pulling an r-Pod in the snow

Does anyone have experience with pulling their Pod in the snow? We are planning a cross country trip, most of the route will be along I-80 and it's possible we'll run into some snow at the time of year we'll be going (Oct mid--Nov beg). We have a Toyota FJ 4wd and a 2013 179, if that makes a difference.

Any experiences/thoughts/suggestions, my Podder friends?

Thanks,
Lisa

 

I have not done this with a trailer but, I did do it once (not by choice) with my old 5th wheel. The day that I needed to go home, it decided to snow a few inches.

At the time, I was using one of the less expensive "timer" type brake controllers. On the way out of the park, I adjusted it so that when I manually operated the trailer brakes (on the controller - not the vehicle) the 5th wheel brakes would be as aggressive as possible but,not lock. On downhills, I then used the 5th wheel brakes, only, to keep speed in check.

Careful adjustment of the trailer brakes seems key. Not enough would seem bad as the trailer is going to want to "push" the tow vehicle and possibly cause a "jack-knife" situation under low traction conditions.

Use lots of caution. If I were going to error, I think I would want to error on the side of the trailer brakes being a bit too aggressive. Adjustments may be needed as conditions change.

I towed mine in a blizzard once.  Didn't make any adjustments and I was fine.  4 wheel drive was a must.

Thanks everyone for the responses. Sounds like we'll be ok and I'll remember to adjust the brake controller if needed...one more thing? If it gets ugly and we have to put chains on our FJ, do we need them for the Pod, too? Or if we get to where we need chains is it time to pull off and camp for a while?

Thanks again.

ps.I've not had to use chains before, ever, so if that's a dumb question, spare me the embarrassment and don't rib me too much, ok? :)