Traveling in a 5th wheel while driving.
We are at a crossroads as to going for the 5th wheel or a motorhome. This is after having a TT for 4 years. My wife has a bad back and suffers terribly when sitting for hours in the tow vehicle. Be...
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rtazz17 wrote:KATOOM wrote:its just surprising to me you would let your kids back there ?When they could ride in a much safer truck with seatbelts.Jmo
We chose a 5th wheel over a TT specifically because of being legal to ride back there while driving. Check your states for laws though. Wife and kids say thats it no different than ridding in our TH than in any MH we've spent thousands of miles in. I think the experience in ride condition is going to be different from trailer to trailer. And it doesn't matter if you hit the brakes hard towing a trailer or driving a MH, because everyone not tied down will be briskly flying across the living space. Thats the risk of walking around while the vehicle is moving. As for construction and accidents, I dont think I've been in any MH which was built better than most trailers. They're all cheap until you get in the stratosphere price range.
The kids aren't tots so its not like there's toddlers running around the trailer while I'm whizzing down the freeway. But on that same note.....do you have all your passengers buckle up while traveling in the RV? If yes then I can only imagine how much fun they enjoy the vacation.
There is some inherent risk we all take when traveling in RV's/trailers, and I cant remember the last time I ever saw an RV/trailer subject to any crash test standard.
