Advice for a short Premium Fifth Wheel
Any advice? Looking for a true 4 season trailer with good tank sizes built on a high quality frame and construction. Weight is not an issue but would like to stay at under 30 feet.
Forum Discussion
- I have no personal experience with Arctic Fox being from the east, but they seem to have a good reputation and have shorter versions. This is a problem we are having as well. We want a full timing rig that is short enough to get into the NY State parks, etc (35' or less). Most of the luxury brands are longer than that. If we had a Northwoods dealer close, I'd be looking at them. Good luck.......
- Do you consider 3 hrs close? There's a AF dealer in Milton Pa. We made the drive a few years back, nice folks.
Padlin wrote:
Do you consider 3 hrs close? There's a AF dealer in Milton Pa. We made the drive a few years back, nice folks.
I would travel that far. Right now they only have one used AF there. The one new unit they have has been sold. If I saw a unit in person that I liked, I would be willing to order one.- AF is about the only manufacture that builds what you want.
Chris - I guess the few quality builders out there think people do not want quality in a small size. Tough to find, even 10 years ago.
Start with the tankage. That will eliminate a bunch of builders right away. Anything with less than 80gal FW got scratched right away. That left a very short list of builders. Next came floorplan, galley in particular. That knocked it down to 3 or 4 models. The hunt started from there. Had to be one of those models. - Montana 3000RE < 36 ft.
- Thanks for the responses.
Not interested in Arctic Fox. We currently have one of their truck campers and have to say I don't consider it quality construction. At the last RV show we went to I looked at one of their 5th wheels and wasn't impressed.To me it looked like the quality has decreased over the last 10 years from when our TC was made.
I think we may go with a Grand Design Reflection which has models around 30 feet king to bumper. They also make a nicer trailer in the Solitude line but not in 30 foot size.
Like a previous poster we want more maneuverability. It's just the two of us so we don't need more floor space than a 28-30 trailer provides. work2much wrote:
Thanks for the responses.
Not interested in Arctic Fox. We currently have one of their truck campers and have to say I don't consider it quality construction. At the last RV show we went to I looked at one of their 5th wheels and wasn't impressed.To me it looked like the quality has decreased over the last 10 years from when our TC was made.
I think we may go with a Grand Design Reflection which has models around 30 feet king to bumper. They also make a nicer trailer in the Solitude line but not in 30 foot size.
Like a previous poster we want more maneuverability. It's just the two of us so we don't need more floor space than a 28-30 trailer provides.
http://www.granddesignowners.com/forum/showthread.php/10479-Back-falloffgoducks10 wrote:
work2much wrote:
Thanks for the responses.
Not interested in Arctic Fox. We currently have one of their truck campers and have to say I don't consider it quality construction. At the last RV show we went to I looked at one of their 5th wheels and wasn't impressed.To me it looked like the quality has decreased over the last 10 years from when our TC was made.
I think we may go with a Grand Design Reflection which has models around 30 feet king to bumper. They also make a nicer trailer in the Solitude line but not in 30 foot size.
Like a previous poster we want more maneuverability. It's just the two of us so we don't need more floor space than a 28-30 trailer provides.
http://www.granddesignowners.com/forum/showthread.php/10479-Back-falloff
Link doesn't work. I joined the group but still telling me I don't have privilege to access this thread. I take it this is someone having a problem with their trailer?- Look at the Bighorn 3270RS.
