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1Adam12
Explorer
May 28, 2013

Going to a larger fifth wheel. Thoughts? Help!

Were giving serious thought to going to a larger unit We would be making the jump from approximately 33 feet to 38'5. The weight increase will be approximately 2500 pounds. I'm a little nervous abo...
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deleted-2
Explorer II
May 28, 2013
We went from a 31 to 36 overall.
Thing I noticed was some of the length is now over the truck bed.
We are also 1 foot taller (12' 1")

Maneuvering\backing seems close to the same.
I do worry about the height though.
Trees I used to drive under would now definitely strike the roof.

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