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Yongkie
Explorer
Mar 31, 2014

Overnight stop

Hi folks,

I am new to this, and am thinking to get a fifth wheel in the near future.

Is it Ok to use it UNHITCH during an overnight stay?

Many thanks as always

Yongkie
  • If it is just a quick overnight stop then sometimes we don't bother to unhitch. Unit will move a bit while we are walking inside, but that's not a problem once we are in bed. If we want to put the front jacks down, then we go ahead and unhitch so that we won't make the mistake of driving away with jacks still down.
  • Are you asking if it's OK to unhitch it, and leave it at a truck stop or Walmart?? As a rule, I'd say "no" - but you do what you have to do ;-) Otherwise, if you're at an RV park - sure, unhitch it if you want. Only takes a few minutes to set up.