Recommended Weight Distribution and Bolt-On Chain Hanger for 600 lb TW Pop-Up Camper  

I have a 2015 Forest River 2516G Utah Floorplan Pop-up camper trailer. It has dual-propane and dual batteries on the tongue, and consequently is a bit heavy. The trailers GVWR is 3200, and its measured tongue weight when loaded is over 450. By the time I add water for trips where I cant fill-up on site and some stuff in the back of my town vehicle, the tongue is pretty heavy, so I want to use a Weight Distribution Hitch. The frame is box-style, so could work with a WDH, except that in the area where the springbars would need to be supported by the trailers front frame area, the roof winch and propane platter prevent anything that needs free space on top and around the frame. The best option I think would work is a Reese WDH that uses chains, since Reese makes chain hangers that can be mounted to the side of the frame instead of using lift brackets that must pass over the top of the frame they have to be ordered separately. I would like my WDH to also provide sway control, but Im fine with sway control that has to be de-coupled before backing. Can you recommend which WDHs would meet my needs? I believe the proper tongue weight capacity is 600 or 800. 600 may actually be a little low, because if Im already at 475 without filling the water tank, and without loading up the cargo area of my tow vehicle, I imagine its not going to be hard to go past the capabilities of a 600 pound tongue weight WDH. Please help me out here Ive been searching for a long time and just havent figured out which is the best way to go.

asked by: David O