Don't know where you got that impression. It's perhaps the most commonly known brand, so you will read more about alternatives than about people who bought the Reese brand. Andersen is pushing their products and gets a lot of press lately, but other brands are fine too. Curt, Husky, B&W, etc. all have excellent hitches in various price ranges. Obviously you won't get all the nice features if you choose a lower priced model, but the full-featured ones are all solid performers.