Storing the hitch over the winter - hitch head, spring bars, and anti-sway bar sit on the ground in the back of my shed.
At a campground - spring bars and anti-sway bars usually just get put into the bed of my pickup truck. If I need the room, I just put them under the camper on the ground. Hitch head usually stays attached to the truck - when we are out "touristing", I try to park on the outskirts of parking lots, backing in, so the hitch is out of the way of anyone. If I need to remove it, I put it in the back of the truck.
After 14 years they have barely any rust on them, and considering how thick and heavy they are I am not worried about them.
