5th wheel vs Bumper Pull!~ help a newbie

goducks10 wrote:

IdaD wrote:

Bird Freak wrote:

wing_zealot wrote:

NMDriver wrote:
...There are other minor personal preferences/dislikes that some people will have like a 5er has steps inside, a tow behind has less cargo room, a tow behind needs safety chains and anti sway/weight distribution bars, a 5er has a hitch that is heavy to remove from the truck bed, etc. etc...

Excuse me for the interruption, but a tow behind has more cargo room. It has the whole unencumbered bed of the truck as high as you care to go. Anyone with bikes realizes this right off the get go.

I have bikes and they ride on a rack behind the 5er. A 5er will have more cargo room. I can put a full size bed in my front compartment.

Can you put a full size BBQ in your front compartment? Cause it's really easy to load one of those into a truck bed and strap it down. I have a brother in law who does it all the time and when we camp together it's nice having a full size BBQ with 9 people between our families.

I get that FW's generally have more cargo storage in them than TTs, but you still give up a lot of flexibility in terms of stuff you can carry in the bed with a FW.

Yes I can. I have a 3 burner Camp Chef with the Oven in the front of my 5er, along with 4 lawn chairs, 1 2'x4' table, patio rug, little Buddy heater, 4 GC batteries, Wingard X2 Sat, small tote for tools, small tote for portable 12V water pump, ax, Honda 2000W gen and on the rear of the 5er 2 Mtn bikes and an 18 Gal tote.

In the truck bed I carry when needed, 3 7 gal water jugs, firewood, 4' ladder, gas can for gen and a 50' extension cord.

On top of the truck are two 10' kayaks.

I leave everything in the 5er thats in it. So unpacking is minimal.

I meant an actual full size non-folding BBQ. My point is simply that there is a cost in terms of cargo carrying flexibility when one opts for a fifth wheel over a TT. Unless the fifth wheel is a toy hauler, anyway.