Why did you choose a 5th wheel

allornothing wrote:

gar_fanatic wrote:
Cost and another engine to maintain kept us away from A's and C's. We always have a pickup, so having a trailer was our main option. Our biggest dilemma was deciding between a TT or 5er. That decision came down to making it easy for me to grab the camper and go. I'm not a very strong woman, so the ease of hookup and hauling was my primary interest. The 5er is so easy to hookup, haul and park into most campgrounds. Hope this helps!

Thank you, it does help immensely. All the advice is greatly appreciated. As I get older, I'm looking for less set up, I thought the class A was the only answer. Seeing the automatic levelers on fivers certainly changed my mind. DW and I just want to be able to travel and be able to spend a week, two weeks a month whatever in one place pick up and go to the next. Chase the warm weather in the winter, stick it in a campground during the summer for use by the family and repeat the next year. All the advice has me looking at Fifth wheels with more conviction, and I'm very impressed with a lot of what I've seen. Hard to tell if one's better than the other, as soon as you think you've narrowed one make down, look up complaints and owners comments and you begin to wonder if there truly is a maker or two that go above the norm.

Thanks again and happy camping.

Now to think about what truck to buy?????

It sounds like you are off to a great start! There's another thread in this forum that talks trucks. There is a lot of good info there. :)

When we bought our last 5er our budget wasn't able to go far. I wanted new so we got an entry grade. Huge mistake. Spending some time in it made us realize that manufacturer cut corners everywhere in the quality. Now I'm back to looking at higher quality used units.

My advice, don't be stuck on a "need new" mentality for your new trailer. Many units are not used very often. Best wishes!