HomeTagsHitches

Tag: Hitches

I can’t wrap my head around a load-leveling hitch. Do I need one?

Dave Solberg -
Dear Dave,  Our Redwood is a fifth wheel. We are considering downsizing to a travel trailer. I can’t wrap my head around how a load-leveling...

How useful are fifth wheel king pin stabilizers?

RV Travel -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris One fifth wheel owner we know refuses to set foot in her fiver unless the front end is "supported"...

Fact or Fiction? Weight-distributing hitches improve mileage

Dave Helgeson -
RV blogs, social media groups, and YouTube videos have exploded over the past couple of years. Some provide great information, others questionable information, and...

Fact or Fiction? Weight-distributing hitches improve mileage (ANSWER)

Dave Helgeson -
Answer: Fact As someone who has been around travel trailers and weight-distributing hitches (aka equalizing hitch, for us older folks) all his life, I initially...

RV Daily Tips. Thursday, November 19, 2020

Newsletter Editor -
This newsletter is for intelligent, open-minded RVers. If you comment on an article, do it with respect for others. If not, you will be denied...

RV Daily Tips. Thursday, November 12, 2020

Newsletter Editor -
This newsletter is for intelligent, open-minded RVers. If you comment on an article, do it with respect for others. If not, you will be denied...

Keep your powder dry – and your landing gear greased

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris We learned the hard way that it's necessary to keep the landing gear greased on our RV. We were...

Sticky 5th wheel hitch, Cowboy? Slick ’em up!

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris One of the most neglected areas for fifth wheels, the hitch, can be one of the most cantankerous. Having...

Secure your keys in HitchSafe receiver safe

Bob Difley -
By Bob Difley Do you ever fear that you may lose your keys during a hike? According to the best thieves, there is no perfect...

RV History: Fifth wheels and the Aerocar

Emily Woodbury -
By Al Hesselbart When world champion motorcycle racer and aviation pioneer competitor of the Wright brothers, Glenn Curtiss, conceived an early camping trailer in 1917, he...

Sticky 5th wheel hitch, Cowboy? Slick ’em up!

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris One of the most neglected areas for fifth wheels, the hitch, can be one of the most cantankerous. Having...

Save a damaging rear-end collision with Superbumper

Chuck Woodbury -
RVtravel.com contributor Gyro Gearloose (aka Wolfe Rose) reviews the Superbumper, and shows how his truck survived a rear-end collision with virtually no damage while...
12Page 1 of 2