owner-to-be - Event Date: 27 Jan 2013

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   Read through the owner's manual for your car - 
I tow my 182G with an Acura MDX.  The owner's manual specifically recommends not using a sway control.  According to the manual, the sway control logic is built into the AWD system of the MDX.
It's the biggest of the Rpods and it tows very nicely.  I only felt movement when a huge Charter bus passed me doing about 85 when I was doing 65.

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Our-pod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17 Jan 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Calendar Event: owner-to-be Posted: 28 Jan 2013 at 8:40am
	Read through the owner's manual for your car - I tow my 182G with an Acura MDX. The owner's manual specifically recommends not using a sway control. According to the manual, the sway control logic is built into the AWD system of the MDX. It's the biggest of the Rpods and it tows very nicely. I only felt movement when a huge Charter bus passed me doing about 85 when I was doing 65.

P&M Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 13 Aug 2012 Location: Spokane, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 454	Posted: 28 Jan 2013 at 8:11am
	I also would recommend an anti-sway bar for the hitch. We have one on ours and it makes a huge difference, especially compared to what I remember it was like towing a tent trailer w/o one back in the 80's.
	P & M ... and Comet too! 2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod 2018 Ram 2500

LarryK Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 21 Apr 2012 Location: Spokane, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 27 Jan 2013 at 8:26pm
	My experience is like that of techntrek. The E2 hitch (a weight distribution hitch which includes sway control) dampens the bumps in the road making a much more comfortable ride. Without it the Pod would bounce hard. For me it was worth the extra money.
	2012 R Pod 177 2006 Toyota Tundra Access Cab 4.7 Liter V8

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Posted: 27 Jan 2013 at 7:55pm
	Welcome. I pulled mine without for a while, happy to not have to use one anymore (my popup was suicide without a sway bar). Eventually I ran into a long haul with crosswinds which changed my mind. I got a weight distribution hitch which includes sway control and have enjoyed no sway and a much more comfortable ride, because the WDH acts as an extra suspension system to dampen bumps in the road.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

dsmiths Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Southern Ind Online Status: Offline Posts: 866	Posted: 27 Jan 2013 at 7:44pm
	Lots of pros and cons WDH versus friction antisway. to each his own. I use a single adjustable friction antisway that goes on the passengers side between the pod and the hitch, I have never had any sway problem with or without the anti sway bar. I know it has a lot to do with the tow vehicle, wheel base, ball height. I tow with a Chevrolet Trailblazer and it pulls it great. I have been in 30 mph right cross winds and then had a semi blow past me on the left at 75 plus, a little side motion but nothing scary. I keep my speed at 60 mph or lower period. I can pull at 70 I have pulled at 80, but why am I going out with the pod. To slow down and enjoy the day, not hurry. When we get to the check in area I pop out and remove the single arm friction antisway bar so as to not forget and try to back up with it on and bend it in two. Anyway a bad day Podding is better than a good day at work
	Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller

Racer\|X\| Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Mar 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Posted: 27 Jan 2013 at 7:11pm
	Yes....get one.

janice Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 24 Jan 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 24	Posted: 27 Jan 2013 at 7:09pm
	Hi, I have a 177 on order which will be delivered sometime end of Feb. or March. I'll be pulling it with 2013 Ford Edge. Since I've never owned my own trailer (although I grew up camping in one), nor have I pulled one, I think I should err on the side of safety and get a sway bar despite the service man saying he didn't think I'd need one. He suggested taking it out a couple of times before making a decision. Any thoughts? I'm very excited to get it and my friend who bought a Casita in Texas and drove through Salt Lake City in a blizzard getting it home is totally jealous.