"Can an Odyssey tow a 2619?"
First, use this board's Search tool tool on the term Odyssey - there has been a lot of discussion regarding this vehicle.
Second, it depends critically on WHERE you plan to tow. If you are going to stay on the flatlands, many people will say yes, go ahead. But if you plan to get into the mountains, the Rockies, for instance, the answer is probably no. You didn't mention where in Canada you are, or where you plan to tow.
Third, it also depends on how much weight you will add to the Odyssey. Two young children may (or may not) require a lot of "stuff". A "diva" may (or may not) require a lot of stuff. It turns out that the tow vehicle manufacturers don't exactly lie, but they obscure. They will give you a tow rating (you should check it for your Ody), but they make it hard to discover that the weight of everything you put into the Ody except the driver must be subtracted from the tow rating. That means weight of all passengers, weight of factory options, weight of aftermarket options, plus of course the weight of whatever cargo you put in the back of the Ody. As we conclude repeatedly on this board, and as Trailmanor suggests, you will probably need to subtract 500 to 1000 pounds from the Ody tow rating. So it is important to know what that tow rating is.
Fourth, you also need to understand that a ready-to-camp TM, loaded with all your stuff, all the factory options, and water will weigh considerably more than the "dry weight" mentioned on the TM website. Your 2619 will probably weight something on the order of 3000-3300 pounds, depending on those options and the amount of stuff you stash in it.
I hope that HarveyRV chimes in here - he has a much more eloquent way of figuring it out, involving various weight ratings of the tow vehicle.
Bill
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