Tips for Towing with a Motorhome

Travelling in a motorhome means that you’ve got your accommodations and transport all wrapped up in one convenient vehicle. However, sometimes you need to have your passenger vehicle along with you for day trips or errands once you arrive at your destination. For this, you’ll need to tow your car behind your motorhome. This task is perfectly doable, but towing with your motorhome does require a little practice and patience for safety’s sake. Here are some of our top tips for towing with a motorhome to help you stay safe out there on the highway!

Know Before You Tow

It’s important to remember that not every type of motorhome is capable of hauling a vehicle behind it. You’ll need to check several different weight limits to know whether your particular model can tow: the curb weight, the maximum gross trailer weight (MGTW), the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), and the gross combined weight rating (GCWR). In order, these weights tell you the full weight of your vehicle, the weight that your hitch can handle, the weight that your motorhome can haul with nothing attached to it, and the weight of the motorhome and vehicle together.

Provided your car and motorhome both fall under these weight ratings, you should be able to tow your car with your motorhome. Weight ratings are important, so don’t disregard them! They help to keep you and your passengers safe and they also prevent damage to your motorhome, your vehicle, or other cars on the road.

Choose a Method

Now it’s time to figure out which method you’ll use to tow your car behind your motorhome. Your options include tow dollies, tow bars, or a trailer.

Tow Dollies

This device is a small two-wheeled trailer that lifts two of your car’s wheels off the ground. You may need a special license to operate a towing set-up like this. Your load should be very stable with a tow dolly, but braking and turning may be more of a challenge.

Tow Bars

This method requires you to modify your car or truck by installing a towing plate. You may need the assistance of a professional in order to do this. You cannot use a tow bar with a car that isn’t four-wheel drive, and your car also has to have a manual transmission. However, once you’ve fulfilled these parameters, this method of towing a car is very efficient and simple.

Trailers

You can also opt to hitch up a trailer behind your motorhome to tow your vehicle inside it. Your options here include open or flatbed trailers and enclosed trailers. This is the most expensive towing option, but it’s also the most versatile since any vehicle can be towed in a trailer if the trailer is large enough.

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