I am only boon-docking. My mods include: lithium batteries 400Ah, 2800 Magnum inverter, 640W solar panels. I ordered the trailer with two 20 lbs tanks instead of 30 lbs and relocated the batteries to inside the trailer to keep the tongue weight lower.
If you want to lower tongue weight you need to relocate batteries. You can use AGMs and put them in the trailer, if you do not want to spend $ on lithium.
Over 14k towing miles later, X5 is great tow vehicle. We towed through Rockies, many times in Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.
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Originally Posted by Thecastle
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We've made a lot of modifications to our trailer to make it an ideal boon-docking trailer. As we camp off grid a lot, namely a big battery bank on the tongue 4x6V golf cart batteries 60.5lbs each, plus 2/0 wiring, etc. for the inverter. Which was added to the tongue. The trailer actually towed better after the mods.
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