What is a good weight for 35' fifth wheel?
We are shopping around for some used 5'ers and wondering what is a good weight? Some we are looking at are close to 12,000 lbs dry weight. The newer ones seem to be lighter. Do the older ones hav...
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My 08 Sunnybrook and all SBs have alum in the walls but they are far from the lightest RVs cuz they use goliath frames and some of the other materials are heavier, like the roofs. Mine is 31' 8" and weighs 11400 dry, 15k gvw. The guy I bought my 08 from, ordered a 34' 8" Bighorn and it is really close to my SB weights. I learned a lesson a long time ago... light USUALLY means weak/flimsy/drafty/squeaky/lowest quality components and lower priced. All (3) of our extra light RVs soon became really loose and some things literally fell apart. Craig
