I'm hoping for some suggestions! We recently bought an all wheel drive 2014 Explorer with the tow package. We also have a pop up camper that we tow. We would also like to take our bikes camping. How do others haul the camper and bikes? We have a hitch mounted bike rack and are considering getting a two-way adapter for the hitch. Is that too much weight on the hitch? Other suggestions?
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Not knowing the tongue weight and other factors, it's difficult to give you a good answer. We towed a 3000lb (loaded) popup behind a Chrysler minivan for 7 seasons. With the TW already at 375lbs (and already using a WDH kit), the last thing I wanted was more weight on the coupler area. So we went with a rooftop bike rack for the van.
I know you already have a hitch-mount rack, so you probably don't want to buy another. If you want to use a 2-way like that, you'll need to add the weight of the bikes, rack, and trailer-TW together, and see if you are still under the TW limit of the Explorer (500lbs?).
The good thing about the roof rack is that it works with or without the trailer.
I know you already have a hitch-mount rack, so you probably don't want to buy another. If you want to use a 2-way like that, you'll need to add the weight of the bikes, rack, and trailer-TW together, and see if you are still under the TW limit of the Explorer (500lbs?).
The good thing about the roof rack is that it works with or without the trailer.
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