Tongue Weight Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/tag/tongue-weight/ Nick's Excellent Camping and Backpacking Adventures Sat, 20 Dec 2025 21:05:02 +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 Tongue Weight Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/tag/tongue-weight/ 32 32 38683869 Does A Weight Distribution Hitch Increase Tongue Weight? https://popupbackpacker.com/does-a-weight-distribution-hitch-increase-tongue-weight/ Tue, 17 Jan 2017 08:13:41 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=16482 The short answer is, No. Often trying to find detailed information on trailer towing is difficult at best. When we bought our current trailer and tow vehicle I knew that we would be close to the maximum capacity specifications for both. Most of the self-proclaimed or perceived experts would say buy a bigger tow vehicle … Continue reading Does A Weight Distribution Hitch Increase Tongue Weight? →

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]]> 16482 Trailer Tongue Weight Voodoo https://popupbackpacker.com/trailer-tongue-weight-voodoo/ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 04:53:09 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=13496 Almost three years ago I wrote a 3-part series titled, How Much Trailer Can You Tow?  You can read them here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 contains the information on Weight Distribution Hitches (WDH) I have received many inquiries from trailer owners about Weight Distribution Hitches and there is a lot of confusion out … Continue reading Trailer Tongue Weight Voodoo →

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]]> 13496 How Much Trailer Can You Tow (Part 2)? https://popupbackpacker.com/how-much-trailer-can-you-tow-part-2/ Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:18:37 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=5158 Before we discuss trailer weight, tow vehicle weight, and total combined weight, a discussion about hitches is in order. There are a lot of misconceptions about trailer tongue weight, hitch weight and how to calculate what you have in your rig. This is not meant to be a technical “White Paper” but just a general … Continue reading How Much Trailer Can You Tow (Part 2)? →

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