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01-12-2019, 07:24 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
2021 27' Globetrotter
Dallas
, Texas
Join Date: Dec 2018
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Sway bar for Basecamp X
I recently purchased a 2019 Basecamp X. I am considering adding a sway bar, so I am interested in your opinions and experiences on whether it would be helpful, needed, not required, or ...
Thank you in advance for response.
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01-12-2019, 08:36 AM
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Rivet Master 
2007 27' International CCD FB
San Diego
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 2,123
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Hi sswanson15. Any particular reason you're looking to add a sway bar?
Or are you talking about an anti-sway hitch?
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01-12-2019, 08:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pteck
Hi sswanson15. Any particular reason you're looking to add a sway bar?
Or are you talking about an anti-sway hitch?
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Anti-sway weight distribution hitch is not available that is compatible with the basecamp. Sway bar only.
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01-12-2019, 08:51 AM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Welcome Aboard!! 🥂👍
Yes...do it. Light, single axle...the BCamp will benefit.👍
Bob
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01-12-2019, 09:27 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 27' International CCD FB
San Diego
, California
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 2,123
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Ah. Nomenclature difference.
You're looking for an anti-sway hitch, without WD.
An anti-sway bar typically refers to a component that is fitted to car axles which help it from rolling/leaning in corners.
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01-12-2019, 09:37 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1994 30' Excella
Kiefer
, Oklahoma
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 89
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Andersen Hitch
This hitch is a lite weight anti-sway hitch with load distribution. It works really well with an Airstream Base Camp.
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01-12-2019, 10:17 AM
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Rivet Master
1991 25' Excella
2011 19' Flying Cloud
Santa Ynez
, California
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 1,185
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He did post in Running gear, axles, wheels....and not in hitches?
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01-12-2019, 10:18 AM
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Rivet Master
1991 25' Excella
2011 19' Flying Cloud
Santa Ynez
, California
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 1,185
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Floatingair
This hitch is a lite weight anti-sway hitch with load distribution. It works really well with an Airstream Base Camp.
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Do you torpedo the propane tank cover?
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01-12-2019, 10:30 AM
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Fayetteville
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sswanson15
I recently purchased a 2019 Basecamp X. I am considering adding a sway bar, so I am interested in your opinions and experiences on whether it would be helpful, needed, not required, or ...
Thank you in advance for response.
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We have towed trailers over the years and believe sway bars add to the safety equation. We always rig for sway bars.
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01-12-2019, 10:56 AM
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Rivet Master
2022 25' Flying Cloud
NCR
, Ontario
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 3,103
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get an easy-lift WD and sway bar
i would not us an As and a TV without both
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01-12-2019, 01:34 PM
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Overland Adventurer
1991 34' Excella
2009 34' Panamerica
Telluride
, Colorado
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 2,476
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Unless towing with a Fiat 500, is this a concern with such a short and lightweight trailer?
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01-12-2019, 02:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by waninae39
get an easy-lift WD and sway bar
i would not us an As and a TV without both
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Then I guess you will never tow a Basecamp. I will repeat myself, for those that didn't read all the posts before commenting:
There is no WD hitch available for Basecamp trailers. Sway bay only. There is no place to install snap up brackets, as the trailer is manufactured.
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01-12-2019, 03:32 PM
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Rivet Master
2022 20' Basecamp
1968 17' Caravel
Los Osos
, California
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 613
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Anti-sway bar. You'll never need one until you do.
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01-13-2019, 06:38 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1994 30' Excella
Kiefer
, Oklahoma
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 89
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Quote:
Originally Posted by overlander63
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My neighbor has a Basecamp & a car trailer.
He uses his Andersen on both trailers.
He told me, the Andersen works well.
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01-13-2019, 02:09 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1999 35' Cutter Diesel Bus w/slide
Fullerton
, California
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 31
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Just a quick note that the Equalizer is a good option giving you both load distribution and sway control, it is mountable on the Basecamp.
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01-13-2019, 04:59 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1994 30' Excella
Kiefer
, Oklahoma
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 89
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Quote:
Originally Posted by overlander63
Then I guess you will never tow a Basecamp. I will repeat myself, for those that didn't read all the posts before commenting:
There is no WD hitch available for Basecamp trailers. Sway bay only. There is no place to install snap up brackets, as the trailer is manufactured.
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Picture this!
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01-13-2019, 05:41 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 27' International CCD FB
San Diego
, California
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 2,123
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Nice Flatingair. Definitely looks to be compatible with WD bars.
I think the Anderson would be an incredible pairing with the Basecamp-X. Because of it's lightweight and easy to setup nature. But more importantly, because of it's adjustable WD/sway control feature. As a Basecamp-X is suited for off-road use, being able to lesson the WD/sway tension is huge IMO. Something that many hitches including the one pictured there and my Equilizer cannot do on the fly.
I've used Anderson and Equalizer hitches before. Again, I think the Anderson to be perfectly suited for this.
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01-13-2019, 06:00 PM
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2017 25' International
Niagara-on-the-Lake
, ON Canada
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 1,837
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pteck
Nice Flatingair. Definitely looks to be compatible with WD bars.
I think the Anderson would be an incredible pairing with the Basecamp-X. Because of it's lightweight and easy to setup nature. But more importantly, because of it's adjustable WD/sway control feature. As a Basecamp-X is suited for off-road use, being able to lesson the WD/sway tension is huge IMO. Something that many hitches including the one pictured there and my Equilizer cannot do on the fly.
I've used Anderson and Equalizer hitches before. Again, I think the Anderson to be perfectly suited for this.
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As mentioned by others, if the BaseCamp coupler as the same as those used on other Airstreams the Anderson WD system is not compatible.
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