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Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: The Republic of Texas
Posts: 265
Real Name: Kirk
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Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: The Republic of Texas
Posts: 265
Real Name: Kirk
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Airstream basecamp 20X
My bride and I just purchased a loaded Airstream Base camp 20X. We have towed it on a couple of 200 ish mile trips and absolutely LOVE the camper and the 4Runner/base camp combination.
Our 4runner is NOT stock. Larger CAF radiator, 4.88 gears, 285/70/17 E load range tires etc.
Truck weighs 5700 with just me and my wife and a full tank. Trailer is 4300 fully grossed out.
We tow in 4th at about 3100 rpm/60-62 mph. 12.0 miles per gallon over almost 800 total miles. I will flip it up into 5th on long downhill grades.
We use a frame mounted Draw Tite hitch that was meant for an Australian market Prado 150, and a Blue OX Weight distributing hitch.
Last weeks trip to Lake Eufaula in OK. had the CAT Scale reading:
Front Axle 2860 Drive Axle 3440 Trailer Axle 3660
Total Gross 9960
Great trip and very easy to tow.
More to come on The actual towing set up and loading coming soon...
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2019 TRD PRO: Victory 4x4 Blitz bumper & sliders, Smittybilt 12K, Factor 55, Bubba Rope, Van Beest, C4 Fab, Power Tank, Xenon Depot, Cali Raised LED, ARB, SPC UCA's, Rad Rubber, REDARC, StrongBox, TRD Pro front coils, CE Auto Elect., Blue Sea, SDHQ/SP9100, Cornfed, RCI skids, BajaRack "basket", Revolution Gear 4.88's, Dobinsons 300lb over stock rear springs. DrawTight Class IV frame mounted hitch, Method Racing 703 Bead grip.
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