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ACZL
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Jul 05, 2019

5th wheels....heck of a following

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.

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  • 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.
  • 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.