HELP! First Time buyer getting cold feet.
We are a couple in our early 50's, recently retired from full-time employment, with a daughter who is Junior in H.S. and a 22 yr old son living at home. We have limited camping experience amounting to...
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If you are really hesitant, why not rent a smaller class C and go on a short trip to see how you like going to campgrounds and using an RV as a means of traveling?
Depending on the cost of the fifth wheel trailer you are looking at, you may want to consider starting off with a good used travel trailer, not too big, but large enough to have a bunk for your daughter. Typically, travel trailers cost less. Also, you'll have a chance to pull a smaller profile unit and see how you like it. With a good weight distribution hitch with sway control, trailers tow quite well if weight is distributed properly, and hitch is set up properly. And, if the truck has the specs to tow a larger 5th wheel, you would be set to go if you decide to trade in the travel trailer for a fifth wheel.
We decided to downsize from a 29' trailer to a slightly smaller 26'7" trailer now that we are retired and want to tow with a 1/2 ton truck. We're sort of going back to a camping style that we had when we had pop-up trailers...more cooking outside (outside kitchen). But, we're also taking longer trips...about to head out for a 2 1/2 week trip to Florida and New Orleans. You have to figure out what kind of RVing you and your wife want to do as there are so many options ranging from the pop-up to large fifth wheel trailers and motorhomes that can be lived in full time, or for many months at a time.
Do what you are comfortable with, and enjoy!
Depending on the cost of the fifth wheel trailer you are looking at, you may want to consider starting off with a good used travel trailer, not too big, but large enough to have a bunk for your daughter. Typically, travel trailers cost less. Also, you'll have a chance to pull a smaller profile unit and see how you like it. With a good weight distribution hitch with sway control, trailers tow quite well if weight is distributed properly, and hitch is set up properly. And, if the truck has the specs to tow a larger 5th wheel, you would be set to go if you decide to trade in the travel trailer for a fifth wheel.
We decided to downsize from a 29' trailer to a slightly smaller 26'7" trailer now that we are retired and want to tow with a 1/2 ton truck. We're sort of going back to a camping style that we had when we had pop-up trailers...more cooking outside (outside kitchen). But, we're also taking longer trips...about to head out for a 2 1/2 week trip to Florida and New Orleans. You have to figure out what kind of RVing you and your wife want to do as there are so many options ranging from the pop-up to large fifth wheel trailers and motorhomes that can be lived in full time, or for many months at a time.
Do what you are comfortable with, and enjoy!
