Travisma 1,317 Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 https://www.curbed.com/2018/7/6/17540578/camper-for-sale-hitch-hotel-expandable-lightweight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 Doesn't appear to be safe for the small cars they show it on. One of the cars looks like a Scion Xb which does not recommend towing or even installing a hitch. At 240 pounds dry I expect it will be over 300 lbs loaded. That will probably exceed these small car's maximum payload once you add in a driver, passenger and their stuff. Even if you made that work I still wonder how much weight it takes off the front end which affects the car's steering ability. There is enough trouble with folks who buy travel trailers that are too big for their vehicles. This just adds more of that for vehicles that provide less towing capacity information. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted July 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 Just like driving an old VW Beetle on icy roads.... no weight in the front end to give the tires any bite. I used to carry old antifreeze bottles filled with sand in the trunk to give the front end some weight in the winter. But it is an interesting concept, just would be better on bigger vehicles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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