Me, I tool around in the Prius for my daily commutes . With the heavy suspension, and automatic sway control (I'm normally not a fan of it) we were debating whether we needed the anti-sway bars and the load leveling equalizer hitch (we had used for the previous tow vehicle).  I'd have to get a drop hitch but it would be easier and faster to hookup than the other heavy unit. THX 

It depends on how you load the 179 and what kind of camping you do. My 179 tongue weight is running about 550-570,  loaded for boondocking.  Full water tank and dual batteries, nothing heavy in the forward storage areas, everything heavy stored aft as much as possible. If I put a second propane tank on I'd be at 600. With one battery, single propane and a dry water tank it might be in the 450 lb range, maybe. 

You and I have both experienced being way over that. I'm going through the same process now to get my 570 lb tongue weight  back down to about 500. I can't put my 2nd propane tank in my TV because its an SUV. So my plan is to go to Lithium batteries and locate them just in front of the spare tire at the rear of the pod. That alone gets 130 lbs of weight off the tongue!

Of course, you also need to be sure you don't go too low on tongue weight as water gets used from the fresh tank and fills the gray and black tanks farther aft. That limit is a little harder to be certain of, I'm going with the 10% minimum tongue weight assumption. 

Both were strong trucks. The F-150 had a really nasty habit of cutting out under light throttle. It was only two years old when I bought it (off the Honda used lot). I took it to Ford several times and had the injectors flushed, but they could never find a definitive problem because no codes came up on the computer diagnostic. (If I had my '67 Alaskan camper loaded it wouldn't be as noticeable because a heavily throttle was needed to move the camper, but if it was empty it was maddening!)

Anyone else ever have that problem with the '91 I6? I replaced the truck with the F-350 when my son was born because we outgrew the regular cab F-150.

My ex wife had a really dry sense of humor and when we would take the F-350 to get the fluids changed she would look at the tech upon completion and ask, 'Why do the fluids in those big tanks in the back run out so fast?'

The mechanic would pause for a second and then smile when it dawned on him that she was joking. "That's because you have a 460!', he would say.

That's true. That tongue weight can really sneak up on you. Perhaps it should be standard practice to weigh each of the axles. I know a lot of people going in tend to focus on the empty weight, and we find out later about what a low-ball number that is.

I, for one, am happy that we did a bit of overkill with our F-150. I think our maximum tongue weight is in the neighborhood of 1100 lbs, and tongue weight is something I don't have to worry about (too much).

The good news is that a wdh effectively deals with the tongue weight issue as long as its not too crazy. But that moves the limiting factor to the trailer axle, and that's another area I have a bone to pick on with the trailer manufacturers. 

Our F250 allows for a 1500lb TW, with a WDH.. or without.

But we still use a WDH with the Lance, TW around 1000lbs, because, again, it feels like the truck rides better.

Greetings

I have a 2007 F-159 8 foot bed, standard cab.  My 179 has dual tanks and a single group 27 battery.  I did remove the truck spare tire and put it in the front of the box.  I've towed at least 15000 miles and have never had a sway problem.  I have 120000 miles on the truck and put on HD shocks with helper springs.  I get about 2 to 2 1/2 inches of drop when I hook up the 179 with full fresh water.   I'm not opposed to sway bars, but my truck has a 144 inch wheelbase.  Which makes a difference.  Just my experience.

Crankster78

MN