ProPride Hitch Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/tag/propride-hitch/ Nick's Excellent Camping and Backpacking Adventures Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:18:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://popupbackpacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cropped-avatar-backpacking2-e1475607492124-32x32.jpg ProPride Hitch Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/tag/propride-hitch/ 32 32 38683869 ProPride Hitch 25,000 Mile Update and Maintenance Tips https://popupbackpacker.com/propride-hitch-25000-mile-update-and-maintenance-tips/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:53:12 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?p=150977 Gosh, how time flies. We’ve had our ProPride Hitch for 11 years and it is the best investment we have made for towing. The best being defined as safety and convenience.  On our last camping trip we past the 25,000 mile mark with our ProPride trailer hitch.  For a detailed explanation of how this hitch … Continue reading ProPride Hitch 25,000 Mile Update and Maintenance Tips →

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]]> 150977 Towing Attitude and 10,000 Mile ProPride Update https://popupbackpacker.com/towing-attitude-and-10000-mile-propride-update/ Thu, 12 Jan 2017 07:39:35 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=16477 Attitude No, I’m not going to discuss the behavior of people when they are towing a trailer. Behavior isn’t the only kind of attitude. The attitude of an airplane is its orientation relative to the earth’s horizon. Airplanes have an Attitude Indication that shows the craft’s bank and pitch. Bank is the side to side … Continue reading Towing Attitude and 10,000 Mile ProPride Update →

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]]> 16477 ProPride Trailer Hitch 1,000 mile Update https://popupbackpacker.com/propride-trailer-hitch-1000-mile-update/ Wed, 26 Mar 2014 05:18:41 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=5523 I discussed the installation of our ProPride hitch in the post, How much trailer can you tow — part 3. We have now towed our trailer over 1,000 miles with the ProPride hitch. This has included driving in sustained 30 MPH crosswinds, some freeway travel, and several trips, most of which are around 100 miles … Continue reading ProPride Trailer Hitch 1,000 mile Update →

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]]> 5523 How Much Trailer Can You Tow (Part 3)? https://popupbackpacker.com/how-much-trailer-can-you-tow-part-3/ Tue, 17 Dec 2013 01:21:28 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=5191 In Part 1, I discussed some general thoughts on matching a tow vehicle and a trailer, to include tongue weight and gross weight specifications. In Part 2, I took a deeper dive into tongue weights and presented the idea that a tow vehicle’s maximum tongue weight specification is usually the limiting factor in how large … Continue reading How Much Trailer Can You Tow (Part 3)? →

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