5th Wheeler VS RV
what are the benefits of a 5th wheeler VS an RV. We are a couple wanting to purchase and travel USA for 12 months
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With a 5th wheel trailer pulled by a truck once you get to a campground you can easily detach the trailer and drive around in the pickup. With a motorhome alone this is not going to be the case and most people with a large motorhome will tow behind it a small car.
Both are good for situations where you plan to stay at a particular campground for days if not weeks at a time. For someone who wants to go from place to place and spend 2-3 days in a given spot is it going to be much easier to manage a Class B or Class C motorhome.
The shorter the total setup the easier it will be to drive and the easier it will be to find a campsite and get into it and back out of it and the easier it will be to stop at places along the way. One example is Arches National Park where none of the parking lots will accommodate a Class A motorhome or even a Class C motorhome.
Someone with a Class B motorhome will be able to find a place to park and same applies to getting provisions or doing sightseeing along the way. Traveling through Yellowstone last fall I noticed that none of the pullouts were large enough for a vehicle pulling a trailer or a Class A or C motorhome whether pulling another vehicle or not.
Personally I would be looking at a motorhome built on the Mercedes Sprinter platform. They have plenty of living space and storage space, get excellent fuel economy, and are easy to drive. Length varies by manufacturer from 19 to 23 feet from bumper to bumper. New they sell for over $100,000 but I have seen ones that are very low mileage and 2-3 years old selling for under $75,000 and you could drive one around the USA for a year and then sell it and get $60-65,000 for it which is a lot cheaper than renting an RV.
Both are good for situations where you plan to stay at a particular campground for days if not weeks at a time. For someone who wants to go from place to place and spend 2-3 days in a given spot is it going to be much easier to manage a Class B or Class C motorhome.
The shorter the total setup the easier it will be to drive and the easier it will be to find a campsite and get into it and back out of it and the easier it will be to stop at places along the way. One example is Arches National Park where none of the parking lots will accommodate a Class A motorhome or even a Class C motorhome.
Someone with a Class B motorhome will be able to find a place to park and same applies to getting provisions or doing sightseeing along the way. Traveling through Yellowstone last fall I noticed that none of the pullouts were large enough for a vehicle pulling a trailer or a Class A or C motorhome whether pulling another vehicle or not.
Personally I would be looking at a motorhome built on the Mercedes Sprinter platform. They have plenty of living space and storage space, get excellent fuel economy, and are easy to drive. Length varies by manufacturer from 19 to 23 feet from bumper to bumper. New they sell for over $100,000 but I have seen ones that are very low mileage and 2-3 years old selling for under $75,000 and you could drive one around the USA for a year and then sell it and get $60-65,000 for it which is a lot cheaper than renting an RV.
