I'm still a forum newbie, and one thing I've noticed is all the talk about the newer WD hitches like Hensley and Equalizer. When I go camping, I guess I don't really pay attention to others' hitches. Before discovering this site, I thought most people used the old school bars with chains and a separate anti sway bar. I can use an old pipe for leverage if needed to set the chain tension. That's what my dad used and it's what I use. It's simple to set up and gets the job done with no issues for me. Am I truly in the minority as it seems by reading the threads here?

I have the Dual Cam which uses the bars and chains. It just has the sway control built into it!

In all honesty, You and I are in the majority. There are way more of us using the basic WDH than there are those using the super expensive hitches. Why? You may ask. It's simple really. It's what the dealers supply with the TTs. They work, so why change. My new TT came with an EZ-Lift hitch, my last TT came with a Reese, Both use a swaybar for sway control. Niether has any sway. Wht spend more to do the same thing.Remember 99% of people who camp, or RV. Don't visit this site, or even know it exists

Cheep round bars here and they came with a piece of pipe.

Same here and I don't use the sway bar. Never had an issue in the past 7 years of towing our TT.

all the talk about the newer WD hitches like Hensley and Equalizer.

Anybody besides me using old school WD hitch?

Slowmover
Explorer
May 30, 2013
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bfever74
Explorer
May 21, 2013
I have the bars and chains on my 2000 Terry 24' TT that I tow with a 2010 F150. I generally use them every time, although I don't always use the sway control. My trailer never seems to sway. I also have the integrated trailer brake controller with anti-sway control. Very Neat! If the truck notices excess sway, it activates the trailer brakes to straighten it out. I hope I never get to experience it though!!
JiminDenver
Explorer II
May 21, 2013
We have a Husky WDH and a single friction sway bar.

I have felt just a bit of sway as we are passed by the big trucks but wind does nothing and it's always windy here it seems.
Mvander
Explorer
May 21, 2013
Old school (but newer) Curt round bar with friction bar.
Macrosill
Explorer
May 21, 2013
Old school here.

I have a Husky round bar with the chains and a friction anti-sway device.
Lowsuv
Explorer
May 21, 2013
yes.
old time equalizer hitch with the chains .
it could be vintage 1981.
it does , however , have a recent nice matte black spray-can finish .
grandpa-gene had it laying around in his shed and gave it to me when i bought my first travel trailer .
that was 18 years ago .
i started towing boats in 1964 .
don't need no stinkin' equalizer for that .
Passin_Thru
Explorer
May 21, 2013
I have a Reese dual cam with chains. I also have an old Reese Strait line but think I'll sell it.
Ron_Gratz
Explorer
May 21, 2013
jerem0621 wrote:
---The only difference is that Equal-i-zer uses metal on metal friction while a sway bar uses metal on brake pad material.---
That's true -- as far as the mechanism goes.

However, the Equal-i-zer has potential for creating several times as much sway-resisting torque as a friction "sway bar" can.

Ron
usmc616
Explorer
May 21, 2013
dodge guy wrote:
I have the Dual Cam which uses the bars and chains. It just has the sway control built into it!
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69_Avion
Explorer
May 20, 2013
I have the old fashioned WDH on my 1988 Avion 34' TT and I don't even have a WDH on my 19' Camper/Trailer with my Avion C-11 on it. I just took it to the Overland Expo in Flagstaff, AZ and in cross winds at 65-75 MPH it did just fine. Old school works for me.