TT vs. 5th wheel: ease of towing
I've been towing TT's for years. Tired of doing all the towing. I want my wife to help out on long hauls but she is not at all comfortable getting behind the wheel (see my rig in my "signature" below)...
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DW said if I bought a new truck with an auto tranny, she would help me pull the trailer. A trip to Alaska and back (over 11,000mi) she drove 5 feet, pulled the trailer off of the blocks. That being said, I do all the driving and I enjoy it. We are retired and stop over night when I like. Some days its 400 miles sometimes it is 200 miles and we stay as long as we like. BUT- I will say there is day light and dark difference between towing a TT or 5er. The bow-wave effect on the TT is so much greater than on a 5er, in fact it is not noticeable. You feel more in control of the 5er than the TT. And hitching and unhitching is so much easier with a 5er. I have hitched and unhitch several times by myself with no problem. Backing a 5er is easier once you learn what your rig will do.
