Light 5th wheels vs "regular"

Fineline1 wrote:
Hello
I am looking at selling an older smaller fifth wheel to upgrade to a unit with more bunks. It is getting hard to fit three kids in two bunks as they grow!
I pull with a gas SRW chev 3/4 ton so I don't want a big unit. I have no desire to upsize trucks so am thinking either a half ton model or a regular fifth wheel with fewer slides (in my mind, excessive slides are extra weight, extra complications, extra leak points, and extra weak points due to compromising the integrity of the main structure).
For half ton models, I was thinking, Cougar, Jayco, Chaparral, or Rezerve.
I can see that the half ton units are usually shorter of stature, and have fewer slides. Also in general, the floor plans are simpler.
Do they compromise on strength when building the half ton models, as far as thickness of materials, quality of components, etc.?