[A/S] Re: Using a JEEP to tow a small Airstream

["Joseph Ruckman" <malruck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The only one I'd consider would be the Cruisette.  At under 1500 lbs 
it doesn't require its own brakes and in fact weighs less than some 
fully-loaded utility trailers, plus at 14' it doesn't require the 
kind of wheel base that longer trailers do.  But good luck finding 
one - to the best of my knowledge there were less than a hundred made 
and there are only eight left, though the VAC classifieds has one for 
sale - only $11,750!  I came that close to buying it, even though 
getting it from California to Virginia added another thousand to the 
price tag.   But the show-stopper was I'd have to tow it up my 
driveway, unhitch the truck, back it out and around the trailer and 
then get the trailer turned around so I can tow back out.  I can do 
that with my teardrop - it only has a 75 lb tongue weight - but the 
150 lb tongue weight of the Cruisette made that a no-go on gravel.  
Once I get the top of my driveway paved it might be do-able with a 
good-sized wheel on the tongue jack, but until then, I'll have to 
stick with my teardrop.

Regards,

Joseph Ruckman