5th wheels....heck of a following

could be just because. My thought and it is for us as we debate on whether to upgrade to a different fifth wheel or go the motor home route. I think of the maintenance as the major issue and the associated cost with it. I think for us we would rather have the maintenance on the two rather than the one. On the other hand, storage is the next biggie in our thoughts. A fifth wheel offers a lot of room inside and with ever expanding floor plans the dealers offer, they are up there in square foot also. We raised our kids in a 740 square foot town home for a period of time, now we travel in a 300 plus square foot fifth wheel. OH MY, what ideas and thoughts go into our minds.

I can offer no statistics to support it, but lower fuel prices I would guess go a long way toward that end. If Gas stays under $3 as a national Avg, and Diesel under $3.75, they will likely stay popular, but if/when gas gets back around $5, watch the smaller rigs gain popularity again.

The TT and Class A forums have more topics.

It would seem logical to me, since we see more 5th wheels than bumper pull trailers or motorhomes when we're out traveling.

They sure do pull nice with the right pickup.

ACZL wrote:
Anyone notice how there seems to be a lot more posts under the 5th wheel section of RV compared to the other types? Just seems to me more questions/topics about them. Plus, from my blind eye observation, appear to be gaining in popularity.

Most will fall into one of the following categories:
- "Can my XXXXX truck pull a YYYY fifth wheel?"
- "Are there any 1/2 ton towable 5th wheels?" (YES)
- "Do I need a 350/3500 or will my 250/2500 truck work?"

I'm sure there are others like these which have been beaten to death.

It seems that the popularity of certain sections changes from time to time. The 5th wheels seem to have a big following, but I also noticed that the truck campers are right up there in activity as well.

fj12ryder wrote:
It would seem logical to me, since we see more 5th wheels than bumper pull trailers or motorhomes when we're out traveling.

Are you weekending it or traveling during the week? I weekend and by far I see more bumper pulls than 5th wheels. But I wonder if that changes completely during the week when more long term stay or full timers are on the road.

Must be because of all the guys with 1/2 tons buying 5th wheels.

opnspaces wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
It would seem logical to me, since we see more 5th wheels than bumper pull trailers or motorhomes when we're out traveling.

Are you weekending it or traveling during the week? I weekend and by far I see more bumper pulls than 5th wheels. But I wonder if that changes completely during the week when more long term stay or full timers are on the road.

We were out for 3 weeks the last time, and it seemed that there were more 5th wheels, but I couldn't swear to it, I don't keep count. And it seems like there's more 5th wheels in the RV parks where we stay. But it's just based on casual observations.