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Originally Posted by moaboy
I think you will be ok with the sante fe rated to tow 5000. I tow a 2720 with less than that and have not had any problems.
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I don't necessarily disagree with you. I guess the point I was trying to make, in my roundabout way, is that from Camp Hill, PA, you start at an elevation of 450 feet, and work your way up to maybe 2500. Kn1ghtus is starting at 5500 feet, and working up to at least 7500 feet as soon as he gets off the plains - and I don't know of any fun camping areas down on the flats. And while not all grades in Colorado are steep, many of them are, especially in the areas where you would go camping.
Don't forget the 3% rule. Because of thinning air, a gasoline engine loses about 3% of its sea-level horsepower for every thousand feet of altitude. At 2000 feet, this isn't much of a hit. At 7-8000 feet, it can be pretty serious. So as I tried to point out to Kn1ghtus, thought and caution will be needed.
Bill