hooking up a travel trailer

2freelife wrote:
I'd like opinions about how difficult it would be to hook up a travel trailer for a person who isn't strong. I would want a anti sway bar, & thought about getting a backup camera. Is there strength needed. I am a 5'2" / 125 lb woman. Would there be other equipment that would make this easy?

1. buy an electric trailer jack and have installed at the dealer
2. Buy "Coupler Connect HItch Aligner" from Cabella's, item # lK-521806 $39. Eliminates the need for a backup camera. You can be 2 to 3 inches off center to the right or left and this device will automatically line your hitch right over the ball, dead center. It is a V shaped piece of steel, just drop it into the slot on your truck hitch, no bolts needed.
3. If you have a pick up, buy some red duck tape 2" wide, measure the center of the top of your tail gate, tape a 8 inch strip(front to back). Tape a 2 inch wide, 8" piece of duck tap from the top of the electric jack housing down so it is facing you in the driver's seat. You can also put a strip of duck tape in the center of your rear window (top to bottom).
Now sit in you truck, look at the pieces of tape and line them up with your strip of tape on the electric trailer jack. Now slowly back up until your truck hitch ball hits the Coupler Connect Hitch Aligner and lines up your trailer hitch is directly over the truck hitch ball. Stop, get out and look to make sure the hitch is directly over the ball, now just lower the trailer until you can put your safety pin in. Pull the Hitch Aligner out of the slot, throw it into the back of your truck. Now hook your sway bars and lift the trailer up until it takes min. physical pulling to get your bars hooked up. Bring up the electric jack all the way up. Job done!!!! Easy for one person to do with no help from others.