Towing a 21rbs

[F3Dawg]

I tow my 21rbs with a 2017 F150 with a 4 point WDH. However, I was not happy with how my camper trailered. It always seemed a little loose. This weekend come home from our trip. I decided to experiment with adding weight to the trailer. I filled the fresh water tank, and the towing difference was amazing. Has anyone else noticed this effect?

[DavidM]

You probably increased the tongue weight. More tongue weight always equals better towing as long as the TV can take it.

David

[Diversteve]

We travel with ~15 gallons of water in our 14DBS.
It adds the perfect amount of weight to the tongue and evens out the side to side loading on the trailer.

[nhlakes]

Towed the 21RBS home (setup for camping, brought everything with me to pick it up) without WDH with my Tundra. 

Did about 800 miles over the course of 4 days, over flat lands of Indiana, hills or West Virginia, etc.  Towed very well.   A little bit of sway in windy flat lands, but not too bad (have had numerous similar sized trailers in the past with and without WDH)

[gibby]

Do you have the factory "Bias Ply" tires or Radial.

I too have the F150, and 21RBS along with a WDH. Last year I had to replace the original tires, and this time put radials on it.

I too have run with the tank full, and yes there is a difference, but the difference after going to radials were like night and day. Baby tows like a dream now, rock solid back there and sway is very much reduced.

Remember that for the time you need to replace the tires.

[F3Dawg]

Do you have the factory "Bias Ply" tires or Radial.

I too have the F150, and 21RBS along with a WDH. Last year I had to replace the original tires, and this time put radials on it.

I too have run with the tank full, and yes there is a difference, but the difference after going to radials were like night and day. Baby tows like a dream now, rock solid back there and sway is very much reduced.

Remember that for the time you need to replace the tires.

You are correct. I just replaced my factory tires with radials. The combination of new tires and the additional weight makes the camper tow like it is stuck to the back of my truck.