Towing a travel trailer or fifth wheeler Archives

Alternatives to hitch ball grease

Russ and Tiña De Maris - November 5, 2023

A new hitch ball is often bright, shiny and chromed. But many RVers have been much dismayed, on lifting the hitch coupler off the...

If you can’t answer these questions, you shouldn’t be towing

RV Travel - June 24, 2023

By Dave Kendall Dear RVtravel, I'm writing this about trailer towing because it has become dear to my heart, and is probably the most important issue...

Best demonstration of travel trailer sway danger

RV Travel - November 4, 2022

Trailer sway is dangerous and can ultimately prove deadly when it results in a crash. Here, we believe, is the best video demonstration of...

RV “chain” as strong as the weakest …

Russ and Tiña De Maris - June 27, 2022

For years we've been talking to the bully pulpit to preach the importance of knowing your weight ratings and scrupulously sticking to them. I...

Zoning in your brake controller for optimum trailer braking

Russ and Tiña De Maris - August 18, 2021

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Question: “I have a question about brake controllers and travel trailers. How do you adjust them? How do you...

RV Daily Tips. Friday, December 11, 2020

Newsletter Editor - December 11, 2020

Issue 1491 Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros, travel advice,...

Eliminating hitch clunk

Dave Helgeson - November 11, 2020

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...

Okay to let passengers ride in a moving travel trailer?

Chuck Woodbury - August 13, 2020

This photo, taken Wednesday, August 12, 2020, was released by the South Dakota Highway Patrol. The pickup towing the trailer lost control, and you...

RV Daily Tips. Thursday, August 6, 2020

Newsletter Editor - August 6, 2020

Issue 1400 Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros, travel advice,...

Tow a fifth wheel with a half-ton pickup?

RV Staff - August 5, 2020

Steve Savage submitted this article to RVtravel.com when he was a Master Certified RV Technician with Mobility RV Service. It seems there's always some new...

Is this fifth wheel towing setup legal? Is it even safe?

Chuck Woodbury - July 10, 2020

When you see this photo you'll say, no way can this setup work safely, much less can it be legal! That's what we think...

If you can’t answer these questions, you shouldn’t be towing

Emily Woodbury - May 21, 2020

By Dave Kendall Dear RV Travel, I'm writing this about towing because it has become dear to my heart, and is probably the most important issue...

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