Fifth Wheels with left side or rear door
G'day Mates, I'm Rod Williams from Brisbane, Australia. I was wondering if anyone knows any of the RV Manufacturers or any RV Makes or models that are built with either left side or rear entry doors? ...
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Hi Rod
Norm and I have been travelling to the USA for the last 6 years. We have a fifth wheel and F250 that are currently in storage in Phoenix. In Aust. we have a 31ft caravan with the same grey and black tank system as our fiver.
We went down the same route you are considering and after extensive investigation we decided against it. Not saying it can't be done - it certainly can however we felt that having a rig in both countries was a better solution for us
Not only are there issues with purchasing, importing and compliance but when you get it all back here there are other problems like caravan parks that are not designed to cater for very large rigs. In that they don't worry about trimming trees any higher than the usual caravans, a long rig has difficulty maneuvering tight corners and very short campsites. In fact we have been told on many occasions that campgrounds just don't have room for a 31ft rig. We have also been told that if we take up two sites then we have to pay for two sites.
Also there are very few campgrounds that cater for units with grey/black tank systems. The number is increasing however it is still very limited.
If I can be of any other assistance please don't hesitate to PM me.
I wish you luck with whatever you decide to do.
Cheers
Paula
PS I should also have mentioned that when we were considering bringing the F250 back (In the US it has a towing capacity of 16,000lbs)we were told that the tow capacity of the vehicle would be 4,500kgs (about 9,900lbs) Don't ask me why, I thought it may have had something to do with all the damp as it came across the ocean and shrinkage of something was a problem. lol
Norm and I have been travelling to the USA for the last 6 years. We have a fifth wheel and F250 that are currently in storage in Phoenix. In Aust. we have a 31ft caravan with the same grey and black tank system as our fiver.
We went down the same route you are considering and after extensive investigation we decided against it. Not saying it can't be done - it certainly can however we felt that having a rig in both countries was a better solution for us
Not only are there issues with purchasing, importing and compliance but when you get it all back here there are other problems like caravan parks that are not designed to cater for very large rigs. In that they don't worry about trimming trees any higher than the usual caravans, a long rig has difficulty maneuvering tight corners and very short campsites. In fact we have been told on many occasions that campgrounds just don't have room for a 31ft rig. We have also been told that if we take up two sites then we have to pay for two sites.
Also there are very few campgrounds that cater for units with grey/black tank systems. The number is increasing however it is still very limited.
If I can be of any other assistance please don't hesitate to PM me.
I wish you luck with whatever you decide to do.
Cheers
Paula
PS I should also have mentioned that when we were considering bringing the F250 back (In the US it has a towing capacity of 16,000lbs)we were told that the tow capacity of the vehicle would be 4,500kgs (about 9,900lbs) Don't ask me why, I thought it may have had something to do with all the damp as it came across the ocean and shrinkage of something was a problem. lol
