Anti sway or Equalizer hitch ??

We were teetering between the 400/4000 and the 600/6000 for the exact reason you mention     ...although I can't see us ever getting a bigger camper now that we've had the Pod for a year. What pushed us over the edge was a "weekend internet sale" at etrailer.com. We essentially got the 600/6000 for the same price as the 400/4000 and figured that extra capacity wouldn't hurt.

'Slogger

For the Equalizer, it depends which model you buy. I have the 600/6,000 model, which has a "MAX" tongue weight of 60olbs and a max towing capacity of 6,000. Equalizer also makes a 400/4000 model which is closer to the actual specs of the Pod   ...but I wanted a little elbow room.

'Slogger

If you want to determine the real tongue weight, you need to load the one or two batteries and one or two full LP tanks. I have two batteries and two 20lb LP tanks. My Pod's tongue weight is way over the 'book weight'.

I don't recall ever reading anything in my E2 Owner's Manal about a minimum tongue-weight.  Which page are you seeing that?

Regarding the need for an "Equalizer hitch" for the RPOD, the E2 equalizer hitch that is so highly recommended by some RPOD owners states this in its instruction manual :

"•Tongue weight: To operate effectively, your e2 Round Bar hitch
should have a minimum of 400 lbs. tongue weight. This provides the sway
resisting friction force on the L-brackets of the hitch that give it the ability
to resist movement and thus to resist trailer sway."

Based upon the RPOD literature, the tongue weight on most RPODS is well under 400 lbs (closer to 280-300lbs). How does this compute for all of you Equalizer hitch advocates?

1) You just like the idea but it is not really necessary to have this hitch?
or
2) You like the idea and are convinced it helps even with light hitch loads?
or
3) The Equalizer folks are just being too conservative on their recommendation especially regarding the 6000 lb E2?

I presently have only a sway bar on my 171 , but based upon some comments in this forum, I am considering an equalizer hitch although I have not experienced the towing problems with my Toyota Highlander and RPOD combination described by some RPODERS.