Things we have found handy to have

There are a few items have have found to be worth the money to purchase for our 5’er.  The first one being a Bed Saver which attaches to the hitch for the express purpose of catching the pin should it not lock into place properly. 
Trailers are quite heavy and do a lot of damage to a truck’s bedrail and the front of the trailer if they accidentally meet.  The Bed Saver has saved us on a couple of occasions where we thought the pin was properly locked in the hitch but when we did a pull test the pin fell out as was it caught the Bed Saver.  Scares the crap out of you when it happens too.  

A picture of our hitch with the Bed Saver attached

Another item going along with the hitch and just as helpful as the Bed Saver is a retriever hook.  When we did a number of trips in 2012 John starting getting a sharp pain in his side.  He finally went to the doctor and diagnosed with bruised ribs.  Long story short the handle you see sticking out on the left of the photo above is a really long reach with a dually.  He was injuring himself every time he reached in to grab the handle and yank on it.  He designed a hook himself and got it made by one of the machinists he used to work with.  We even use it to pull the leveling blocks from under the coach. The hook I have linked here is a nice one I found on Amazon with good reviews.


Next would be the leveler we put on the pin box so John and see how level we are side to side when we back in to a site.





We also use our tire pressure gage before each trip.  John likes the Accutire MS-5515B because it can get the inside dual tires.

And the item that gets the most use on a bi-weekly basis is our Air Compressor.




John told me to include the Camco 5905 Pigtail Propane Hose Connector on my list and we always carry a spare because it fails.  A lot.