Considering 5th wheel - weight check please.
Greetings All. We are considering upgrading to a FW from our current 23' Hybrid TT (wife is tired of dealing with the tent bunk ends). Anyway, because of a litany of mechanical issues with my olde...
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Dougie123 wrote:Fulltimer50 wrote:
I would consider my plans for the rig. Going fulltime or just camping on summer weekends? Many times we just have to make due with what we have. Your numbers say you can tow 17,200 #, Is that fifth wheel or regular trailer. They are often specd different. Your trailer GVWR is 11K. I dont see the problem.
Week-long camping trips, weekends only. Not fulltiming...yet. :)
If you're looking to boondock, then you'll likely be needing to carry full water and, possibly, =extra= water. When boondocking, I always carried my ice chests and water jugs in my old Komfort, way in the back, to help with pin wt. It made a noticeable difference; usually about 60 lbs of ice and 14 gal of water. I also carried almost no fresh water from home, but would stop about 30 miles from our camp site and fill up there. (The water is a whole lot better there than at home, too!) If you'r strictly campground campers, then you'll not need to carry too much fresh water, so that will reduce weight considerably.
Lyle
