Question about a 5th wheel and a couple of greenhorns
Hi all, DH and I have narrowed down our search for a 5th wheel to the Cedar Creek 36CKTS.
We've had a Class C before but we're both retiring at the end of the year and plan to spend the summers in Colorado so are looking for something that is more livable.
We'd just gotten serious about looking when we found a 2012 in the exact model, fit and finish that we're looking for. It has a number of extra features on it that we want and it's priced right from all the research we've done.
The very odd part is that it happens to be in north TX and we live in NV. But we'll be in TX this weekend for a family reunion and the trailer is about 5 miles from where I grew up so it's easy to go take a look.
Ok, sorry for the long wind up but here is the crux of the question. We're greenhorns and the trailer is owned by an individual. He'll have it hooked up so we can test the ac, stove etc. But beyond the stuff that we know how to turn the knobs on for we don't have a clue how to check the leveling system, to know if there has been water damage, etc. (I found the checklist for how to buy a used 5th wheel but we don't know what half the stuff on it is and we sure can't take it for a spin on the road since we don't have a truck yet).
I know advice is worth what's paid for it, but if this were you and your first purchase what would you advise? From the pictures it is super clean, the stove has never been used... it's spotless... BUT it's a lot of money and we think we've found the floorplan that we can live with for a long time so how would you recommend we proceed?
We've had a Class C before but we're both retiring at the end of the year and plan to spend the summers in Colorado so are looking for something that is more livable.
We'd just gotten serious about looking when we found a 2012 in the exact model, fit and finish that we're looking for. It has a number of extra features on it that we want and it's priced right from all the research we've done.
The very odd part is that it happens to be in north TX and we live in NV. But we'll be in TX this weekend for a family reunion and the trailer is about 5 miles from where I grew up so it's easy to go take a look.
Ok, sorry for the long wind up but here is the crux of the question. We're greenhorns and the trailer is owned by an individual. He'll have it hooked up so we can test the ac, stove etc. But beyond the stuff that we know how to turn the knobs on for we don't have a clue how to check the leveling system, to know if there has been water damage, etc. (I found the checklist for how to buy a used 5th wheel but we don't know what half the stuff on it is and we sure can't take it for a spin on the road since we don't have a truck yet).
I know advice is worth what's paid for it, but if this were you and your first purchase what would you advise? From the pictures it is super clean, the stove has never been used... it's spotless... BUT it's a lot of money and we think we've found the floorplan that we can live with for a long time so how would you recommend we proceed?
