The main purpose for my Excursion is to tow my travel trailer. If I did not tow a TT, I probably would have a smaller truck. So I think this is an appropriate posting considering how many things they had there for trucks and SUV's too.

We rented a Hotel room and stayed 2 nights. did the show Saturday and Sunday.

At the Rv show, I was able to talk to engineers from Reese and rant about a problem with my dual cam,asked (edit: CURT) them about the new reciever they have for the Ex, and Helwig was there and I was able to talk to them about parts I wanted to get and see the adjustable front sway bar endlinks for the Ex. They are nice!!

BTW, (edit: (Curt, not Reese) Reese engineer states that the one they make is just as capable as the OEM in every respect. He says they even use a slightly better alloy. The engineer was one of the ones that works on receivers. He says he feels more confident using his receiver than the OEM.

Put a Porta-Bote on a Lay-a-way plan while there, and figured out a way to make it easier for me to load it on the roof of the ex with the Thule Hullavator. I'd have to bu a set of rack bars, but what the hey; anything for my back. I'll see if it is the way I should go. That will be a December purchase for both..

Porta Bote | The Revolutionary Folding Boat

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Bion, what kind of problem are you having with your DC?

Stewart

 

i dont know about that fold a boat.....

 

Hi Stewart.

It is an old problem. It started when I bought the trailer in 2012 and got the new hitch in the package. I gave up after Reese just kept sending me replacement parts with the same issues.

You can read about it at this thread: (read down the page, too. I included diagrams)

RV.Net Open Roads Forum: Towing: Not happy with my Reese Dual Cam

 

Thanks. Heading to the thread....

Stewart

 

Bion, Reese must have fixed that design flaw because my brackets aren't like that. I just purchased and installed my DC setup earlier this year.

Stewart

 

Yeah, it kills me. They had the HD brackets and everything on display at the show. Those parts were perfect. It really sucks. I wanted to just take those parts home with me right then.

 

Before I purchased my DC, I tried to read as much as I could on the setup, but don't remember that thread you linked me to, so thanks.

One of the things I read prior to installation was about binding during tight turns, which some people said bent the arms, so when I first installed the DC, during the shakedown tow around town and down the freeway, I found a big deserted paved area (easily done with Fort Ord being closed) and turned the Ex as tight as I could, lock to lock, and checked the arms for binding with zero problems noted.

I was very happy with the way the DC performed. It was a helluva lot better towing my 10k, 31' TT with the DC compared to the friction bar setup the dealership installed back in '07.

Stewart

 

This was the one I purchased:
Stewart

 

Yup, exact same critter.

 

Did you say Reese now has a hitch for the X! I looked on their site and i found nothing!

 

Went for bumper pull toyhaulers and was disappointed, they had a grand total of maybe 4 around that were 25'+. The place was king if you wanted a 5th wheel one though, lots of sold signs. The most diesel pushers/winnies and vans I've seen so far at one of these shows.

 

Sorry, I got things mixed up. That was the Curt booth I talked to about the receiver. It was the Reese booth about the hitch.

 

Ahh! OK, no problem. I do wish Reese would come out with a hitch for the X. Maybe a class V!