Tag: Hitching
RV “chain” as strong as the weakest …
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
For years we've been talking to the bully pulpit to preach the importance of knowing your weight ratings and...
How to safely, quickly and easily hitch a travel trailer
This excellent nine-minute video was recently posted by our friend and now RVtravel.com contributor Gyro Gearloose (aka Wolfe Rose). If you use a sway...
Trailer hitching: Keep your rig where it belongs
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
For a "heart sinking into your stomach" experience, there’s nothing like looking in the rearview mirror and finding your...
Sadder but wiser: The case of the falling fifth wheel
It almost happened to me. Maybe it has happened to you. No doubt you've heard of it happening to someone else. My dad was...
Move your travel trailer by remote control
By Eric Brotman
RVtravel.com
Power trailer movers can make an RVer’s life a whole lot easier — if certain criteria are met. The mover should be...
Hitch your trailer without help with magnetic hitch alignment kit
Are you sometimes frustrated that you have to distract your co-pilot just to hook up your trailer? If you could do it yourself —...
Keep your hitch ball covered — DIY RV project
By John Cook with Russ and Tiña De Maris
After walking into the hitch ball on my tow rig while wearing my "dress" blue jeans,...
Stop that towed vehicle rattle
By Greg Iles
There are a lot of anti-rattle devices on the market, all aimed at limiting or removing the "clunk" from the loose-fitting tow...
Fifth wheel hitching: an old-timer’s advice
By George Bliss
From several years of observations at campgrounds, it seems most RVers don’t know the importance of hooking up the umbilical cord from...
Another fix for “hitch clunk”
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
A few months back we talked about an annoying phenomenon that travel trailer RVers sometimes face: hitch clunk. Slop...
Eliminating hitch clunk
By Dave Helgeson
Clunk! If you pull a travel trailer you are likely to hear this sound being emitted from your hitch after a few...
Backup cams: Changing your trailer hitching routine
By Dave Helgeson
Ever since man first attempted to back a horseless carriage up to the coupler of a trailer he has been trying to...