Can a 5th wheel be too light for my truck?

rfryer wrote:

roamermatt wrote:
I'm shopping for a 5th wheel and my wife and I want something on the small and light side so we can get into relatively remote places. Our truck is a 2001 Dodge diesel 3/4 ton 2wd longbed.

Would a hitch weight below or around 1,000 pounds cause problems like a rough ride either in the truck or for the trailer? Any other reason to be concerned about this?

My thought exactly when I got my F150. But I quickly realized it was too high to get back on the national forest trails I camped on. So I went with a small TT instead. Just a reminder in case you hadn’t considered that.

Good point, and I have thought about this a little. We're actually looking at 5'ers that do not have standing height in the bedroom for this reason, as well as the faint hope that it may allow slightly better towing mpg.