Well, right now the plan is to keep the boat in my dad's heated garage, which is a 4 hour drive downstate. 3 hours of which is on I-75 with a 75mph speed limit, the rest is back roads doing about 60. I don't tow the boat above 70, and even then cruising altitude is closer to 65 (I'm overly cautious when towing, it makes me feel better ). That's a 2x annual trip, once to bring the boat up and once to take it down. Outside of that, it's pretty much going to live on the water, though we may take it to some other inland lakes, which is pretty much just flat 55mph roads.max225 wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 12:09 pmWhat’s the road like from the boat storage to the lake? Elevation changes ? 75mph speed limits ?Detroit wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 11:42 am
Yep, though not with a ton of room. 5k towing capacity, boat+trailer+fuel is ~4k lbs.
That's the hard part, I really need a vehicle around that can tow 5k lbs for the boat. But I'm really over having the giant truck. I like having a bed for cargo stuff, but even then after this year those needs will diminish too.
There just aren't any off-roady SUVs that can tow 5k lbs. And yes, I want something that I can take camping in the woods. Doesn't need to be lifted on 40's, but needs to be more than a Subaru.
A Grand Cherokee Trailhawk would be a fantastic option, but the wife hates them for some reason. We both loved the ZR2, and if I can keep the long bed, it's a perfect solution.
It's a minor use case, so I'm not considering an HD truck or anything, but I want a vehicle that can at least tow it adequately. I'm not renting something to tow the boat around. A 5k tow rating would work fine for my purposes, but even that is limiting overall.