And sometimes, very important things break in the middle of nowhere.

Yesterday, I bent both of our RV trailer hitch rails trying to back into a tight spot at our RV park. I was trying to loosen the RV hitch from the “tow” position into the “maneuver” position and the darn thing bent in the bed of the truck.

The RV trailer hitch is the very important piece of equipment used to tow the 5th wheel RV. If it’s broken, you aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.

And if the rails are bent (even lightly like in the picture), you can’t risk it and start driving with it.

Does it need to be said that if you are RVing full time across the country with a wife and two kids, you don’t want the 5th wheel RV to fall of the back of the pickup truck?

We have a Reese Sliding Hitch, and needless to say (see the image above), we don’t recommend you buy that one…

We do recommend the Husky RV Sliding Hitch instead.

Unlike the Reese Sliding Hitch, the Husky RV Hitch has more support on the RV hitch rails because they are actually bolted onto the frame of the truck. And since its so stable, you’re less likely to bend one.

The Reese rails are bolted to the bed of the truck.

I’m no technical RVing genius, but that doesn’t seem like a good thing when you’re hauling 6 tons.

When we bought our truck, we got the hitch as an add on from the dealership (another place we don’t recommend – but shall remain nameless) and they got us the cheaper hitch.

What are the chances of a car dealership doing that?

$537.99 and a picturesque ride into the Wisconsin countryside later, we had our RV hitch rails fixed out in Wisconsin at Mound View RV in Belmont, Wisconsin.

Thank God that RV dealerships in the Midwest are almost as common as cornfields.

So if you’re considering RVing full time, plan for things going wrong and plan for everything not going exactly as you planned it – even if you planned it as well as you could.

Things always go wrong, especially if you are total full time RVing novices like us.

But just get back up, figure out how to solve your issue and get it done. Even if it costs you some money to get it done right, you shouldn’t skimp or cut corners when you’re hauling a 6 ton RV behemoth.