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geometro
Explorer
Apr 20, 2015

What do I need to know about purchasing a hitch?

My lovely wife has finally convinced me to trade our wonderful pickup camper for a 5th wheel so we can take the grandchildren camping. We've camped from Alaska to Jalisco to Nova Scotia and I'll miss ...
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Halmfamily
Explorer
Apr 20, 2015
Our first hitch was a Reese 16K manual slider. It served us well but was rather noisy and had a lot of wind up when stopping. Used the slider a few times and worked well.

New truck, new hitch. Moved to a B&W Companion and wow what a great hitch. Easy to hitch up, you know your connected instantly. Very smooth and dead quiet. No wind up when stopping. Yes, it costs considerable more but worth every penny.

Buy the best hitch you can afford.

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