Key Features of Your Fifth Wheel

mykahts wrote:
Hello All...

My excitement is building as I'm expecting my 5er to arrive in about 10 days. With that said, I wanna ask the following:

What are the key features you really like about your fifth wheel?

What is it about this non-traditional lifestyle and experience do you really like so much and no matter what, you'd remain a full-time RVer?

What's the most painful (as in cost, time, effort, and or inconvenience) experience involving repair you ever had to deal with?

Thanks in advance for reading and looking forward to your replies.

Congrats on the new RV.

Key features. Everybody has *their own* key features.
Probably as many as there are posters.
so - just lengthy "Gee Whiz" value - - and too late for you to say...
"Gee whiz - why didn't I think of that one?"..;)

Not a full-timer. Ask that one on the full time forum here, or over on Escapees (LOTS of full-timers).

The "pain"..:(
5th wheel (2006) had a two year warranty. Never needed - or used it.
However, recently the cable for the remote valve for the black tank kinked - and caused it to be non-op.

Major PITA to access - but easy to fix. Factory chose a poor "routing" for the cable, doomed to fail.
Same would apply to electric operated valves - no cable, but still a genuine PITA to access to replace or repair.

Might add - I was lucky!..;)
Could have been a really "nasty" (insert appropriate word here) situation!
Failed after the last time I opened the valve to dump - - then wouldn't close..:(
(Put my Valtera "back-up" valve on end of the sewer line)

Lesson learned - put manual pull (no cable or electric motor) black tank valve in final 3" sewer line run, for easy access for repair/change and fail-safe operation.......even if it means "doubling up". (the remote one can stay "open").
Mine has one now - and will be the first thing I add to any future RVs with remote valve/s.

Also - carry the "add-on" Valtera valve for your sewer connection.
Just might be the best $15 you ever spent!..:W


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