weight distribution system

I know alot of you already know what i'm about to say but for those who don't here goes. Weight Distribution system is just that! It has nothing to do preventing sway it distributes the weight between the tow vehicle and camper. I repeat it has nothing to do with preventing sway!! Anybody that says so is either trying to sell you one or is misinformed.The weight dist sytem works like this if you have your tow vehicle and camper hooked on level ground ,I mean level ! and the tow vehicle in down in the rear and the camper is down in the front. then perhaps you should consider a weight dist system. If your tow vehicle and camper are straight and level, then you do not need to spend several hundred dollars. I will qualify that this is for camper up 25 feet or less.Again It has not a thing do with preventing sway. All you need is a quality anti-sway friction bar properly installed. This WILL help greatly to prevent sway.Now is you need a weight dist system then you still need to install a friction sway bar, unless you get a combo unit.

I also learned that the tongue weight is approx 10% of the weight of the camper with consideration for full propane tanks and water, for instance I have a 1969 safari, its weight is approx 3800lb but the tongue weight is listed as 420-450 lbs that includes full propane tanks and water. I learned this from a expert who has been doing hitches and only hitches for over twenty years Again anything over 25 feet probably would need a weight dist system as well as a friction anti-sway bar.Good luck and happy camping