Need advice on a hybrid model
Hello, I'm a new member here and I am wonder if any experienced campers can offer any advice to my wife and I. We have been camping for about two years now with a popup camper. We are considering m...
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The types of trailers you towed on the farm didn't have the heavy tongue weights a travel trailer does. That and the fact that you most likely weren't towing those trailers at freeway speeds. So yes, you need a WD hitch. Its not gimmicky, its a safety item. It puts the weight back on the front wheels to bring back proper steering control.
Wow, this post is far from accurate. We spend big money on a truck and trailer and you're suggesting we should cheap out and try to balance the trailer like we do a pop-up? The amount of rear squat is meaningless. The "roller coaster ride after every bump" is caused by lack of weight on the front wheels. You can move things all around if you like, but you are still taking too much weight off the front wheels of the TV. If you have a truck look at your owners manual. There is a specification as to how much weight you can safely take off the front wheels. With GM its zero. You have to adjust the WD hitch to put all the weight back on the front. Just because we grew up a certain way doesn't mean what we did as kids was safe for our families.
phoneguy1212 wrote:
Now for weight distribution is only needed if after you hook a fully loaded camper up and it causes you truck to sag in the back or while driving you feel like you're on a roller coaster ride after every bump in the road mainly every bridge you go over. So if you pack the proper way and keep the weight to the center of the camper and not on the front you might not need it. I'm like you and was raised on a farm and did plenty of towing and never heard of such things till I bought a travel trailer. We always knew if it starts fish tailing we slowed down and if our back end drooped a little after hookup we adjusted the load and drove slower speeds. Most were not raised like this and the industry has made work around for this at a price. It eases everybody's mind that there's a fix for all their worries for a price and they work well for what they do. They allow an under rated tow vehicle to haul something too heavy and we get to travel interstate speeds because we spent good money on a weight distribution and sway set-up.
Wow, this post is far from accurate. We spend big money on a truck and trailer and you're suggesting we should cheap out and try to balance the trailer like we do a pop-up? The amount of rear squat is meaningless. The "roller coaster ride after every bump" is caused by lack of weight on the front wheels. You can move things all around if you like, but you are still taking too much weight off the front wheels of the TV. If you have a truck look at your owners manual. There is a specification as to how much weight you can safely take off the front wheels. With GM its zero. You have to adjust the WD hitch to put all the weight back on the front. Just because we grew up a certain way doesn't mean what we did as kids was safe for our families.
