We have a class C (32 foot V-10 Gas) and it has about a 10,000 pound towing capacity, if memory serves. That is based on the camper itself being dry...which means empty. It never is...its always full of shite as most are. We have flat towed 2 different vehicles behind it...a 2014 Honda CRV and a 2006 Mini Cooper Convertible. The Honda weighed around 3500 pounds and the Mini weighs less than 3000. I have also pulled a 8.5X20X10 enclosed decoy trailer behind the RV as well as a 7.5X16 dual axle flat bed trailer with a 26 foot Bass Tracker aluminum bass boat on its trailer on the flat bed. All of this has been in the rockies, the cascades and the smokies. It basically towed all of this without any difficulty...could not really tell there was a trailer behind it. Again, the camper was loaded WAY past its capacity...the camper itself is close to the chasis capacity, add a bunch of folks, water, gas, food etc and it doesn't take long to overload one. I drive it slow, almost never exceeding 70 (my wife will wind the bastard up and let it loose but I have a brain). It has never gave us a minutes problem...never heating up, brakes never heating up...you just have to keep in mind that it is a heavy assed vehicle and not a sports car.

The biggest thing with towing is buying something to tow which can be flat towed without a dolly...the dolly adds a lot of weight and makes having a 'toad" (as the towed vehicle is called) more trouble than its worth. Our tow bar has an integral braking system that basically pulls the brake pedal in the vehicle. This means we can hook it up, tow it, and when we are ready to drive it we simply unhook it and drive away. Other systems require a box inside the toad which must be removed to use the toad. That is also a pain in the arse...making it more trouble than its worth.

Relatively few modern vehicles can be flat towed without disconnecting the drive shaft. There are various reasons for this but it makes most vehicles unsuitable for flat towing. I may be wrong but just about any 4WD with a transfer case with a neutral position can be flat towed (think full and midsize US 4WD pickups and full sized SUVs). These tend to be very heavy though. Most Jeep Wranglers can be flat towed, if not all. Most vehicles with a manual transmission CAN'T be flat towed...I know that is crazy but simply knocking it ouf of gear is fine for a few miles at 30 MPH but 250 at 65 will destroy most transmissions without disconnecting the drive shaft. This a pretty good site to determine if a vehicle can be flat towed but it is not comprehensive...some on the list have specific requirements...its best to check the owners manual of the vehicle...if it has a "recreational towing" section odds are it can be flat towed...

Toad Guide

The absolute all time best toad, other than a Jeep Wrangler...which is surprisingly heavy...is a 2014 or older Honda CRV. They are lightweight and can be flat towed by simply hooking them up, knocking them out of gear (neutral) and driving away. It took us about 5 minutes to hook up and unhook after some practice. They are getting hard to find and low mileage ones are highly sought by folks wanting to flat tow them but if you can find one it is hands down the best Toad ever built...any research will back that up and asking folks who have had one and had tried to flat tow anything else will agree. They ain't sexy but the are hands down the best toad ever. Honda changed the transmission in the 2015 year model and they are no longer suitable for flat towing.

Finally, even though we have a toad (mini) and the towing equipment we seldom do it any more. It is far more convenient to simply park the camper, Uber to a car rental agency or drive the camper to the rental agency and rent a car. There are a bunch of reasons why towing a vehicle behind a motorhome is a pain in the arse...its convenient, especially if you do not have to disconnect a drive shaft or a brake box etc. but we found renting a car was far more convenient. Keep in mind that towing a car 3 feet behind a giant box at 70 MPH will sling all manner of shite into the car from the road....our mini and our CRV looked like it had been beat with a ball pean hammer and sand blasted....and we have mud flaps that drag the ground across the entire back of the camper. All Toads eventually get some damage from towing....or at least everyone I ever knew had issues with it. Its a pain in the arse....