5th wheel vs Bumper Pull!~ help a newbie

IdaD wrote:

Bird Freak 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.

To answer your question. Yes I could fit a full size bbq in my front compartment by laying it flat. the whole front of mine opens up but I have no need for that.

I'm sure that wouldn't damage the grill and/or make a giant mess of your storage compartment when all the grates and heat deflectors and old grease and food debris spilled out all over. No doubt the propane tank would stay planted firmly in place too. It would work just as well as securing a grill upright in your truck bed with a ratchet strap.

Good grief. It's a simple point that really can't be argued. Or argued with a straight face, anyway.