Pulling A Fifth Wheel vs. Bumper Pull
I've been researching travel trailers and I'm not sure yet whether I want a fifth wheel or a bumper pull trailer. I've read more than once that a fifth wheel is easier to handle/more stable on the ro...
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DallasSteve wrote:
Duchmen and Horton
Another poster wrote "A bumper pull can be made stable, but it takes thousands of dollars to achieve". I know I would need a stabilizing hitch, but I was thinking that's around $500. Do you think it takes thousands of dollars to make a bumper pull stable?
My prior rig was a 39' 11k GVW bumper pull.
It towed just as well as my 39' 5'er when all was said and done.
I towed it with a Ford Excursion using a premium Hensley Arrow $2500.00 hitch.
I do believe to get that 5'er like experience you need a premium high dollar hitch.
That doesn't mean you need a high $$ hitch to get a decent tow. But the high $$ hitches do deliver a better towing experience
