Towing uhual trailer across country...

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I'm going to be moving from South Carolina to California in a couple months. My new job won't be able to offer a relocation package so I'm trying to do this as inexpensive as possible. My wife and I have decided to not take any furniture (we barely have any to begin with) so we're only going to be moving clothes, pots and pans, personal belongings, etc. I'm sure a 4x8 uhaul will be more than enough space to cover it.

I've read through some old threads on whether or not to tow with a yaris... and I know it's not ideal but I'd rather rent a trailer for 300 bucks than rent a truck and pay for its crappy MPG along with fueling the yaris.

However, after doing some research, uhaul says the empty 4x8 weighs 850lbs... that seems like too much to me. Our stuff will probably weigh less than 300 lbs but I don't think I want to exceed 1000 lbs. Thoughts?