Why I pull a 5er and not a TT....

[Glenn and Lorraine]

Check this out.

The driver said "the accident was caused when a larger motor home sped by his vehicle. The wind created by the passing vehicle buffeted the trailer Patton was pulling, causing him to lose control."

[DHenry]

Now that is one lucky couple. Thank God they are safe. That hitch saved them for sure.

[tbhd]

That's why we don't pull a travel trailer anymore. Years ago we had a semi one time try and do us in. Never so scared in my life and don't know how Dennis managed to keep us on the road. I thought we were going to roll over for sure. After things were back under control he pulled to the side of the road and the people behind pulled over also to see if we were okay. They had seen what the truck driver had done. Don't mean to dish truck drivers--our son use to be one but this was done on purpose. So relaxed now with the 5th wheel I even take a nap.

[Sue]

Glen, reminds me too much of my accident I had with the horses a year ago last winter. I had a bumper pull 3 horse slant trailer and I was pulling it with my suburban. We thought we avoided a snow storm that we were tracking but it came in 3 hours to early. A little Ranger pick up sped by me and started to fish tail and just bumped the back of the horse trailer and sent us spinning out of control back and forth over the highway, when it all ended with a HUGH crash. I was certain that a semi had rear ended the horses or on the side of the trailer, but it was the same guy who hit us again. It could of been fatal, no doubt. The horses ended up with minor scraps but the trailer was not driveabe. Luckily our trainer was ahead of me and had room in his trailer for 3 more horses. We had to unload them on the highway and get them into his. Was not fun as it was now a blizzard.

I know the bumper pull is not as stable, but I have heard stories even about goose necks and 5th wheel horse trailers coming up along side of the vehicle too.