towing with minivan

Hi everyone im new to the forum.  Anyways we bought a 2017 Rpod 182G  4 months ago.  We currently have a 2011 Toyota Sienna LE as the tow vehicle.  It has the towing package but just curious how many of you tow with a minivan.  We have the E2 weight distribution and prodigy wireless brake controller.  We took our first trip from cincinnati to hocking hills state park about 130 miles each way a week ago.  my brother was not using his Tundra and offered it up so i took it. Besides the power i still felt the camper behind the truck.  I have only towed about 90 miles total with the van but our next big trip is to traverse city about 480 miles each way.  The wife and I had talked about bigger tow vehicles but you can get caught up in the cycle of just constantly buying bigger things.  As for the van my thoughts were addition trans cooler, airbags in back and scangauge II to monitor my temps.  Any thoughts or inputs?

I am sure Leo from Vermont will chime in once he sees this.  He has a Grand Caravan I believe and goes from there to the south and back quite often.  There are others also who tow with similar vehicles but as Happy Tripping wisely said above, once you leave the flatlands you will probably want something that can pull more weight AND a transmission cooler is a must, unless you have a hefty slush fund for replacing yours by pulling a pod w/o one. 

Let us know when you will be in Traverse City as we are only 23 miles away; we will look you up.  Will you be staying at the State Park there?

Originally posted by POD182G Hi everyone im new to the forum.  Anyways we bought a 2017 Rpod 182G  4 months ago.  We currently have a 2011 Toyota Sienna LE as the tow vehicle.  It has the towing package but just curious how many of you tow with a minivan.  We have the E2 weight distribution and prodigy wireless brake controller.  We took our first trip from cincinnati to hocking hills state park about 130 miles each way a week ago.  my brother was not using his Tundra and offered it up so i took it. Besides the power i still felt the camper behind the truck.  I have only towed about 90 miles total with the van but our next big trip is to traverse city about 480 miles each way.  The wife and I had talked about bigger tow vehicles but you can get caught up in the cycle of just constantly buying bigger things.  As for the van my thoughts were addition trans cooler, airbags in back and scangauge II to monitor my temps.  Any thoughts or inputs?

The Tundra pulled it just fine.  As far as handing the van didn't feel too much different.  

My rule for towing is..... The towed vehicle should be 1/2 the rated weight of the tow vehicle. This insures comfort and vehicle longevity..... While you can get away with 3500/3500 weight for awhile, get ready to replace trannies....