Any reason I'd need weight distribution?

Gdetrailer wrote:
Wow, boy did this thread go way off the trail chasing bunnies.

The OP Has a Ram truck (exact model unknown) and is asking about a 20ft (or a bit less) trailer which weighs in around 3K with tongue weight of 300 lbs.

Some how things have gotten twisted...

Putting WD for the sake of "having it" is just wasting money and time.

I would doubt that the OP will put more than 500 lbs on the tongue.

With that light of a tongue load WD CAN make the setup unstable by removing too much weight from the rear axle (think lost traction).

Even a half ton truck is capable of carrying 500 lbs on the hitch without any need for WD. It is a truck, it is designed to have 1K lbs or more in the bed alone, if it can't support that weight then you shouldn't put a feather into the back of a truck without WD...

Sorry, but respectfully disagree with your analysis. First, the OP's trailer is going to weigh right around 4000 pounds. I have nearly the identical trailer he has....different model line from the same manufacturer. A 4000 pound trailer will have approx 520 pounds hitch weight at 13%. I would suspect the owner will carry at least a few things in the bed of the truck when he goes camping, and while I know that is somewhat a different issue, still, it is weight that will make the back of the truck sink further into it's suspension travel.
An example of a WD hitch would be my BlueOx. They state that we need a minimum of 350 pounds tongue weight to use this hitch, and in my case, I use 550 pound bars. I would suspect this would also be a good matchup for his Ram, if it is indeed a 1500.
A correctly setup WD hitch is not going to make the drive axle be "lighter" than it is when the truck is solo.

I stand by my statement: his towing experience will be safer and more comfortable with a WD hitch than without.

Your mileage and setup may vary.....honest men can disagree.