Newbie - 36ft vs 41ft fifth wheel
Hi all, as I’m sure most of you have seen my posts on a separate thread and got a f350 dually and looking for a fifth wheel. My question - towing a 36 ft fifth wheel vs a 39.5 ft upto 41 ft what ar...
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As others said, once you are rolling down the road, almost no difference.
I assume in that size range, you have a diesel one ton (probably dually), so running thru the truck lanes as truck stops is viable. If you have to go into a small local station, that can be a bit more challenging.
What type of camping will you do?
If it's just back and forth once a year snowbirding and you have a big site anyway, no brainer, get the biggest you can.
Likewise, if you stick mostly to newer wide open campgrounds with pull thru sites, not a big concern.
If you will be moving around a lot, particularly using state & national parks (or other more natural setting private parks), keeping the size down does make it easier to find sites or avoid stressful squeezing around wooded roads and into very tight sites.
No right or wrong answer and you can always adapt to what you have.
Our preference is around 27-32ft. Big enough to be comfortable but we can get into most parks.
I assume in that size range, you have a diesel one ton (probably dually), so running thru the truck lanes as truck stops is viable. If you have to go into a small local station, that can be a bit more challenging.
What type of camping will you do?
If it's just back and forth once a year snowbirding and you have a big site anyway, no brainer, get the biggest you can.
Likewise, if you stick mostly to newer wide open campgrounds with pull thru sites, not a big concern.
If you will be moving around a lot, particularly using state & national parks (or other more natural setting private parks), keeping the size down does make it easier to find sites or avoid stressful squeezing around wooded roads and into very tight sites.
No right or wrong answer and you can always adapt to what you have.
Our preference is around 27-32ft. Big enough to be comfortable but we can get into most parks.
