Helps for EZ Hitching ....and end marital strife.

[Borden]

canamrv.ca has a backup camera with zoom in sale items would work well, also since it is wireless can be moved to back of trailer for parking. (was resent purchase) Mine was bought in Owen Sound before I found the sale at Can-Am RV > Home

[Borden]

The Boler is 7' 11" wide is the Scamp the same width?

[Borden]

camera will cost more but you see what is behind you

[WtMtJim]

I agree with Donna. I use the G.O.A.L method (Get Out And Look). I've got it down to about 3 looks per hitch-up. While I'm hitchin' up, She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed is inside the trailer tidying up. This is a proven method to sustain marital bliss. Just ask my lovely bride of 41 years. Right dear?

All those gizmos for lining up the hitch and ball are like training wheels on a bicycle. Come on, people, suck it up and do it the manly-man way, as the Governator would say.

[Perry J]

To many of us conservative Californians the governator is not a manly man.
It was 33 degrees yesterday when I hooked up my loaded ATV trailer.
I will take the training wheels any day when all I have to do is back up then lower the tongue.

[WtMtJim]

Ouch! Struck a nerve. Sorry. Actually, I agree that many of the devices are very handy and save time and trouble. BTW, what is a Toyota Sunrader - a separate model or a trim level. I have a 4Runner but don't recognize a Sunrader.

[Marv]

Originally Posted by Perry J

The tennis balls work very well. When the tennis ball next to the front of my 2" ball starts to tip towards the cab of my truck I know I need to pull forward about an inch and I'm perfectly lined up. Harbor Freight also carrys them

Definitely get the tennis balls but don't set them up as shown in the reference in the OP's post. That pic shows the front piece sitting on the insert, forward of the ball. Instead, put the magnetic base right on the top of the ball. (The magnet will hold it there even if the ball is round on top.) That way, when the ball tips forward, stop. You are there. You will be amazed how easy and accurate it is!

Marv

[Perry J]

Jim a Sunrader is a class C all fiberglass bodied, self contained motorhome built on a 1 ton Toyota chassis.
They were built from the mid 80s to 1991.
One of these days I will get the camper portion refurbished and looking like new.
John

[SeaBeeBill]

We've been using the "Easy Hitch" since we first got our 19 foot Scamp. The wife has the process "nailed". Hooking up is relatively easy and painless!

[Jane P.]

I use the tennis balls, the easy hitch (Coupler Connect): http://www.durasafelocks.com/product...ail-a-cc1.html, and a back up camera we got at Costco. A pair of dog crates blocks my view out the back window, so the camera was installed prior to purchasing a TT.

I agree, as always, with Donna D.: I can hitch up better & faster by myself than with other helpers.

I also use the G.O.A.L. method when I'm within a couple of feet from the trailer's tongue. I want to know just how far away I am so that I don't dent anything. I want that soft "landing"!

My problem is backing the trailer into my driveway upon returning from my adventures. I've adopted some ideas I found on this forum. But this sometimes becomes a hit or miss operation. My husband is usually on hand to "help", but we're still working on our commincation skills.

[Francesca Knowles]

Originally Posted by SeaBeeBill

We've been using the "Easy Hitch" since we first got our 19 foot Scamp. The wife has the process "nailed". Hooking up is relatively easy and painless!

You're right- this thing totally works.
Cabela's also sells them.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Coupl...ch%3Dtrue%26Nt

[Jane P.]

Here's a link for the backup camera we bought a Costco: Costco - Backup Car Camera System by Rear View Safety

Costco's price is $79.99! We had an Auto Stereo Sound specialist install it permanently on our dashboard for less than $60. This was over 5 years ago and still works great, so I can attest that it is a quality product.

Harbor Freight sells the magnetic Tennis Balls for $19.99, but regularly offers coupon sales on its web site which brings the price down to $9.99!