Looking to purchase a travel trailer
Hello, my name is Rose and I am retiring in one year, I have been looking at the Winnebago Minnie Winnie and Lance both seem to be all weather terrain durable, I just bought my Silverado 1500 LT to pu...
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coolmom42 wrote:
Very few trailers are a comfortable safe tow for a half-ton pickup without some type of weight distribution/sway control.
I've investigated this myself, as a woman who will mostly be travelling alone. My boyfriend has an Equalizer hitch that does a great job, but it is very heavy. I can barely pick up the hitch head. I'm planning to investigate Anderson hitches, since the entire assembly weighs under 60 lb.
GM says that the OP's Silverado does not "Require" a WD hitch for up to a 7,000 pound trailer. I limited my 1500's to about 5,000 pound gross trailer weight. One reason being that I hate messing with WD hitches. The Andersen is easier than others I have owned. My point is that ease of use may outweigh (pun intended) some of the advantages of heavier trailers. It is no fun to avoid RVing because of the effort involved. Yes, at 250 pounds, I can handle hitches and bars but the OP might not.
