Do I need a weight distribution hitch?
Hey everyone. First post here. My wife and I are considering getting off the ground and trading the old tent in for a hybrid travel trailer. We are looking at the 23' Rockwood Roo. My tow vehicle is a...
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Allow me to relate personal experience.
Long ago and far away, we had a 19 foot travel trailer. An older, quite heavy travel trailer.
I had three vehicles set up to tow that trailer; a Ford E150 club wagon, and Dodge 3/4 ton 4X4, and a 1970 Jeep Wagoneer. I towed that trailer over the Continental Divide with each of those vehicles at one time or another.
I did not use a WD hitch or sway control when towing with the Ford or the Dodge.
However, when towing the trailer with the Wagoneer, a WD hitch was absolutely necessary to keep the headlights on the road instead of in the treetops, and to keep the back bumper from hitting the ground!
So, my opinion, based purely on personal experience? No, the OP does not need a WD hitch, and if he loads the trailer properly, he does not need "sway control" either!
Long ago and far away, we had a 19 foot travel trailer. An older, quite heavy travel trailer.
I had three vehicles set up to tow that trailer; a Ford E150 club wagon, and Dodge 3/4 ton 4X4, and a 1970 Jeep Wagoneer. I towed that trailer over the Continental Divide with each of those vehicles at one time or another.
I did not use a WD hitch or sway control when towing with the Ford or the Dodge.
However, when towing the trailer with the Wagoneer, a WD hitch was absolutely necessary to keep the headlights on the road instead of in the treetops, and to keep the back bumper from hitting the ground!
So, my opinion, based purely on personal experience? No, the OP does not need a WD hitch, and if he loads the trailer properly, he does not need "sway control" either!
