16 foot vs 18 foot fifth wheel trailer?
New RV'er in need of advice. I'm trying to decide between a 16 foot and an 18 foot fifth wheel trailer (technically it's actually a gooseneck). I'm going to be RV'ing full time in it and would lik...
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First, Welcome and you've lucked into a good site for RV info.
Second, the 40' max is BS and you are making a BIG mistake (or is it a small mistake???) in letting that drive the size of your camper. I doubt you can find a fifth wheel that short so how are all those longer ones finding sites? My combined length is 62' and we mainly stay in public CG when traveling, not RV parks for the last 12 years. One of my favorite says 28' MAX but I'm able to get into three of the sites and there are only 10 total sites. I've stayed in Yellowstone where 40' is the MAX... somehow my 42' became a 40' and there was room for the car on the site too.
DO NOT LIMIT THE SIZE BECAUSE OF THE BS YOU'VE READ about 40' max. 16 years ago I make the MISTAKE of believing on here that 36' was the max for public CGs. Three MH's later I'm at 42' and if I had to replace I'd consider a 45'. PLEASE, do not make the same mistakes I did.
Third, building a camper out of only aluminum because of a mold issue may be getting the cart before the horse. What looks like wood in many campers is actually vinyl... usually not a plus. Even if you had to trade for a new camper every two years... still cheaper than trying to design/build something without enough storage and very hard to insulate. I realize I have no idea the severity of your mold issue but I'd try something else before trying to build, especially something that short that NO ONE else would want and with tanks that limit how long you can stay off the grid.
"Any thoughts and wisdom on this decision? " I think you need to start over as 3-4' of a 5er over the truck is not included in your 40' BS length restriction. Good Luck, it sounds like you'll need it.
Second, the 40' max is BS and you are making a BIG mistake (or is it a small mistake???) in letting that drive the size of your camper. I doubt you can find a fifth wheel that short so how are all those longer ones finding sites? My combined length is 62' and we mainly stay in public CG when traveling, not RV parks for the last 12 years. One of my favorite says 28' MAX but I'm able to get into three of the sites and there are only 10 total sites. I've stayed in Yellowstone where 40' is the MAX... somehow my 42' became a 40' and there was room for the car on the site too.
DO NOT LIMIT THE SIZE BECAUSE OF THE BS YOU'VE READ about 40' max. 16 years ago I make the MISTAKE of believing on here that 36' was the max for public CGs. Three MH's later I'm at 42' and if I had to replace I'd consider a 45'. PLEASE, do not make the same mistakes I did.
Third, building a camper out of only aluminum because of a mold issue may be getting the cart before the horse. What looks like wood in many campers is actually vinyl... usually not a plus. Even if you had to trade for a new camper every two years... still cheaper than trying to design/build something without enough storage and very hard to insulate. I realize I have no idea the severity of your mold issue but I'd try something else before trying to build, especially something that short that NO ONE else would want and with tanks that limit how long you can stay off the grid.
"Any thoughts and wisdom on this decision? " I think you need to start over as 3-4' of a 5er over the truck is not included in your 40' BS length restriction. Good Luck, it sounds like you'll need it.
