Towing with the Sorento?

[SVT_Power]

As some of y'all may know, I'm gonna be moving to the west coast in a couple of months for school. I don't think I'll be there permanently (or at least I don't think I will be) so I won't be taking everything I own, but I will be there for at least a year. I plan on renting a studio/1-bedroom apartment for the time I'm there, so I'll be taking more than what will fit in my car. My plan at this point is to rent a 4x8 or 5x8 uhaul trailer and tow it with the Sorento. This means I should be able to make room inside the Sorento to sleep in it for a couple of nights. I don't really know anybody on the way except for in Calgary, AB so I'll be making a detour there to catch up with a couple of friends and crash somewhere.

Anyway, the question I have is whether it's a good idea to tow with the Sorento. Quick googling shows the Sorento is rated for 3500lbs, the 5x8 trailer is supposed to weigh ~900 lbs. And obviously I won't be loading the trailer with much weight. So I know the weight is fine, but just wondering if it'd be a bad idea on the tranny and what not since I really doubt the engineers designed this thing to tow anything, let alone across the country.

Planned route:

https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Kitchener,+ON/Burnaby,+BC/@49.8297709,-108.7068101,5z/data=!4m19!4m18!1m10!1m1!1s0x882bf48c03ee5105:0x9525f8e6df5f544b!2m2!1d-80.4777469!2d43.434311!3m4!1m2!1d-114.1147001!2d51.0362793!3s0x53716e2a8f9810db:0x7910dc37f7196842!1m5!1m1!1s0x548677a8219c8373:0xdd0a72738752b169!2m2!1d-123.0025753!2d49.2294908!3e0

[Rupert]

It'll be fine. I might not want to tow all the time with it, but no problem for a few cross-country trips. The weight rating (that's a class II) takes most everything into account.

[ifcar]

A 3,500-pound tow rating is something they'd have definitely engineered for. If you see a crossover with a 1,000-pound rating, that's a little more dubious, but 3,500 is above average for what it is. They wouldn't have made that up altogether.

[Soup DeVille]

It'll be fine.

[hotrodalex]

She's gonna blow.

[2o6]

You'll twist up the frame!

[MX793]

Worst that could happen is that you endanger the manifold and then the passenger's side floor panel rivets all pop and the floor falls out.

[CALL_911]

BTDT, was not fun. Also had a no good tuna sandwich that day

[AutobahnSHO]

Make sure everything's in order before you leave, take it easy on the hills, should be fine.