5th Wheel Leveling
My wife and I are considering a fifth wheel to replace our 9 year old class A motor home because of cost and living space, and I have a question about leveling and generators. I really like the h...
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ky8t wrote:
My wife and I are considering a fifth wheel to replace our 9 year old class A motor home because of cost and living space, and I have a question about leveling and generators.
I really like the hydraulic levelers on our current motor home. Our previous class C did not have levelers, and I hated using boards and Lynx levelers for setup. Is leveling a problem in a 5th wheel? Leveling my fiver is no more work than leveling any other RV.I know that most do not have leveling systems and that lengthwise leveling is done as part of the disconnect from the hitch. Is lateral leveling a problem. A salesman told me that it was hardly ever needed, but I remember leveling laterally numerous times in our motor home. I know that leveling systems are available as an add-on. Are they worth the money? If your buying new simply order the level system with the trailer. It is as I understand a simple one button system
I understand that most 5th wheels do not come with a generator and adding one takes up storage space. I really liked to be able to stop for lunch in our motor home and crank up the generator in the summer time for A/C. Have never needed to do that when we stop for lunch. Of course we also do not live in the SW, but in The Pacific Northwest. If it is of concern to you then order the generator.Also it was handy for the same reason when parking overnight at Wal-Mart. Is the lack of a generator a problem? Some have suggested a portable in the truck bed. Is that a viable alternative?
We don't overnight for cheap at places like Walmart, but having a big fuel thirsty generator mere inches from my head all night making noise is not my idea of a restful nights sleep. I would rather stop at a RV park and use their electricity it I need the AC running all night.
Friends had a really nice Carriage fiver with a built in generator and the only time they tried to use it was when the house batteries were dead. Of course to start the generator they first had to connect their truck to the trailer so they could jump start it. The house battery also is the starting battery for the generator.
