One of the things my DS and I like to do while camping or driving is to see the different type of trailers that people have. Most of us know the name brands and sometimes we see some that we have never heard of. Recently we seen a couple of Fifth wheels that we have never seen before. First was a fiver that had a slideout in the front cap. Never have seen this before and the next one was a fiver that had 6 slideouts. That was a first for us. Does anyone else do this and can you tell us what you have seen?

I am always amazed at how many different brands of both 5ers and travel trailers there are each time we walk thru an RV park. Keystone has 17 different brand name 5ers and an equal number of TTs plus their toy hauler lines. Forest River has at least that many, and even more when you add their other divisions such as Coachmen, Palomino, etc. Then add in the multitude of other manufacturers such KZ, Heartland, DRV, etc. there must be a hundred different brands. And each brand has multiple floor plans. However, when you look more closely the majority of them revolve around probably not more than a half dozen or so basic floor plans each modified a little by each manufacturer to be a little different from the competition. Six slideouts is not that uncommon with the rigs growing in length and interior floor space. And fold out patios, both front and rear, are showing up more and more. But have not seen one yet with a front cap slideout.

We have a CG that we camp at often during the summer. On the way to it there's a home owner that has a 5th wheel parked out front on his property. Not sure when it was made but it has a double overhang up in the front. Instead of just having the normal overhang that is over the trucks bed, there's 2nd one that goes over the cab of the truck.

I haven't seen a front cap slide out either. Years ago, Alpha/See Ya had a cap that raised up I believe to reveal a window under it and now some have placed windows in caps (another thread on this one). Most number of slides seem to ave 3 to 4 with some having 5. Cedar Creek recently came out with a 6 slide front living room 5er. Bedroom is huge. Problem with these types of rigs, it's forcing owners into bigger tow vehicles (duallies to MD, 450's etc). Who would've thought!

Pardon me, but I don't know what the fascination is with the number of slideouts. I see a lot of rigs with 2 small slideouts on one wall of the living area - they provide no more (and often less) living space than one large slideout. As far as I'm concerned, the total square footage in the RV with the slides out is really the name of the game, not the number of slideouts, which just multiply the number of things to go wrong. Is it really a selling feature to have 8, 10 or 20 slideouts???By the way, our 5th wheel has 4 slideouts - 2 opposing slideouts in the bedroom area and 2 opposing slideouts in the living area.Just my 2 cents' worth....Rusty

goducks10 wrote:......... but it has a double overhang up in the front. Instead of just having the normal overhang that is over the trucks bed, there's 2nd one that goes over the cab of the truck.Probably a Glendale Titanium, no longer made. Don't know of anyone else that did that.

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goducks10
Explorer
Oct 15, 2015
BB_TX wrote:
goducks10 wrote:
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but it has a double overhang up in the front. Instead of just having the normal overhang that is over the trucks bed, there's 2nd one that goes over the cab of the truck.

Probably a Glendale Titanium, no longer made. Don't know of anyone else that did that.

Thanks. Just looked the name up on google and that's it.
dbbls
Explorer
Oct 15, 2015
I saw two with front slides just this past weekend. It was getting dark but I think they were Rockwood. Could not tell for sure.
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Oct 15, 2015
spud1957 wrote:
fj12ryder wrote:
That looks cool. I wonder when they made them, for how long, and why they quit. It's kind of like our Fuzion 383: it's a great design for 2 people hauling a couple bikes, but they only made them for 2 years.

The Titanium kind of leaves me cold. Not sure how useful the space would be.

Once Glendale went out of business, the front style was then carried by the Bighorn Titanium Edition up until a couple years ago.

Bighorn Titanium pics
It does look like it would cut down on the wind resistance.
Allworth
Explorer II
Oct 16, 2015
In 2010 I switched up from, a 30' Outback fiver to my current 35' Titanium. Same truck, same roads and I gained a little more than a mile per gallon average on long trips even though the Ti is about 2,000 pounds heavier.

We love the Titanium. Glendale called it a 30-E-35. Thirty feet from pin to bumper and thirty-five feet overall. The extra five feet is the part out over the cab of the truck. Ours has a fore and aft queen bed with about 2/3 of the length on the extended nose area. Getting up and down onto the bed takes a little getting used to since is about 32 inches above the BR floor level (there is a step on each side to assist), but the extra room is easy to get used to.

Tows and backs like a thirty footer; lives inside like a thirty-five footer. Rides rock solid behind my 3500.

Glendale, a Canadian company, went bankrupt in the great RV shakeout in early 2010.
leggy
Explorer
Oct 16, 2015
We saw a Cameo, I think, that had 1 full side slide on drivers side. Never seen one like that before.
fiveeyes
Explorer
Oct 16, 2015
I have the same TI as Allworth, and confirm what he said..tows very well. Leaving Sunday for a week also. enjoy your fall 5
Allworth wrote:
In 2010 I switched up from, a 30' Outback fiver to my current 35' Titanium. Same truck, same roads and I gained a little more than a mile per gallon average on long trips even though the Ti is about 2,000 pounds heavier.

We love the Titanium. Glendale called it a 30-E-35. Thirty feet from pin to bumper and thirty-five feet overall. The extra five feet is the part out over the cab of the truck. Ours has a fore and aft queen bed with about 2/3 of the length on the extended nose area. Getting up and down onto the bed takes a little getting used to since is about 32 inches above the BR floor level (there is a step on each side to assist), but the extra room is easy to get used to.

Tows and backs like a thirty footer; lives inside like a thirty-five footer. Rides rock solid behind my 3500.

Glendale, a Canadian company, went bankrupt in the great RV shakeout in early 2010.
laknox
Nomad
Oct 16, 2015
leggy wrote:
We saw a Cameo, I think, that had 1 full side slide on drivers side. Never seen one like that before.

There's a couple companies that make the full-wall slides. Personally, I'm not a huge fan, but I'm sure some people like them.

Lyle

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