If you have a trailer that you pull behind your truck or pickup and are considering a different type of trailer, you may want to consider a 5th wheel trailer.
Of course if you consider a 5th trailer, you will need a 5th wheel slider hitch to make life easier.
If you travel with a trailer a lot you know that standard hitch can be difficult to hook up especially is you are all by yourself most of the time or if you help has a tendency to disappear exactly when you really need them.
While a slider hitch requires a kit to be installed into the back of your truck, once it is installed, it is much easier to hook up the trailer by yourself and not waste time trying to track down your help.
Slowly back in up to the trailer allows you to not have to be exactly on the center where the hitch will lock.
The sliding mechanism makes it easier once the ball is raised to a certain height to actually see what you are doing and the guessing factor is left out.
The extension is then lowered into the general vicinity of the locking mechanism and the trailer hitch can be secured.
It takes just a little bit of time to get used to this type of hitch but the advantages such as turning on a dime and the ease of backing up your trailer with a 5th wheel slider hitch definitely outweighs the disadvantages of having to install a new hitch.