrying capacity figure in this too. The actual trailer weight and tongue weight going gown the road is what matters, not the dry weight in the fancy brochures. [/quote]

I generally concur...but the problem is the same identical vehicle coming off the same assembly line has different ratings depending upon the country of destination.  A vehicle's weight rating seems to be more affected by how litigious a country is rather than engineering design specification.

[jjbass01]

[quote source="/post/26389/thread" author="@fasteddieb" timestamp="1481594416"][quote timestamp="1481578788" source="/post/26370/thread" author="@jjbass01"]Thank you for the comments (mostly helpful!) about our proposed tow vehicle. Would like to hear more, especially as we chose this (Lexus RX350 AWD) based on advice from a reputable RV dealer here in Ontario Canada.[/quote]Can Am RV in London, Ontario?[/quote]Yes indeed. Sounds like you have something to say about them?

[fasteddieb]

[quote timestamp="1481594416" source="/post/26389/thread" author="@fasteddieb"]Can Am RV in London, Ontario?

Yes indeed. Sounds like you have something to say about them?[/quote]


See my post above, complete with links!

[hogtyd]

[quote source="/post/26393/thread" author="@sandroad" timestamp="1481599601"]I'll just chime in here that simply put, you should never exceed the tow rating of the vehicle. If anyone advised you otherwise, they were wrong and it's not safe. Most conscientious folks would advise a trailer weight of somewhat less than the maximum capacity of the tow vehicle. Tongue weight and overall vehicle weight carrying capacity figure in this too. The actual trailer weight and tongue weight going gown the road is what matters, not the dry weight in the fancy brochures. 

I generally concur...but the problem is the same identical vehicle coming off the same assembly line has different ratings depending upon the country of destination.  A vehicle's weight rating seems to be more affected by how litigious a country is rather than engineering design specification.[/quote]


Litigiousness may play a part in those decisions but the primary reason for the differences in tow ratings comes down to fact that Europeans typically have trailers that have significantly lower tongue weights. Therefore the weight of the trailer can be higher given similar payload capacities. As a result of the lower tongue weight, maximum highway speeds around 50mph are enforced for "caravans".  

[jamie]

Hello from ON too... Toronto here.

[thedusty]

Hello from ON too... Toronto here.

This forum will be shutting down at some point.  Many of the guys here are moving to this forum:  http://aluminiumcamperforum.com

[pinstriper]

[quote timestamp="1481938777" author="@jamie" source="/post/26469/thread"]Hello from ON too... Toronto here.

This forum will be shutting down at some point.  Many of the guys here are moving to this forum:  http://aluminiumcamperforum.com


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Only the cool kids are going there. The dweebs are going to rv.net