Towing Newb, need some advice
Hi all, new member here, apologies for the long post. Thanks in advance for your help! Buying a new-to-me camper, a Jayco Jay Feather Sport 165. It's got a GVW of 3500, the tongue weight is high b...
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If you turn too tight when backing up, it will crash and break stuff on the hitch and/or sway control. This is one reason why I prefer the Reese Dual-Cam, I can't really turn too tight for the sway control, the vehicle and trailer will crash first. I think the Equal-I-Zer is the same. Reese makes a friction based sway control as well that is integrated, although less popular and seemingly not as good as the Equal-I-Zer. I have not used either of them.
If I were you I'd try to pick up a used w/d hitch with the friction sway control for cheap and see how that works. You can always upgrade later and re-sell the stuff you have. With that small of a trailer, it seems unlikely you'd need more if it trailer has enough tongue weight and the hitch is set-up properly.
Equal-I-Zer is another good option. I love my Reese Dual Cam but they can be finicky to set-up so while they work great, I struggle to recommend them. I've had to modify how my brackets mount to the trailer frame to prevent movement and damage to the frame. Pretty annoying Reese can't come up with a good solution for this.
If I were you I'd try to pick up a used w/d hitch with the friction sway control for cheap and see how that works. You can always upgrade later and re-sell the stuff you have. With that small of a trailer, it seems unlikely you'd need more if it trailer has enough tongue weight and the hitch is set-up properly.
Equal-I-Zer is another good option. I love my Reese Dual Cam but they can be finicky to set-up so while they work great, I struggle to recommend them. I've had to modify how my brackets mount to the trailer frame to prevent movement and damage to the frame. Pretty annoying Reese can't come up with a good solution for this.
