"Light" type fifth wheels versus "regular"???
Need some advice on advantages (or disadvantages) of the "light" fifth wheels (other than weight). Most of them don't seem to allow much cargo weight for the overall gross vehicle weight (some ~1200 t...
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I had a lite unit and it was well built. Fully laminated walls, roof and floor so wall strength was sufficient that studs every 16" was not needed. But cargo capacity was limited along with floor plans, otherwise we would have stayed with that brand. Another issue can be limited number of electrical outlets/switches on exterior walls on any unit (lite or normal) using laminated construction.
In reality, regardless of lite or normal, there are well engineered and assembled brands and plenty of the opposite as well. Any can have quality issues from time to time and with the limited number of component suppliers, all brands can experience component problems like Dometic and Norcold refer reliability issues causing RV fires.
If I were looking for a lite unit today, Forest River Flagstaff and Rockwood twins would certainly be on my short list to check out.
In reality, regardless of lite or normal, there are well engineered and assembled brands and plenty of the opposite as well. Any can have quality issues from time to time and with the limited number of component suppliers, all brands can experience component problems like Dometic and Norcold refer reliability issues causing RV fires.
If I were looking for a lite unit today, Forest River Flagstaff and Rockwood twins would certainly be on my short list to check out.
