5th Wheel Manufacturer Recommendations
I am in the market for a new 5th Wheeler, I had been looking at a Class C but after reading for a few days now, and since money and space is a priority I am now in in the market for a 5er.:) We cur...
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Since you only have a 3/4 ton truck and said you don't want Lippert then the only 5'er I know of that you could tow that's not on a Lippert frame is an Arctic Fox 27-5L built by Northwood Mfg. It doesn't have an outdoor kitchen though. http://www.northwoodmfg.com/index.php?page=model&make=arctic&id=1050
Another option is the Fox Mountain. We have a Fox Mountain 235rls and it's also built by Northwood Mfg. It's slightly smaller and lighter than the AF 27-5L. Not quite as much storage but works great for weekends and week trips. We never had storage problems on the 3 week trips we took last year. You can order either of them with dual pane windows and they both come with 4 season insulation packages.
If you ordered the Fox Mountain 235 RLS http://www.northwoodmfg.com/index.php?page=model&make=mountain&id=1056you can order it with the recliners and free standing dinette. The booth is horrible. We swapped it out for a free standing and it's comfortable for hours. The tv is a 32" and is close enough to see good form the rear seating. Great sound system also. We camped in ours for close to 50 nights and have over 4000 miles of towing this year. Except for a couple glitches very early it's been trouble free. You don't need a dealer to have it repaired under warranty as Northwood will authorize an RV repair facility near you for work.
We're outdoors type like you as we like to hike and bike. We find our Fox Mountain great for our camping lifestyle as it's only 27'10" long so we can get into most CG's easily. It has decent holding tanks so boondocking isn't an issue for 4 nights.
We tow ours with a 12 Ram 2500 CTD and it's a perfect match IMO. We average 10.5 to 11.9 mpg.
Another option is the Fox Mountain. We have a Fox Mountain 235rls and it's also built by Northwood Mfg. It's slightly smaller and lighter than the AF 27-5L. Not quite as much storage but works great for weekends and week trips. We never had storage problems on the 3 week trips we took last year. You can order either of them with dual pane windows and they both come with 4 season insulation packages.
If you ordered the Fox Mountain 235 RLS http://www.northwoodmfg.com/index.php?page=model&make=mountain&id=1056you can order it with the recliners and free standing dinette. The booth is horrible. We swapped it out for a free standing and it's comfortable for hours. The tv is a 32" and is close enough to see good form the rear seating. Great sound system also. We camped in ours for close to 50 nights and have over 4000 miles of towing this year. Except for a couple glitches very early it's been trouble free. You don't need a dealer to have it repaired under warranty as Northwood will authorize an RV repair facility near you for work.
We're outdoors type like you as we like to hike and bike. We find our Fox Mountain great for our camping lifestyle as it's only 27'10" long so we can get into most CG's easily. It has decent holding tanks so boondocking isn't an issue for 4 nights.
We tow ours with a 12 Ram 2500 CTD and it's a perfect match IMO. We average 10.5 to 11.9 mpg.
