16 foot vs 18 foot fifth wheel trailer?

jegarner wrote:
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 like it to be compact enough that I'll be able to stay at most campgrounds, not just RV parks.

My tow vehicle is a 22 foot long Ford F350 crew cab long bed truck.

I've read that some campgrounds have 40 foot limits for tow vehicle length + RV, so the 16 footer would be the safer bet there. With the 18 footer the RV would have to be basically hitting the truck to get it to fit under 40 feet.

On the other hand, I don't want to skimp on space since this is going to be my home full time.

Any thoughts and wisdom on this decision?

Even IF you would go with a 36' fifth wheel, there will be times you wish it was bigger and you had more room.
The 40' rule you are talking about is for motorbikes.....
When you are in a t.v. park, more than likely you won't be hooked up to your truck anyway......