newb with a DRW/SRW question

2RR2NV wrote:
Hi ya all.

My wife and I will be purchasing our first 5th wheel in the 2016. Yeah yeah, you're probably like... WTH are you asking NOW when it's so far away. Well, we want to get a truck that will fit our needs without having to upgrade every 2, 3, or 4 years because we wanted to get a "bigger/better" 5th wheel down the road. we are looking at a Ram3500 4x4 CC auto CTD. But can't decide on whether to get an SRW or DRW. I "think" we should have a DRW to pull a 38' Montana since it weighs so much. Am I wrong and that an SRW will pull it too just fine? another issue we have is that if we want to go hunting up on the Plains, there are plenty of spots where a dually is gonna have problems compared to an SRW. soooo what should we do? DRW or SRW.

if possible, please give thoughts on why or why not, one or the other, will work or not, please.

on a sidenote, we intend to get the truck late 2015 and then go buy the 5er spring of 2016.
also, more time will give me more time to do more research before the purchase.

thank you ahead of time.

Scot "Z" a.k.a. TOTAL newb! :)

Personally, I think the answer is in your question. If you really believe that you may want to move to a "bigger/better" fiver some time down the road, and not have to upgrade the truck, then I think you need to be looking at a dually. If you decide for instance that you want to Full time, and want to move into something built for true residential living, 365/24/7, you will be limited in your choices.

For instance, our 36 ft. has a GVWR of 18750. A 38 ft or 40 ft go up from there. As soon as you move into something that takes you away from I-beam frames, and moves you into boxed 12 and 15 inch frames, 8000 lb axels, bigger wheels and hydraulics etc., the pin weight issue others have explained becomes the factor, not the ability to pull. Then a dually becomes the minimum. So all of a sudden, some Excels , Mobile Suites, Hitchhikers, Spacecrafts, New Horizons, Lifestyles, are no longer in your options.