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Anyone brave enough to tow a camper yet? I was.
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But do I need just sway control or sway control and weight distribution?
I’d get both. Or maybe I should say, I’m getting both. I towed the trailer for a half hour or so. I wanted to see how it handled in general at highway speed. I also wanted to go up a decent hill.
I did both of those things. It handled awesome with the hitch and the engine didn’t struggle going up the hill in tow mode.
Fuel economy went in the dumpster though. I usually get around 22 mpg on the highway as an average. I was around 11 mpg towing the trailer. So we’re going to have to plan trips that have gas stations along the way.
Only had about an inch of squat once the trailer was hooked up with the wd hitch. Which was better than I expected.
Trailer brake controller worked seamlessly as well. I set the gain around 6.0.
I did both of those things. It handled awesome with the hitch and the engine didn’t struggle going up the hill in tow mode.
Fuel economy went in the dumpster though. I usually get around 22 mpg on the highway as an average. I was around 11 mpg towing the trailer. So we’re going to have to plan trips that have gas stations along the way.
Only had about an inch of squat once the trailer was hooked up with the wd hitch. Which was better than I expected.
Trailer brake controller worked seamlessly as well. I set the gain around 6.0.
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Advice I would give from all of my research is watch your payload limit. That’s what runs out first once you add up people, gear and the hitch weight
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Just did KS, NE, IA, SD, CO and back to KS. No WDH and it towed fine. MPG were around 11 to 14 in the mountains and 7 to 8 in KS at 75 to 80 mph with a headwind.
Just did KS, NE, IA, SD, CO and back to KS. No WDH and it towed fine. MPG were around 11 to 14 in the mountains and 7 to 8 in KS at 75 to 80 mph with a headwind.
Tongue / gross weight?
The blue ox is highly recommended anywhere trailers are discussed.
I have the Camco Eaz-Lift TR3 and its fantastic. Best for consistent loads, as adjusting the spring tension takes tools. Sway control is much better than the friction bars.
So you’re recommending weight distribution - not just sway control
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Towing about the same, side by side is around 1800lbs. With the dual axles it has been solid as a rock. No sway what so ever with just a regular hitch. I even move the weight back towards the rear axle to gain 1.5" of height at the hitch and still solid as a rock.
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Exactly. Buddy of mine says I probably don’t need anything.
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I'm guessing on that trip about 2,000 pounds with a tongue weight of about 300 and probably about 200 to 300 pounds in the bed. Tows even better when my motorcycle is in it.
I did a similar trip and similar setup (Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming). If I take a highway thats 60mph and under I average 18mpg witht the NOBO 10.5 (appx 2200lbs loaded). At the 70+ mph it drops to 15 and I can hold 15 or go with traffic and drop to 14. I cant complain, thats still better than my 2nd gen Tundra by itself.Just did KS, NE, IA, SD, CO and back to KS. No WDH and it towed fine. MPG were around 11 to 14 in the mountains and 7 to 8 in KS at 75 to 80 mph with a headwind.
I do have heavier duty springs, and custom tune. Truck did awesome, but wish it would engine brake a little better.
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Thats a nice setup, I like it and the mpg is crazy good with a load. Do you have the stinkbug effect with no load? Do you have a pic without the camper?
Doesnt seem to be much for photos of the truck. It looks slightly taller than stock but not by much. The pic with the bed rack and nothing loaded is the only picture I seem to have of it with the alldog springs.
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