towing

Be very careful; proceed with caution. The 2012 Trailer Life towing guide lists 2000# for the Wranger and 3500# for the Unlimited only is it has the 3.73 rear end. Dealers will and do tell you anything to sell you a trailer. After you leave it's not their problem. I'd say unless you specifically have the Unlimited with a towing package, transmission cooler, 3.73 differential, WDH, and electric brake controller you are asking for problems.

Think safety and comfort,

A manufacturer's tow rating is a complex combination of many factors. Safety and their legal liability are foremost. Next is damage to the car followed by driver comfort and satisfation. Rolled into the satisfaction is perfarmance and the ability to tow and accelerate under highway conditions including merging, highway travel, and hill climbing. This is where the 3.73 rear end comes in. It allows reasonable highway speed, acceleration, and hill climbing without getting out to push. The rear end ratio also determines the stress level in the drive train (transmission, defferential, drive shaft. A numerically higher ratio reduces the drive train stress for a given load, albeit reducing road speed at a given engine RPM. If within the original design - OK, but I'd consider carefully if I had the design engineers telling me it might me rough on the drive train components. Again, the dealer will be mighty scarce when you come back for a transmission replacement.

"This might be a self solving problem. If the crossmember is sufficiently weak the TV may move and the trailer may stay still."

That would do it. Let's hope the emergency disconnect cable holds so the brakes are set.

That's what I'm looking for. I honestly appreciate everyones concern. My kids will be in the Jeep, so believe me when I say I'm really going to be sure before I buy and tow. We just want the ability to camp into the fall. MI gets chilly, so aomething with hard sides helps.
If there are any Wrangler Sport two door owners, let me know how it worked. If you know anyone like that, also please comment. Soooo much info!. Thanks to all!!

If you are intent on towing a pod, why don't you look at a lighter model, either a 171 or a 172? 

Bob