"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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We had a JayFlight 285RLS, Had a GVWR of 9200# the spec empty is 7300# and IIRC it's actual was just under 7500#. We had about 1500# of Carry Capacity and we used most all of it. The walls were thin and our biggest complaint was that there were no 110V outlets on any outside wall. They were just to thin. And as said by previous posters the bracing in the wall was minimal. We also had issues cooling the trailer, if you didn't have shade the AC didn't keep up.
Compare to the current Montana Mountaineer 285RLD. Very similar floorplan, but with bedroom slideout. Spec UVW of 9425, actual sticker weight of 9470 and GVWR of 14120. This give of Carry Capacity of 4650. I at 6'2" can stand in the living room slide of this trailer and I can stand in the bedroom. We have 50amp electric and 2 AC units so we stay cool. But the walls are twice as thick, and there are outlets where you expect to find them. We also have a 10 gal water heater and the 8 cubic foot fridge both are nice to have. I don't see us ever filling all the storage, or getting any where near GVWR.
Compare to the current Montana Mountaineer 285RLD. Very similar floorplan, but with bedroom slideout. Spec UVW of 9425, actual sticker weight of 9470 and GVWR of 14120. This give of Carry Capacity of 4650. I at 6'2" can stand in the living room slide of this trailer and I can stand in the bedroom. We have 50amp electric and 2 AC units so we stay cool. But the walls are twice as thick, and there are outlets where you expect to find them. We also have a 10 gal water heater and the 8 cubic foot fridge both are nice to have. I don't see us ever filling all the storage, or getting any where near GVWR.
