You need both.
For one thing, your state probably requires your trailer have brakes of one kind or another. Either surge or electric.
The trailer you're looking at has electric brakes. You will need a controlier. It's either built in or you will have to add one.
I feel it's always best to have a WDH unless you are pulling a light PUP. You need to check your hitch. It should say what the max weight it will support with and without a WDH.
matt.wi wrote:
OK, I'm back. We wound up getting a good deal on a 2015 Ford F150 Super Crew 4x4 2.7L twin turbo with 3.55 rear axel, 6500# GVWR and trailer tow package.
We're still looking at getting a Winnebago Micro Mini 1700BH TT, which is single-axle, 20'9" overall length, 3000 dry/3800 GVWR.
Our family weighs in at about 600# total. Bikes, coolers, other **** in the truck will be roughly 300#.
From what I can find, we should be well within the payload and towing capacity. But is it still recommended to get a WDH and/or brake controller?
If you can't tell, I'm not too experienced. We've pulled a pop-up behind our mini-van for a couple of years, that's it. If anyone could explain what the benefits of those things are and when you really want or need them, that would be fantastic.
99.9% of our camping is within 2 hours drive of our place in the relatively flat lands of Wisconsin. We do have intentions to do a longer trip per year across the country, which may include mountains, once we have our setup.
