Do I want a 5th wheel?
The wife and I are retired. We have been camping for many years. From tent to popup to travel trailer. Been in our 23.5 Pilgrim for 7 years and it is time for a change. We really like what we see in 5...
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looper wrote:
As a postscript to why I'm so OCD about all this. I once had a large Uhaul trailer break free of my truck in the mountains of N. Ga. The chains broke and the trailer took off down the on coming lane of traffic and finally ran off into the ditch just before hitting a couple in a car head on. I had been towing boats and trailers for years before that without a second thought. That was over 30 years ago and I can still fill the knot in my stomach as I saw the trailer pass me in the oncoming lane and I can still see the faces of the lady and man in the car as they watched this trailer coming at them. Since then I do more than needed to make sure I don't have to go through that again.
Well the difference between a U-Haul trailer and a RV is an on-board battery that will activate the trailer brakes in case of a breakaway. To simplify the renting of trailers, U-Haul uses surge brakes on their trailers. When you step on the TV brakes there is a section of the trailer tongue that can move forward and activate a hydraulic brake master cylinder to provide braking to the trailer, once it is loose, there is no way for the brakes to be activated.
When the pin is pulled on my 5er, the brakes activate HARD, I know my cable caught on the hitch backing into a spot once, DW was outside watching and scared her badly. She said the back tire of the truck came off the ground it stopped so hard, and that was going backwards.
Your reasons are your reasons, I can't fault you for that.
