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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RCMAN46 wrote:
A travel trailer is inherently unstable.
If a travel trailer was inherently stable then sway control equipment should not be necessary.
A 5th wheel is inherently stable as there is no sway control needed or available as far I know.
I am curious why you say that a travel trailer is "inherently" unstable. This is just not the case. And there is absolutely no proof or data that supports that contention.
There is NO NECESSITY for sway control...read my previous post. Sway is a function of driving, how it is towed and loaded. There is nothing "inherent" about that.
If what you say was true they certainly would not have lasted this long and continue to be more popular (by sales numbers) than 5th wheels.
There just is NO evidence for such a claim.
