Ride quality when towing

Anderson no sway hitch rides nice. I use it with my jayco 26bh and F250.

But I like the way my super duty rides to begin with. I hate that floating feeling

God bless you all for your suggestions. They are very encouraging.

I don't notice quite the difference that others are reporting. There is a difference, but very minor. The differences are not jolting, they are more of a longer, deeper bounce.

Pick a trailer with a lighter tongue weight and use an airsafe hitch. They take a lot of shock out of the road bumps.

The ride should not be "that" much different, unless you drive through Indiana on some of our wonderful interstates! Then... towing a trailer will beat you, your tow vehicle, and your trailer up to pieces! Avoid Indiana interstates, and you'll probably be fine. I live in Indiana and travel only secondary roads now.

But yes, there will be a difference. You'll feel the bumps a lot more.

You might be in for a rude awakening when you drive over bridge transitions when towing a trailer. What might a minor bump without a trailer will be a major bounce with a trailer. We've hit many that I swore my trailer was gonna go its own way.

You might be better off if you got a used diesel-pusher Class A motorhome. Those things ride on air bags and float down the road, which might be much better for a problem back plus the ability for her to lay down if needed.

Louisa wrote:
My wife had a lot of spinal problems, with multiple surgeries in her past. We're thinking about getting a trailer to tow behind our Escalade, but are new to this (we're switching from an A) and wonder whether the ride quality of the Escalade (which works for her) may stiffen up once we hook up whatever tow package (??), load leveler (?) and trailer is required.

Sorry to ask such a basic question, but has anyone had this experience with this Escalade chassis (which I think is the same as the Yukon/Suburban/Denali vehicles)?

Thank you so much.

The ride characteristics are certainly going to be different. Does the caddy have air suspension or anything like that? The size of the trailer will determine how different it rides. If air suspension it will likely stiffen up the pressure to compensate. If not, then it won't stiffen up but will oscillate more due to more weight.

One of those deals where you won't know till you try it, unfortunately. Especially since you don't know what trailer you are getting. A small pop up likely won't make much difference. A 26' travel trailer will be a big difference.