5th wheel or gooseneck?
Do you guys have any preference for one or the other and why? Exploring my options for our future 5er.
Forum Discussion
I've had real GN RV trailer that was a solid mount, no air or any shock absorbers. My KZ New Vision was a GN framed toy hauler from the factory. I don't know about the goose box personally, but it does look very desirable if you want a GN hook up.
My KZ GN trailer did buck a good bit compared to the air pin on the Day Dreamer. i pulled the Day Dreamer with a Companion hitch and it was very smooth. I liked the convenience for sure of the GN, but a 5th wheel is easy to hook up and there are no safety chains to deal with.
If I needed a flat bed most of the time I would do the B&W GN hitch with the Anderson set up, it is easier to hook up because you can see the ball. But you still need to store the bed mount somewhere and install it. Turn Over ball is very easy to pull out and have a clean bed.
The goose box is very nice, but its like a conventional GN hook up, hard to see from the drivers seat without cameras or something or getting out and looking. I have a large fuel tank and box combo in the bed, so I prefer the raised position of the Anderson system or my B&W Companion.
I can see my Companion in the rear view mirror. No safety chains, very easy to hook up. Going conventional with my 3500 lets me hook up to various 5th wheel trailers, but if I was starting over and just pulling my personal trailer the Anderson would be tempting. The Companion is heavy, I don't like taking it in and out at all. I leave it on most of the time.
My KZ GN trailer did buck a good bit compared to the air pin on the Day Dreamer. i pulled the Day Dreamer with a Companion hitch and it was very smooth. I liked the convenience for sure of the GN, but a 5th wheel is easy to hook up and there are no safety chains to deal with.
If I needed a flat bed most of the time I would do the B&W GN hitch with the Anderson set up, it is easier to hook up because you can see the ball. But you still need to store the bed mount somewhere and install it. Turn Over ball is very easy to pull out and have a clean bed.
The goose box is very nice, but its like a conventional GN hook up, hard to see from the drivers seat without cameras or something or getting out and looking. I have a large fuel tank and box combo in the bed, so I prefer the raised position of the Anderson system or my B&W Companion.
I can see my Companion in the rear view mirror. No safety chains, very easy to hook up. Going conventional with my 3500 lets me hook up to various 5th wheel trailers, but if I was starting over and just pulling my personal trailer the Anderson would be tempting. The Companion is heavy, I don't like taking it in and out at all. I leave it on most of the time.
