Purchasing a Fifth Wheel
Well here we are ready to purchase a fifth wheel. We are not full timers and we do have a budget we want to stay in. We have been looking at fifth wheels for many years and now with the TV paid for we...
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Been there, done that. 5 years ago we spent many, many months checking owners' forums, looking and asking other RV owners about their rigs. Our budget, coupled with the desire to have a dependable RV, led us to a short list of 5 used fifth wheel brands, 4 of which are no longer in business-not because they made bad products, but because of the lousy economy. They were well built but nobody could afford them so a lot of cheaply constructed rigs remained in the market. We started with a smaller 5th wheel and have since upsized to a bigger model by the same manufacturer and have not been disappointed after about 23,000 miles of traveling. Do lots of research, join or read lots of forums, talk to the guys that have RV repair shops and don't be taken in by fancy fixtures and gadgets.
