I have a 2007 H3 Lux addition, been pretty happy with it so far. Now my wife wants to get a camper trailer, and you know what she says goes . I found a 16' camper / Toy Hauler from DuneSport with a dry weight of 3300lb. I asked them my H3 would pull it and they told me

"A 16ft trailer would have a 3300lb dry weight when it is fully loaded. This means that you can add 1200lbs more in your trailer to max out your towing capacity. You can also purchase a weight distribution hitch and sway bar which allows you to reduce the tongue weight by 50% allowing your vehicle to pull the trailer easy. "

What is the difference between Tongue weight and the Max pull?

I am really wanting General advise from your experiences. Thank you in advance!

 

"Tongue weight" is just that, how much weight is pressing down on the tongue of the trailer where it hitches to the vehicle ball. If it is say 500#, that is like throwing 500# of weight inside the back up against the door, or a 500# weight hanging on the trailer hitch.

The weight of the load (trailer plus all that is on it) is a different animal. You could have a 5000# double axle trailer with only a 300# tongue weight. It depends on where you place the load on the trailer, behind or in front of the axle.

You or the trailer people confused the term "dry weight". That is what the trailer weighs when you buy it BEFORE you put anything else on/in it, like your camping gear, fill up any water tank, etc...