Towing Newb, need some advice

jfeather wrote:
I had that exact TV. 2007 Froniter CC (great truck) and I had purchased a 2010 Jayco Jayfeather 19H. Very similar set up to yours.

Like TXiceman and kvangil mentioned I highly recommend the wdh with anti sway. Even thought this is your first TT and it's not as big as others it will still be stressful towing without the wdh. My Frontier would get pushed around quite a bit as trucks and even fast moving cars would go by. Pulling it was not a problem but as kvangil mentioned you will definetly need to hit the OD button and you will be running in the high RPMs. MPG's is greatly effected and In my opinion the V6 just wasnt enough to make me comfortable and stress free. After a year I sold the Frontier and bought an 2011 Expedition. You can do it, but I just felt like the Frontier was working too hard.

Good luck.

That's a helpful experience, thanks! I am a little worried that I will end up feeling the same, and I will laugh at myself, how the "great deal camper" cost me many thousands more, in a new car. :S

And thanks everyone, I am definitely getting a WD hitch, very likely with sway control.

So here's a question: what distinguishes one from the other? I understand that there are different styles of WD hitches, and also styles of sway control; I also know that some sway control you must (or is it just "should") remove before backing up (sway control that I must remove prior to reversing won't fly with me; the 3 year old sucks too much brain energy for me to remember all the time). But other than that, how is the $500 WD hitch with the same rating "better" than the $325 one? Does it drive better? Easier to use? Less likely to break (I hope none of them are likely to break!)?

I'm not afraid to suck it up and pay for quality; with gear sometimes, that's the smartest thing to do. But sometimes the cheaper item works just fine, and I'd rather not spend the extra if I don't have to.