How much sway do you feel?
We stopped towing our TT almost 3 years ago, due to a number of reasons, including problems with sway that we simply could not overcome no matter what we did. Of course, one of my bigger issues was P...
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We started out with travel trailers pulled by 1/2 ton pickup or Suburban. Did not notice much until the second travel trailer 29 feet with the Suburban sway and wind push was horrible.
Weight distribution hitch with friction bar was a white knuckle ride with me ready to stop before we even left. I dreaded towing at all.
Before giving up we upgraded to a Reese Dual Cam hitch setup, that made it much better and then I noticed the round ball hitch on the Suburban was flexing adding to some of the problems.
We upgraded the pickup to the F250, that with LT tires and the Dual Cam setup made the travel trailer ride like it was on rails behind me. No sway at all. I would feel a slight push/pull as big trucks passed, I learned to watch for them in the left mirror and ease to the right side of the lane as they passed making it hardly felt at all.
Later on needing more room full-timing for work I upgraded from the travel trailer to the 5th wheel. The ride was about the same, worse on bad interstate with bounce but absolutely no sway at all. A little push/pull from big rigs but nothing uncomfortable.
Everything will feel cross winds, even a car not towing anything.
I do understand the fear that lingers from a rollover accident. I have been through two of them myself, and that is what was causing me anxiety with the travel trailer. That pushed me to research and I worked with the dual cam hitch and got it resolved. Went from not wanting to go 50 miles to driving 350 or more miles in a day and not even worrying about it.
Good luck with whatever you choose,
Chris
Weight distribution hitch with friction bar was a white knuckle ride with me ready to stop before we even left. I dreaded towing at all.
Before giving up we upgraded to a Reese Dual Cam hitch setup, that made it much better and then I noticed the round ball hitch on the Suburban was flexing adding to some of the problems.
We upgraded the pickup to the F250, that with LT tires and the Dual Cam setup made the travel trailer ride like it was on rails behind me. No sway at all. I would feel a slight push/pull as big trucks passed, I learned to watch for them in the left mirror and ease to the right side of the lane as they passed making it hardly felt at all.
Later on needing more room full-timing for work I upgraded from the travel trailer to the 5th wheel. The ride was about the same, worse on bad interstate with bounce but absolutely no sway at all. A little push/pull from big rigs but nothing uncomfortable.
Everything will feel cross winds, even a car not towing anything.
I do understand the fear that lingers from a rollover accident. I have been through two of them myself, and that is what was causing me anxiety with the travel trailer. That pushed me to research and I worked with the dual cam hitch and got it resolved. Went from not wanting to go 50 miles to driving 350 or more miles in a day and not even worrying about it.
Good luck with whatever you choose,
Chris
