P-pod for dry camping?

As you know I have an Escape with 3500 lb load and 350 lb tongue weight.  I check the tongue weight when loading.  I have weighed at CAT scales and am within specs.  I carry no water and we pack light.  Would I like to have a 5000 lb tow vehicle yes but as long as I can stay within specs and I never exceed 63mph I can hold on for a while before I upgrade.  So it can be done but you have to be aware of the limits.

Umm. 100% of your tow vehicle's load ratings is indeed a hard and fast rule. Above that is unlawful operation of a motor vehicle on a highway, which is a crime. So don't do it, and it's is a violation of forum rules to support it.

Umm. 100% of your tow vehicle's load ratings is indeed a hard and fast rule. Above that is unlawful operation of a motor vehicle on a highway, which is a crime. So don't do it, and it's is a violation of forum rules to support it.

As for physics being the same in Europe, sure of course. But physics is the pursuit of understanding of how the universe works. What we are dealing with here is engineering, making something practical that people can actually use. That means not only conforming to physical laws but also to the regulations, environment, history, and cultural expectations in the place the thing you are engineering will be operated.

My degree is in physics but I have engineered and built power systems on 6 continents and used all sorts of vehicles to reach those construction sites. So meh^2. I didn't get to search all over the planet for the regs that suited me and call it good, and neither can you. I had to conform to the rules of the jurisdiction I was working in, like it or not.

To paraphrase Shakespeare, methinks at this point that he doth protest too much. Instead of continuing this data free debate, let's hear the actual load numbers. I'm still waiting for someone here who is towing a mid sized rpod with a 3500 lb vehicle to present real world fully loaded axle, trailer, hitch, and MCGV weights for their rig, comparing them to their limiting specs. It hasn't happened yet, which leads me to suspect that these operators don't really want to know and instead want to present hand waving arguments as a form of confirmation bias supporting what they've decided to do anyway.If you are within limits I don't have an issue, it's a personal choice based on your risk tolerance, feel free to justify that any way you want to.

Sorry it was the IRV2 forum:

Originally posted by pedwards2932 What I find odd is on the Forest River forum the answer is always you need a F250 anything less just won't do and this is the response given to folks looking at a 3000 lb TT.  I guess I would have a hard time explaining why I need a $50000 truck to pull a 3300 lb TT to my wife.  I am marginal but within specs with my tow vehicle but it works for me.