Sway control?

Reese Dual Ca, Straightline is the best bang for the $$$$. It is well proven hitch and it works, A ProPride or Hensley will work but cost a bunch more.

As for not using a sway control device, it is really cheap insurance for that one time you get hit by a cross wind or a passing truck. That is not the time to wish you had sway control on the hitch.

You will hear from some that claim they do not use a sway control and never had a problem. What they should say is we have been lucky so far.

Even a friction type is not hard to install and only takes a minute to hook up.

As for drilling holes to install the hitch...no big deal if you know what you are doing.

Ken

Why risk so much for a feww hundred dollars. A good WD hitch with sway control should be just part of the expense of towing a trailer. When towing a trailer, there's enough stuff on the highways to worry about that you don't want to be worried about trailer sway!

I`m using the Reese Dual Cam. excellent sway control system. How long is your trailer? Under 25 feet and a friction sway bar should be good. longer than that and I would go with the Dual Cam.

never experienced sway with our old camper, had a friend tell me a story about his new camper, and the experience he had when it started whipping around his truck with the family inside. Since then, we bought our new camper, and had sway control added.....won't travel without it.....when that puppy starts whippin' your TV around, it's too late, and you'll wish you had it

Sway control is a must. I believe that I wouldn't be here today if I hadn't used it on the 4th weekend, when Hurricane Arthur went by New England. Crossed a high river bridge in Northern MA on the way home and the truck and trailer started to sway severely once I got on the bridge. Applied the trailer brake and it quickly straightened out. Freaking scarry moment with wife and dog in the cab. Sway control was in place. If it wasn't, I think we would not be here. I will apply sway control everytime I tow. I used to only use it when the weather was predicted to be windy. Not now! Don't leave home without it.

I have towed with a wide variety of vehicles over the years. YES! you need some type of sway control a WDH will suffice. My preference depending on the TT is some type straight line hitch ... Weight Distribution Systems that include Sway Control ready made kits are available.

Well, I will be buying the trailer weight scale & the WDS... & wonder if I should send the additional for the sway?

I think the chances of a person getting lucky enough to load properly are one in a million. get a sway control and be safe. Period. safely is the name of the game. many seem to forget that. many times I have read on the forum,"That's why I have insurance". which is a BS statement. sure you have insurance but if the accident is your fault, no amount of insurance is going to bring back a persons loved one if you are at fault. these people need to wake up and die right.

My hitch has it built in, but as others have said a property loaded trailer doesn't need it.

nevadanick wrote:
I use sway control every time i tow, its called proper loading.

+1

And a good hitch and a level setup