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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Thanks for the continued responses.
Julie and I talked about the subject some more this morning before heading out to the trails. The subject came up several times but quickly subsided. I am sure we will talk some more as we sit around the fire tonight.
Our TV is a 07 Dodge 2500 CTD and our confident it will pull anything that we will buy. In fact I have turned down a 5er that was for sale based on the concern that it would be at the limit once we loaded the trailer and strapped everything and everyone into position.
I have been RVing off and on for some years and Julie has been RVing with me for approximately three to four years. The more we go the more we like it and that is one of the reasons we want to make the change. We have a good basis of what we want in the 5er. SOme of them are dealbreakers and some are it would really be nice. Luckily with what we want and like the RLS or RET floorplans feel most of the time. We also want good size window on the entry side, mid door entry, bathroom contained within its own room and a mid kitchen preferably with an island. Those are just some of the wants.
When we looked this last week at the sprinters we walked away with a good feeling and decided the 296FWRLS pretty much addressed are wants. One of the attractions were the distressed cabinetry that gave it a simple log cabin feel. Julie does not want the real fancy interiors that we see in some travel trailers. Simple but nice with room to cook is all she is asking for.
I am the picky one and it really boils down to a "quality" trailer that provides good bang for the buck. Many floor plans meet the want list, many trailers are removed strictly because they are out of our budget. That narrows the playing field down and now it boils down to which one provides us with the warm and fuzzy overall.
Right now its the Sprinter but I want to make sure when we look at these trailers on this end of the price point that I am not asking for trouble. I realize that I could get a great one or a lemon and it just depends.
I explained to Julie if we were buying a car then this would not be an issue. Know exactly what we want and we know what company can provide that car. With the trailers it does not appear to be that easy once you know what you want in the model. NOw we need to figure out which manufacturer can provide us that model and the quality.
Maybe all can and it boils down to dealer and price?
Jake
Julie and I talked about the subject some more this morning before heading out to the trails. The subject came up several times but quickly subsided. I am sure we will talk some more as we sit around the fire tonight.
Our TV is a 07 Dodge 2500 CTD and our confident it will pull anything that we will buy. In fact I have turned down a 5er that was for sale based on the concern that it would be at the limit once we loaded the trailer and strapped everything and everyone into position.
I have been RVing off and on for some years and Julie has been RVing with me for approximately three to four years. The more we go the more we like it and that is one of the reasons we want to make the change. We have a good basis of what we want in the 5er. SOme of them are dealbreakers and some are it would really be nice. Luckily with what we want and like the RLS or RET floorplans feel most of the time. We also want good size window on the entry side, mid door entry, bathroom contained within its own room and a mid kitchen preferably with an island. Those are just some of the wants.
When we looked this last week at the sprinters we walked away with a good feeling and decided the 296FWRLS pretty much addressed are wants. One of the attractions were the distressed cabinetry that gave it a simple log cabin feel. Julie does not want the real fancy interiors that we see in some travel trailers. Simple but nice with room to cook is all she is asking for.
I am the picky one and it really boils down to a "quality" trailer that provides good bang for the buck. Many floor plans meet the want list, many trailers are removed strictly because they are out of our budget. That narrows the playing field down and now it boils down to which one provides us with the warm and fuzzy overall.
Right now its the Sprinter but I want to make sure when we look at these trailers on this end of the price point that I am not asking for trouble. I realize that I could get a great one or a lemon and it just depends.
I explained to Julie if we were buying a car then this would not be an issue. Know exactly what we want and we know what company can provide that car. With the trailers it does not appear to be that easy once you know what you want in the model. NOw we need to figure out which manufacturer can provide us that model and the quality.
Maybe all can and it boils down to dealer and price?
Jake
