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Transit Towing The Teardrop
Posted: Sun May 07, 2023 7:56 pm
by Sir Henry
Re: Transit Towing The Teardrop
Posted: Sun May 07, 2023 8:37 pm
by markiver54
Looks like you've got room to sleep four with that setup.
Re: Transit Towing The Teardrop
Posted: Sun May 07, 2023 9:35 pm
by Sir Henry
markiver54 wrote: ↑Sun May 07, 2023 8:37 pm
Looks like you've got room to sleep four with that setup.
The van will sleep two comfortably. On the trip to Texas the backseat was down and made into a completely flat bed.
Re: Transit Towing The Teardrop
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 8:52 am
by markiver54
Sir Henry wrote: ↑Sun May 07, 2023 9:35 pm
markiver54 wrote: ↑Sun May 07, 2023 8:37 pm
Looks like you've got room to sleep four with that setup.
The van will sleep two comfortably. On the trip to Texas the backseat was down and made into a completely flat bed.
I was thinking two in the teardrop as well...
Re: Transit Towing The Teardrop
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 9:18 am
by Sir Henry
markiver54 wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 8:52 am
Sir Henry wrote: ↑Sun May 07, 2023 9:35 pm
markiver54 wrote: ↑Sun May 07, 2023 8:37 pm
Looks like you've got room to sleep four with that setup.
The van will sleep two comfortably. On the trip to Texas the backseat was down and made into a completely flat bed.
I was thinking two in the teardrop as well...
Yep. I knew you knew that.
Re: Transit Towing The Teardrop
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 9:31 am
by JEBar
that rig should perform well .... looking forward to your coming observations
Re: Transit Towing The Teardrop
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 6:30 pm
by Sir Henry
JEBar wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 9:31 am
that rig should perform well .... looking forward to your coming observations
I just made a five mile trip into town and it pulled it like it wasn’t even there. The Transit was built to pull and it has three different pulling modes that are driver set. It makes it nice for going down the freeway on level ground and over a high pass.
My motor home, teardrop and my Outback which was my original TV.
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Re: Transit Towing The Teardrop
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 12:05 am
by Sir Henry
I went for a 278 mile drive today pulling the teardrop and averaged 21.1 mpg which is fantastic! It’s only rated to get 18 without the trailer. I went east on US2 till I hit US45 and then headed nort to US2 till I hit WI13 and headed south. Traffic was light and I was doing 50 in a 55 mph zone.
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I did make about a dozen stops to read the roadside markers. I’ve always enjoyed stopping to read them and will seldom pass one without stopping.
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Since Wisconsin doesn’t require a plate for lightweight trailers I had this custom one made. The Tour is for my Subaru Touring Outback and 931 is the number of my trailer. I use TOUR931 as my name on the teardrop forum.
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Re: Transit Towing The Teardrop
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 7:21 am
by daytime dave
Pretty nice rig Gene. Good mileage and you don't even feel it. Can't beat it.
Re: Transit Towing The Teardrop
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 11:29 am
by Hatchdog
Wow, that teardrop sure tucks in behind the van nicely. I bet it is a very different driving experience towing the the van v the Subaru. Not that the Sub isn’t fully capable of towing the teardrop.
Interesting that the Wisconsin plate on the teardrop is the green and white like our old Washington plates from back in the day. Looks great!
Re: Transit Towing The Teardrop
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 12:02 pm
by Sir Henry
Hatchdog wrote: ↑Sat May 13, 2023 11:29 am
Wow, that teardrop sure tucks in behind the van nicely. I bet it is a very different driving experience towing the the van v the Subaru. Not that the Sub isn’t fully capable of towing the teardrop.
Interesting that the Wisconsin plate on the teardrop is the green and white like our old Washington plates from back in the day. Looks great!
The Subaru has plenty of power but can’t take the tongue weight. I’m right at the max limit for it. The Transit on the other hand can take about six times the tongue weight.
The Wisconsin plate does remind me of the old Washington plate. The one on the trailer was last used in 1955. After that this was the plate.
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This is the current plate design.
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Re: Transit Towing The Teardrop
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 1:58 pm
by markiver54
Gene, maybe I missed it, but, if Ya don't mind me asking, what is the significance of 931?
Re: Transit Towing The Teardrop
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 5:45 pm
by Sir Henry
markiver54 wrote: ↑Sat May 13, 2023 1:58 pm
Gene, maybe I missed it, but, if Ya don't mind me asking, what is the significance of 931?
That is the number of my teardrop. Camp-Inn numbers them similar to Air Stream. Mine was completed in November of 2017. Now they are in the 1050’s.