Towing our Jeep with our 24' Winnebago View
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- This video is about Towing our Jeep with our 24' Winnebago View. We love to explore when we get to our destination. We feel that if we stay somewhere at least for a week or more we really can see it and get a feel for an area by day tripping with our Jeep or bicycles. We have a 5000 pounds towing capability and our Jeep is 4800 pounds, so it is pushing the limit. We do unhitch when we face a steep grade and travel light in our RV to keep our gross vehicle weight under control.
For our braking system here is the link: rvibrake.com/ and here is our link for the tow bar amzn.to/2h0l3nS
Welcome to our RUclips channel, Follow Your Wanderlust! Where we share some of our adventures, work camping tips and favorite spots.
We are Anja and Bob and we have been together for 28 years, we both have been born with the Wanderlust Gene and can't get enough of wandering and exploring this beautiful world. We have lived in California, New Mexico, Colorado and Hawaii, but have wandered many states and countries. We are Full-Time RV-ers and travel and work camp in a 2010, Winnebago View 24A Diesel Sprinter. We like to bring our 2012 Jeep Wrangler unlimited with us to explore where the RV can't go. We are not retired yet so we have to work on the road, we work camp at National parks, Forest Service and State parks and design some t-shirts and stickers and make some jewelry that are inspired by our travels. We will be selling those on our new website soon. We enjoy boon docking in nature or dry camping off grid along the ocean, in deserts and in the mountains. Our other passion is searching for treasures, one of those is a real Treasure Chest hidden by a fascinating gentleman named Forrest Fenn. We have been searching since 2013 and have filmed a few of our searches for you, so you can come along for the Thrill Of The Chase. Thank you for Watching and Subscribing to our RUclips channel, you can also follow us on our Facebook Page Follow Our Wanderlust and our Instagram Follow Your Wanderlust.
If your hitch should ever on hock from the trailer as you were driving, then if you have the two blue cables crossed then the hitch would land on them, the way you gut it, that would not, and every other hitch set up says to cross them.
Nice instructional video. I think you hit all the important points. I tow a four down ford focus hatchback with a View 24J. I use the Blue Ox tow bar and break system. It is interesting how much is similar, but a bit different. Thanks for sharing.
+Thanks Robert Orion! How do you like your 24j View?
I've been planning to do this for a few years. I just saw 'C' on a Sprinter platform last week. It looked awkward with everything hanging over the wheels. Is that what you are towing with? Thanks for the video. I'll probably have to lighten up the jeep - get a no frills sport to keep weight down?
I already owned our Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, so that’s what I used. A 2 door Jeep weighs 1000 pounds less.
Great video. I’ve been watching videos on how to set up towing a Jeep, as wife and I may use that set up with our Motorhome. Question, how well does your rig tow your Jeep? Any issues?
Thanks for watching! No issues, as long as you use common sense.
Omg guys, what a fabulous how-to, thanks so much
Thanks for watching! We just showed how we travel, but if it helps other people that is great 👍
Just found your channel and love it... Looks like you haven't uploaded recently.. Hope all is well.
+Thanks Antique Hippies we have lots of video footage to edit and will be putting up new videos soon. We did a hosting job this summer and will have a series called Tales From The Host Site coming up. Hope you will enjoy it and some travel spots for fall and winter time.
Can't wait to see them.. we hope to do that also..
+It is a good way to explore an area and its surroundings Antique Hippies and make a little money too.
I thought you had to have a manual transmission. I didn’t realize you could tow an automatic.
What year is your View, we have a 2015 and use a tow dolly to pull our Toyota Prius.
+Robert Edwards our View is a 2010. We love our Jeep because it is easy to tow and to off-road with. Don’t you just love your View! We love how small it is and easy it drives.
Thanks.I'm debating between a Jeep and an older Honda CRV as well as an RV.
Thanks for watching Ace B! We love our Jeep because we love to go off-roading and it is perfect for that!
Excellent and informative video...thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching and subscribing Douglas!
Awww look what showed up as I was scrolling today LOL
We are thinking about this RV but our Rubicon weights just under 5000lbs. What is your weight?
Hi and thanks for watching our video. Our Jeep weights 4800lbs. The hitch on the View is rated for 5000. We do use a auxiliary braking system on the Jeep because of being at the full gross combined carrying capacity of the View. That number is 15,250lbs. Since hitching up and unhitching only takes a few minutes, we unhitch on long steep grades. It is worth it. Having your Jeep with you opens up more exploring which equals more fun.
I also have a 2010 I tow Polaris RZR 1000 weight is 1450 + 600 aluminum trailer but mine is a dog on any kind of grade and I even added a power booster
Ford Racer, we have to keep the weight on the inside of the motorhome light also. We tow 4 down and no problem on the flats, but the steps are slow go, so we unhook and drive the grades. Thank you for watching and subscribing!
Thank you guys !! Excellent video 👍✌😷
Thank you for watching and subscribing Eddie G! Thank you for your kind words, stay healthy, be safe
How do you keep the Jeep battery charged while the RVi brake is plugged into the 12v inside the center console?
Hi Trip Wickersham, thank you for watching!The wiring that goes from the motorhome to the Jeep is set up with a charge line that takes care of the Jeep’s battery while towing.
Hi Trip Wickersham, thank you for watching!The wiring that goes from the motorhome to the Jeep is set up with a charge line that takes care of the Jeep’s battery while towing.
Hi Trip Wickersham, thank you for watching!The wiring that goes from the motorhome to the Jeep is set up with a charge line that takes care of the Jeep’s battery while towing.
Good evening, Thank you for information video towing a jeep with your Winnebago View. I just has a question (s) 1) how much does your jeep weight (GVWR)? I have a similar motor home (Regency Ultra Brougham 25 TB) built on a Mercedes 3500 chassis. I would like to tow a jeep similar to your, but concerned about the weight of the Jeep (especially 4 doors model) . Thank you.
Hi and thanks for watching the video. Our Jeep weights 4800 pounds. I took it to a truck scale. The Sprinter Chassis is rated at 11,030 pounds gross vehicle weight and 15,250 gross combine weight. The gross combined weight, is of the total weight of the chassis plus what your are towing. There should be a sticker on the inside of the door on the driver side that tells you the weight of your vehicle empty and the gross combined weight. From there you just do the math.
@@FollowOurWanderlust With your vehicles fully loaded for camping what is does the truck scale say you weigh?
I checked it on a truck scale and it was at 4800 lbs. A two door comes in at 3800. Hope this helps. Jeeps make the best tow vehicle.
Thanks for the video! We now have hope where we did not before of owning a Jeep and a sprinter.
What is your mpg while towing your Jeep?
Thank you dolfan1967atyahoo for watching and subscribing! When we tow we get between 13 or 14 mpg. Still not bad.
We had this Jeep before this Winnebago and it weight 4800 pounds and this model was rated to tow 5000. We try to travel light inside our RV, since the Winnebago has a gross combined vehicle weight ( 15250 pounds) RV + tow. If I would buy a Jeep now I would buy the 2 door Jeep because it weighs almost a 1000 pounds less. Also on steep grates or bad weather like snow, ice or wind we unhook and drive separate for safety.
See you on the road!
What is the gas mileage when you’re not towing? Is it a big difference??
Not really, but it is 15 to 16 mpg. Thanks for watching!
I always thought that you had to have a much larger rv to tow. Is towing the jeep hard on the rv, and which is easier on the rv a tow dolly with 2-down, or 4-down.
+Thanks for watching Jeanette Jimmerson. Depending on towing capacity you can tow with a smaller RV. Our View is rated for 5000 pounds on towing. Jeeps are good to tow, because you can tow 4 down. A dolly adds more weight.
@@FollowOurWanderlust I own a 2014 Jeep Wrangler 2 door. The Jeep Wrangler Owner's Manual says that towing it with a dolly will ruin the transmission & should not be done. Tow only 4 down or on a trailer.
Yes Karl you are absolutely right! Thank you for clarifying that❤️ I should have been more specific about NOT to use a dolly AT ALL with a Jeep!! YOU ARE AWESOME!
why do you need to set up wifi in the jeep when you're towing it? (the antenna you hung from the visor)
Hi Anne-Marie and thanks for watching. The antenna on the visor is so that the brake system can communicate with the controller in the RV. With the controller you can test the brake system to make sure it is working properly. The controller also has other functions like adjustments for the weight of the tow vehicle. I hope this answers your question.
So here I am almost 5 years later, reinventing the wheel. Did you get paid or sponsored by Roadmaster for creating this video?
Hi Yankee Paramotor and thanks for watching the video. To answer your question, I wish! We just wanted to share with everyone how we go about towing our Jeep with our Sprinter Based motor home.
Follow Your Wanderlust Still RVing?
Follow Your Wanderlust And thanks for sharing this I haven’t towed the Jeep 1 inch yet, but I have the jeep, the motorhome and most of the gear in place. I’m going to work on setting it up this weekend for a maiden short distance tow voyage the first weekend of June
Yes, currently workcamping along California’s central coast. We will see where today’s world situation takes us.
Safe travels!
Awesome video!! Thank you for sharing.
+Thank you Justi Niev !
Curious on cost so $1250 for RVI and $485 for tow bar. What other items did you need? I'm thinking of an aluminum trailer and a smaller car instead. It removes the hassle of having a manual transmission, has brakes too, can go in reverse and I can use it for other things as well. Down side is storing it at a campsite.
Thanks for watching the video JSMZeez! The total cost for the install was $5000. Not inexpensive. We had it done in Colorado. All Jeeps that are four wheel drive can be towed 4 down. Ours has a automatic transmission and it takes less than 1 minute to set it for towing. Because of our gross combined weight of the rv and Jeep, a trailer was out of the question. Either way of trailer or not, just do what works best for you.
If you leave the ignition in the on position then why does your 12volt plug go dead?
Chief Stones Hi and thanks for watching the video. On the newer Jeeps the steering wheel doesn’t lock. So when I’m towing I just pull the keys out of the ignition. The wiring from the motor home to the Jeep runs the running and turn and brake lights. We also have a braking system in the Jeep that helps us while we are towing it. It plugs into a 12v outlet . It’s like a small air compressor with a piston that pushes the brake petal. Without the Jeep running the battery doesn’t get charged. That’s why in the wiring from the RV to the Jeep, we also have a “charge” line to keep the Jeep’s battery charged while using the braking system. Hope this answers your question for you.
@@southkonalopaka yes it does thank you.
Greg, Are you having any transmission issues??? I tow an unlimited too and at 40,000 miles getting my 2016 View transmission rebuilt. I was not expecting this obviously did my research seeing folks like you towing a jeep with a View already. Are you getting your ATF changed very often? Driving in manual up in grades? Wondering if the View just can't do it long term or if I got a lemon...
Hi Tom Bartlett, thanks for Watching and subscribing! We service our motorhome every year by the Mercedes Benz dealer. We live full time on the road so every 5000 miles we get it done instead of the recommended 60.000 miles. When they change the fluid, there is a drain plug on the torque converter and that fluid gets changed also.
We DO NOT tow on steep grades, we unhitch and my wife drive the Jeep.
I guess we drive easy and no more than 5 hours a day that may help too.
Towing is always hard on everything, but for us it is the only way, we love to explore when we get somewhere.
Thanks for the information. Curious how many miles you have on your View and do you have the ATF changed every 5,000 miles? Am I reading that right? No issues at all?
Yes, we have the ATF changed every 5000 miles. We have 25.000 miles on our View and no issues.
Damn that’s a lot fluid changes but I guess it’s cheaper than transmissions
Thank you for watching and subscribing!
Yes, that is a bit much, but it’s just a precaution 😉
have you had any issues towing the jeep since its weight is so close to the max the sprinter can tow?
We haven’t had any issues, but we do change the transmission fluid every other year to make sure the transmission stays in good shape. The Mercedes dealer charges us 375.00 to do it. Small price to pay for peace of mind.
We also unhitch the jeep on steep grades and drive it separately wherever we think it would help.
New to this. We are getting a class c, and a jeep to pull. Never pulled a vehicle 4 down. Can you back up with this set up?
Thanks for watching! I would not back up when towing a Jeep 4 down. You can cause damage to the transfer case. I don’t put myself in that position. When necessary I just unhitch. I have only had to do that once or twice in seven years.
Man you look exactly the same as Gene Simmons from the rock band kiss.
😂🤣😂 Thanks Mario😁
Awesome do you know a Anaya? Feel I met you at Lime Kilm. R/R Very helpfull!
Hi Richard Hess thank you for watching and subscribing! Yes, it is very possible we met in Limekiln, Bob and I hosted the campground there 3 years ago. We are back in the Big Sur district this summer, not hosting Limekiln, but still there a lot. Love Limekiln 💕
@@FollowOurWanderlust Thanks for video. Funny yesterday I saw a sprinter pulling a white Jeep at Mt Rainier. Well down anyhow. ; ) Your bow and I talked quite a bit at limekiln. We had outrigger canoe on roof there.
Small world 🌎
With that small of an RV don’t even understand why yo need a tow vehicle. We never towed with our 23 footer, and only sometimes tow with our new 35 footer.
Hi Mark and thanks for watching our video. We tow our Jeep with this RV because of a couple of reasons. We love to explore areas that our RV can’t get to and we also workcamp, so we need it to get around.
I saw the solar panels .. do you have a video on how you hook those up ?
Look for our RENOGY SOLAR PANEL HOOK UP
Video. We since did a direct hookup with a charge controller on the inside of our RV, but Renogy still makes them where they have the charge controller on it. They make 200 watts of solar panels suitcase models now. We love our suitcase panels since we can put them away from our RV if we are park underneath a tree for shade. Thank you for watching and subscribing 💕
@@FollowOurWanderlust Found it !! Thanks so much :)
Greg - I am going to go out on a limb here and say that your unit is not really rated to tow a 5000 pound vehicle. I have a 2017 MBS Sprinter and tow a 2 Dr Jeep JKS which comes in just under 4000 pounds. I looked at the spec sheet for the view, and it does say tow is 5000, but Mercedes has rated all MBS units with a 4000 pound max tow on the vehicle being towed. Maybe the confusion lies in the fact that the hitch is rated at 5000 pounds, but that does not (necessarily) mean you can tow 5000 pounds since it is the frame, driveline and engine that determines weight restrictions. You may want to have a further look into this. You have a nice rig and I'd hate to see you do damage based on not having the right information. Enjoy,
Hi Michael,
Thank you for watching our channel. The weight limits on the 3500 MB chassis are the gross vehicle cargo capacity which is 11030 pounds. This is the weight of the vehicle, plus anything else added including passengers. Winnebago has a tag on the inside of the drivers door that lists the weight. Every model weighs different. The gross combined weight for the 3500 MB chassis is 15250 pounds, which is the weight of the vehicle plus what you tow. The weight of the chassis when loaded will determine the weight that you can tow max. We don’t recommend that everyone do this, but this is what we do with no problems. We have towed our Jeep about 20,000 miles. Thanks!
So you never actually tow the Jeep? Very detailed connection video but I was curious how the RV actually pulled the load . . .
Hi Nick and thanks for watching!! Sorry it took awhile to get back to you. We have towed our Jeep thousands of miles. There are a few places we don’t. We don’t tow on dirt roads and on very steep grades like 7 to 10 percent. With respect to the grades, we are at full gross combined weight, so I try to take it easy on the chassis. Otherwise the Sprinter performs great, and gets 13 to 14 while towing.
I tow my Jeep Wrangler behind a class C RV based on the Ford E-450 van. I am mulling over the idea of swapping to a Sprinter based RV like yours. How does the Sprinter do in towing? I imagine since you are in Colorado you hit some much bigger mountains than I have in the SE. How does it do going up and down those mountains? Thanks.
+Hi Greg Macklem thanks for watching. Our Winnebago is a 2010 and has 154hp and 280 foot pounds of torque. The newer ones have 188hp and 325 foot pounds of torque. What you have to pay attention to is your gross combined carrying capacity, which is 15250 pounds and your towing capacity of 5000 pounds. Our Jeep is a 4 door weighting 4800 pounds and now that we are full time we are right at gross combined capacity.
Ours does well under most conditions, but on some of the longer and steeper grades like on the I70 going to the Eisenhower tunnel and Vail Pass, we unhitch and drive over separate. We have noticed that we really like our braking system for towing down a steep grade! We just got 14.7 mpg driving 6 hours up and down some smaller grades on our latest adventure along the west coast. Hope this answers your question.
Thanks for the quick response. I think my RV would get up the hills eventually, I more worry about getting down them. :) I assume the diesel engine provides good engine braking? You are getting twice the MPG I get. I get 8.5 mpg at best.
+Greg Macklem agreed you do get up them eventually 😁 and you just have to take it easy on the engine and maybe make sure it is not a hot day. The Diesel engine does well down hill, but you really should use a braking system for your tow. We use the RV Brake2 system in our Jeep.
I use the Blue Ox Patriot brake controller.
+Greg Macklem they are good to have when towing!
Thank you for show us this video
+Shawn Shing Thanks for watching!
So did you leave it in accessory mode? I see you removed the keys. Not sure if it should be in acc or off!
Thanks for watching Linda! No we don’t use accessory mode. The 12v outlet in the center console is “always on”. Also, in the wiring from the rv, there is a charge line to keep the Jeep’s battery charged while going down the road using the braking system. So have the Jeep in the off position and pull your keys out. The steering doesn’t lock on Jeeps, which makes it great for towing.
This cleared up so many questions! Working on a setup now for our new Wrangler. What route did you go to get the wiring set up to use the Jeep's brake lights? That's the one piece I'm still trying to figure out.
Hi Phillip and thanks for watching! We had our set up installed by Transwest in Frederick, CO. They did a great job. They also installed a charge line in the wiring to keep the battery charged while using the braking system. I wish I had an answer for you for the route of the wiring for the brake lights.
I went with a Hopkins HM56200 Wiring Kit, it's plug and play, fairly easy to install, but only has a 4-way flat...no charge line...but I went with a Ready Brake, all mechanical, no electric needed, and my manual (2007 Jeep Wrangler JK) says to disconnect the battery when towing.....so not using the jeep's battery for anything....don't think I need the charge line. Jeeps lights work fine.
Also went with Ready Stop RS5000 for breakaway system....has monitor for dash of motorhome, draws its power from a positive connection at motorhome and a negative connection at the Ready Brake. The monitor shows when the jeep's brakes are engaged.
You are towing a Jeep Unlimited which I believe exceeds the towing capacity of your View (GCWR-GVWR=4220 Pounds?). Please correct me if I'm wrong. Have you had any issues because of this? Any issues going up hills or in mountainous areas?
Hi Bob and thanks for watching the video. I weighed our Jeep and it came out to 4800lbs. The specifications for the View is 5000lbs, so it’s close, but still fine. The hitch weight is not much due to 4 down towing. Then there is rolling weight. On flat terrain it is 10 percent of what you are towing. As far as steep grades, 6 to 7 percent, if it is long I unhitch to take it easy on the Sprinter chassis. 5 minutes to unhitch and 5 to hitch back up. My View is a 2010 and my chassis is a 2008. So my 3.0 V6 turbo diesel is 154hp and 280 foot pounds of torque. The newer Sprinters have 288 and 325 so the should do better. While towing the Jeep I get 13mpg. I hope my answer helps with some of your questions.
@@FollowOurWanderlust Thanks for the reply. We have a 2016 Winnebago Via. The hitch has a rating of 5000 pounds however the calculated maximum towing is the GCWR (15250)-GVWR (11030)=4220 pounds. I was concerned because we just bought a new Jeep Rubicon 2-door that has a curb weight of 4600 (according to one site) while another site said it was 4132 for a 4-door 2016 Rubicon. Based on other information you posted earlier and your history, I'm no longer concerned. We to plan to disconnect in mountainous areas. And we also get over 13 MPG towing. The key is regular maintenance of the Mercedes mechanical system. Thanks for the video, I'm now a subscriber.
Bob Rican We service the transmission one a year besides driving nice and easy. We have been doing it for 4 years and 20,000 miles of towing with no problems. As always though, do what you feel comfortable with. Taking our Jeep gives us lots of freedom and we enjoy riding in the RV together.
@@southkonalopaka Yes, I'm really excited about traveling this year. In 2018 we did a west coast tour through Moab, Yellowstone, Montana, Alberta, BC, Washington, California then back to Arizona towing our Mini Cooper. There were so many places we couldn't go we sold it and bought the Rubicon. That won't happen again. ;-)
Excellent presentation kids!
Thank you Edward Grant!
This is a great video, thank you!
Thank you for watching and subscribing Russell McConnell !
Does the View have enough power to tow the jeep up interstate hills at a decent speed?
Yes it does. Driving easy not to over rev the motor, I pass most big rigs. It all about using lower gears and keeping the rpm’s at about 2400 to 2600. I’ll use the truck lane with flashers on. A two door Jeep is about a1000 pounds lighter and would be better. But I owned the Jeep before the motor home. Thanks for watching!
Great video! Getting ready to set my Jeep up to flat tow so I appreciate your school
Thank you for watching and subscribing Dean Dobbs! Thank you for the compliment too! See you on the road!!
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Great video !
Thanks!
Thanks,good info. We were wondering does your Sprinter have trouble towing up hills? We do like your setup,and video's.
+Thanks John Diaz it will tow uphill but you have to gear down and watch your rpm's. On really steep long grades we just feel better to quickly unhitch and rehitch. A two door Jeep would be better and lighter, but we already owned this 4 door one.
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Confused - you tow in the "park" position? I thought you put both in neutral to tow, but then you turned if off and put it in park and said tow in park.
Thanks for watching the video. The great thing about the newer Jeeps with automatic transmissions is that when you tow 4 wheels down, the transfer case is in neutral and the transmission in park. It is in the owners manual. Plus, as a bonus, the steering wheel doesn’t lock. Jeeps are very easy to set up for towing. And they are fun to drive when you get to your destination.
Hi there, great video. Do you tow your Jeep with a full tank os fuel?
Thank you Louie and the Lovers for watching and subscribing!
We generally have at least a half a tank. We unhitch when encountering a steep grade or when going of highway when camping on BLM land.
Follow Our Wanderlust .... hey thanks. One more question; what kind of mileage do you get while towing your Jeep?
Our Winnebago gets 14 miles to the gallon when tow. Without the tow it gets 16 to 17 miles.
I suppose you need a good strong bumper for that flat towing...my is plastic, probably wouldn't work?
Thank you for watching and subscribing! Sorry I did not get back with you earlier.
The road master towing system we have bolts directly to your frame and not your bumper. It’s underneath your bumper, so it should work for yours.
I mean or you just buy a damn trailer and you don’t need to do all this crap
Yes, that is an option too😁
@@FollowOurWanderlust Actually, a trailer is not an option as a trailer adds significant additional tow weight.
@4xpedition It might work for some, but for us, our Jeep is at 4800 pounds and our hitch rating is 5000 pounds. Sometimes less is more.👍
@4xpedition, I think by trailer the first person was referring to a truck and trailer instead of a Motorhome and tow vehicle.
@@FollowOurWanderlust no I meant a trailer with it on it. That’s what I will do with my Jeep only adds like 1500 lbs
jeez this is a little complicated! Thanks for the demo!
Thank you for watching and subscribing Anne-Marie! It is at first, but in the Jeep manual it explains it step by step also.
The most important things are getting the right set up and doing everything in the right sequence. After a couple off times it is just a few minutes and it is worth it to us to be able to explore where the Winnebago can’t go.
If you are planning to tow just practice in your drive way and around your neighborhood a few times before you head out on the open road. Safe travels!
7:24 Descrition :P
😁 Thanks for catching that!