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dtos
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Oct 15, 2014

Traveling in a Fifth Wheel

Simple question that I'm sure is in no way original..

How do you "travel" in a fifth wheel?

I'm looking to purchase one, and it seems like the ones I want aren't really worth much with the slides in. To that effect, I have small children and can only be on the road for 4-5 hours at a time before someone goes nuts. I'm thinking we'd drive for 4 hours - take an hour or so break - and then hustle another 3-4 hours until time to call it a day of driving.

So my question - what are reliable and safe places to pull over for a simple overnight stay or leg stretch (preferably in the home we are towing behind us)? Do most RVers stay at RV parks for just a few hours? Seems like a fair amount of effort/expense when a parking lot could achieve the same thing? Do most plan their trips with that level of detail (we drive for X hours, and stay at Y place?) .. My experience with children and the open road is it is a******shoot.. Sometimes I can go further than I expected, more often than not, I get no where near it.

Just curious if I can factor in the fifth wheel as a place to let the little people roam while we are taking breaks during transit (if that makes sense) since it seems you have to kick out the slides to make it to a bed or the fridge..

Thanks!

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