You may be under the limits but very close to max. Adding gear (clothes, kitchen items, chairs...) may put you over. If it comes with an original mattress and you replace it with something good then that will also add to the weight. I have a 3850 GVWR trailer I wouldn't want to go any heavier. My trailer calculations below. The truck rides nice and has enough power for acceleration. Braking is good with trailer brakes. At cruise it tends to shift gears frequently. Initially I was cruising on the highway at 65-67mph and it would constantly downshift. MPG was about 10-11. I lowered my speed to 55-60 and that made a huge difference. Much less shifting, lower rpm, and higher mpg. Add about 10 minutes per hour of driving but that's okay with me. Ridgeline manual recommends 55mph max. I guess it's in there for a reason.
Those look cool, thanks for posting.
Maybe you missed the link to my current trailer farther down in that post, a 21ft 5th wheel Escape 5.0 - Escape Trailer. I tow with a 2005 F150 (have a 2022 F150 on order), the rig handles like a dream and is simply wonderful for ease of hitching / unhitching (I'm a solo traveler). Some pics of that rig are here https://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/threads/f150-boomerang.222154/post-3203898
On AWD IS 5000 lb limit. I would also add a brake assist system which will help and save your pads and rotors
I have a 2019 Honda Ridgeline RTL towing a 20ft. KZ Spree Escape travel trailer with the following specs:
Not sure what you mean by brake assist system - perhaps trailer brakes?
I think you'll have a problem. I tow a 19' trailer, loaded for travel at around 4300lbs (3700lbs empty). My Ridgeline is a 2018, 6 speed RTL. My transmission temps became a problem towing in the mountains and I added a larger, aftermarket tranny cooler to help with the heat issue. My wife and I are relatively small people. We do carry a small generator, but IMO, we travel light. Our GCWR was within 400 lbs of the Ridgeline's max rating. I think you're really pushing the safety envelope with the 22' trailer you describe. I'm not really even comfortable with my lighter trailer and wish I had a more robust tow vehicle.
having towed my almost 23' trailer at likely around 4500lbs loaded, i felt pretty comfortable. I think having the 9speed makes a big difference. I don't think the RL is capable of a dual axle trailer, while I've seen people do it, I would personably be hesitant. The huge downside is the fuel tank size on our trucks. I could only get about 180-200miles on a full tank.
Wow many thanks. Yeah, you're right I had only looked at the smallest Escape so missed the 'fiver'. And I've also been of the mindset for quite some time now that our RL is unsuited to such a payload. We have pulled some heavy utility trailers (gravel, soil & such) for some easy miles and that was enough for me.
Why not CentexG2? Please educate me.
So your plan is to mount a 5th wheel in the bed of Ridgeline? Not sure how you do that and be safe...let us know how it works out.
Not sure how you determined I had a plan? I asked a question. Do you have an answer?
I do not. Based on what I know of the way the bed is constructed it would be very difficult and more than likely unsafe.
Simply my opinion based on knowledge of the structure of the RL, my own personal judgement about prudent limits of modification, and 'forcing a shoe on a foot it was never intended to fit'.
Thanks, now to rephrase. In people's experience, does using sequential succeed in maintaining the transmission temperature at a reasonable level in hilly terrain.
