24 Sr5 bouncy towing

Searching for the ROG 16rb brought up a floorplan where the water tank appears to be behind the axle under the bed which would lighten the tongue.

.. and it holds 432 lbs of water (54 gallons.)

Is your floorplan different?

 

Based on the video i just watched, it must be RIGHT here, so while still somewhat behind the axle, at least it's not WAY behind.

 

I used a Camco ReCurve in my last Tacoma pulling a similar weight. It has built in sway. The setup was rock solid, even on a 2 lane highway with semis going the other way passing by.

 

At one point I was semi-serious about getting a slide in, but I kept running the weight numbers and just couldn't make it make sense.

So I fixed my original issue. Long story... I didn't buy a hitch before picking up the trailer because I wasn't sure what the ball was on the camper (or the drop/rise). I did find it the night before, but I wasn't sure about what kind of drop I'd need. So while I was doing the paperwork, they put a hitch on it and hooked it up to my truck. I should've known because where they did this was not level at all. It was a ramp basically.

My driveway is very level (almost too level for water drainage) and is concrete. So I parked the trailer without being hooked up to the truck and leveled the trailer. I measured from the bottom of the hitch on the trailer to the concrete and from the top inside of my receiver to the concrete. Trailer was 12" on the nose. Truck was 17". They put a 1" riser hitch on my truck. So the trailer was VERY nose high oriented. That put all the weight back over the trailer axles basically. SO I was tail dragging the thing. [facepalm]

Got a 4" drop hitch and took it for a spin. Zero issues at all. It still has a slight nose high attitude, but it's empty now. Once its loaded I'm sure it will drop to either perfect level or just a touch nose down. I'm still going to get a wdh w/ anti sway for peace of mind, but honestly in my little test drive I wouldn't hesitate to drive this thing cross country.

 

This is about right. It's really two tanks with space in the middle, but that would be about the right footprint. It might not extend back quite as far as that sketch, but pretty close.

 

WDH is absolutely mandatory. It will give the truck more leverage over it.

 

I highly recommend the Anderson WDH. It has built in sway control, is made in the USA and their customer service is top notch. I've towed my 21 foot, 3400 lb dry weight camper with my 2024 SR5 with no issues whatsoever.

 

Yeah, i just knew it had to be in front of the pass through, since the kitchen was in the very back. Neat trailer for sure. It's fun seeing manufacturers finally trying to think outside the box a bit and not just have the same floor plans as everyone else.

 

I agree, the numbers don't make sense. My issue was that I already tow my toys around, so I couldn't tow a trailer and bring the toys. I put a lot of miles on like that, too. My very first trip was 2400 miles miles round trip. It handled it like a champ. Can't wait for the new truck!!

Happy camping, man. Make sure to post up some photos sometime.

 

I love it. I've been thinking about small travel trailers for a long time, but I just never cared for the quality/construction of them. I'm also not a bells n whistles type when it comes to camping. I tent camp a lot. I've done back country camping where I carry everything on my back to survive for a week + in the back country. I did a 10 day canoe trip w/ a carbon kevlar canoe and 45lb backpack over multiple portages and lake crossings. I prefer going minimalist. I had a 5th gen 4runner before the taco and lived out of it (more or less).

I never knew the ROG 16 existed. I'd seen the smaller ones (the half height ones) and they appealed to me more than the full blown RV's with bathrooms and full kitchens. This 16rg popped up locally at about half the price of new. It's a 2024 model and it looks like it might have been used once. The dealer said an older couple bought it and quickly realized it was too small for them. I get that. It wouldn't work for a lot of people. Coming from tents, though, this thing is perfect for me.

 

The newer dually's are amazing for towing. I had a '18 Ram 3500 and towed a 48' ATC gooseneck race trailer all over the NW when my kids were still ATV racing. That truck was the nicest, most solid, most powerful, "get in and forget you had a trailer hooked up" truck I've ever owned, and I kick myself sometimes for getting rid of it. The factory exhaust brake was one of the most confidence inspiring things about that truck. I could go up a pass at 65-70mph, but coming back down the other side wasn't a scare because that truck was so good with the exhaust brake. But we downsized everything, kids aged out and moved away, so it was unnecessary to have such a big truck that I wasn't using. But wow, it was capable!

As for the trailers, I don't think I'd ever go bigger than 40' in the future if my wife and I decide to get a 5th wheel or similar. I just recall how careful I had to be with the 48' trailer at truck stops, when finding places to camp, driveways where the back end would scrape on the roller wheels due to the extreme length, etc. Rolling down the roads wasn't a big deal at all with it, but the length made sure you knew where you were going!

 

Hi, I agree with everyone's recommendation for a WDH to help. I also will toss in something that I do personally - when I first start a trip (regardless of the truck/trailer combo), I'm a little more wound up and feeling every wiggle/sway. After about 15-30 minutes into the drive, I tend to calm down and remember how combo feels, and the rest of trip is fine. Same thing on the way home. Just something I do, but I wonder too once you get more seat time with your truck / trailer combo, you'll get a lot more comfortable with it as well.