Why did you pick yours & what advantages do you see for one over the other?I'm thinking the 5th wheel might be more stable being its weight is over the axle?Might it be safer in the wind over a Tounge pull trailer?My truck camper is just too small for us & I'm starting a trailer might be a good affordable option , compared to a motor home.Not to mention I disconnect from the trailer & go sight seeing.Vs flat towing like we do now if we planned to do a sight seeing trip.

I had a TT and a 5th wheel. I see you have a dually and honestly i don't think you will see much in the difference between a 5er and TT in wind with your truck. Now if you had a SW,SB yes without doubt you would notice. The height of the 5th wheel gets to be a pain. I have broken my skylight twice and knocked off vents multiple times with my current 5er. None of that happened with the shorter TT. I could go on and on but what made me pick the 5er over another TT was the under storage. No comparison between the two.

TT or 5er? 20075er v TT Aug20115er v TT Oct20145er vs TT June 2016

We have had three travel trailers with each one being bigger and longer then the last. I need the bed of the truck to carry all our biking, canoeing and back packing gear and bikes I have a cap on the bed roof and carry two sea kayaks and a canoe on It. I could never do that with a 5th wheeler so it's a TT for usJack L

2oldman wrote:TT or 5er? 20075er v TT Aug20115er v TT Oct20145er vs TT June 2016Thanks for the links!

mattmountz94 wrote:I had a TT and a 5th wheel. I see you have a dually and honestly i don't think you will see much in the difference between a 5er and TT in wind with your truck. Now if you had a SW,SB yes without doubt you would notice. The height of the 5th wheel gets to be a pain. I have broken my skylight twice and knocked off vents multiple times with my current 5er. None of that happened with the shorter TT. I could go on and on but what made me pick the 5er over another TT was the under storage. No comparison between the two.Storage is also VERY IMPORTANT !That's another thing I don't like about my TC.& bring a commercial truck driver for over 25 years, I'm very use to alway paying attention to my height .

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mattmountz94
Explorer
Oct 10, 2017
I had a TT and a 5th wheel. I see you have a dually and honestly i don't think you will see much in the difference between a 5er and TT in wind with your truck. Now if you had a SW,SB yes without doubt you would notice. The height of the 5th wheel gets to be a pain. I have broken my skylight twice and knocked off vents multiple times with my current 5er. None of that happened with the shorter TT.

I could go on and on but what made me pick the 5er over another TT was the under storage. No comparison between the two.
2oldman
Explorer II
Oct 10, 2017
TT or 5er? 2007
5er v TT Aug2011
5er v TT Oct2014
5er vs TT June 2016
NanciL
Explorer II
Oct 10, 2017
We have had three travel trailers with each one being bigger and longer then the last.
I need the bed of the truck to carry all our biking, canoeing and back packing gear and bikes I have a cap on the bed roof and carry two sea kayaks and a canoe on It.
I could never do that with a 5th wheeler so it's a TT for us

Jack L
Blanco1
Explorer
Oct 10, 2017
2oldman wrote:
TT or 5er? 2007
5er v TT Aug2011
5er v TT Oct2014
5er vs TT June 2016

Thanks for the links!
Blanco1
Explorer
Oct 10, 2017
mattmountz94 wrote:
I had a TT and a 5th wheel. I see you have a dually and honestly i don't think you will see much in the difference between a 5er and TT in wind with your truck. Now if you had a SW,SB yes without doubt you would notice. The height of the 5th wheel gets to be a pain. I have broken my skylight twice and knocked off vents multiple times with my current 5er. None of that happened with the shorter TT.

I could go on and on but what made me pick the 5er over another TT was the under storage. No comparison between the two.

Storage is also VERY IMPORTANT !

That's another thing I don't like about my TC.
& bring a commercial truck driver for over 25 years, I'm very use to alway paying attention to my height .
TBammer
Explorer
Oct 10, 2017
Is the under storage in the 5th wheel really more than a whole truck bed with cap?
Blanco1
Explorer
Oct 10, 2017
TBammer wrote:
Is the under storage in the 5th wheel really more than a whole truck bed with cap?

But what if you don't wanna run a cap?
Reddog1
Explorer II
Oct 10, 2017
I have had many tongue draggers, but not TTs, and I have had a couple 5th wheels. Its not necessarily a deal breaker, but I would much rather hitch up to a 5th wheel than a TT. Especially if doing so by myself. I would much rather back a 5th wheel than a TT, especially in a tight space or u turn.

A big advantage to a small TT is the ability to pull it without having a truck.
troubledwaters
Explorer III
Oct 10, 2017
Blanco1 wrote:
TBammer wrote:
Is the under storage in the 5th wheel really more than a whole truck bed with cap?

But what if you don't wanna run a cap?
Then you have even more storage because you don't have to worry about it fitting under the cap.
Mickeyfan0805
Explorer
Oct 10, 2017
For us it was purely a question of passenger capacity. We are a family of 5, and the prospect of long OTR trips with 3 kids across the back seat of a truck was not appealing. We went with a TT so that we could have the third row of seating.

That said, if we were 4 or fewer (and this is our plan once kids are out of the travel picture), we'd be FW all the way. More storage, easier tow, shorter over all length when hooked up, taller interior makes it feel more open, etc...