What the smallest 5th wheel with a slide?
Considering a 5th wheel, but most are so huge & that's great, but I don't have anywhere to keep anything very big. So I'm just wondering about smaller 5th wheel options. But being small, I'm figur...
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Hi all,
First, thank you all for your many and learned contributions. I am a newbie, having not yet purchased my first RV. My wife and I have been researching for the last several months so as to be a bit knowledgeable and have an idea of whet we want before we get serious about buying.
At this point we have narrowed our search down to a mid to small TT or 5er. It OP discussing the GD295RL lead me to the GD220 or 230RK, which I believe will meet our needs. The question comes back to weight. Of all the issues concerning RVs this has been the most perplexing to me.
If I should be posting this elsewhere please advise.
First a bit about the guiding principles that brought us to this point.
We will soon be retiring (65) and plan to travel for at last the first year. In our younger days we backpacked and tented in much of the US and elsewhere. We are generally well traveled and so the target for this first year is to go places we have not seen. This means some dry camping and also some length limits. There is just the two of us but we have spent 46 years sharing a KS bed so a full queen is the minimum (I'm 6-1.I currently drive a 2008 Nissan Titan SE crew cab with only 78K miles and new tires and breaks. Since the truck is paid for and should have much more life I would prefer to limit the search to something I can tow with this truck, eliminating MH with a toad as an option and preferably not a trade up to a bigger truck. This brought me to either a TT or 5er.
Since we plan to be essentially full-time for at least a year I want to invest in a good quality unit well suited to 4 seasons, although we generally plan to follow the weather. We are more explorers than campers in that our nature is generally not more than a week or two in any given place. We are more likely to leave "home" at site and then venture out to see what we can see within 100 miles then hang at the camp site enjoying the view for a month. Not that there is anything wrong with that its just not our personalities.
So this brings me to a TT or 5er in the 25-30 ft range. The main problem is I can not with confidence figure out what my weight range is. According to the truck documents my GVW is 12500 if "bumper" pull or 14500 if 5er, but I am not sure if I am reading this correctly.
My truck does not have the two package but is pre-wired for tow mode and harness. I currently have a bumper hitch for my boat. My plan would be to add a class V if if I go with a TT or a fifth wheel receiver if I go with a 5er.
Question: can I tow a GD220 or 230 (or similar) with my truck or am I relegated to a TT? Also, how do I calculate my (legally allowed) tow weight if I assume my truck cargo at 1000 pound (passengers plus fuel).
Thanks in advance for your help.
First, thank you all for your many and learned contributions. I am a newbie, having not yet purchased my first RV. My wife and I have been researching for the last several months so as to be a bit knowledgeable and have an idea of whet we want before we get serious about buying.
At this point we have narrowed our search down to a mid to small TT or 5er. It OP discussing the GD295RL lead me to the GD220 or 230RK, which I believe will meet our needs. The question comes back to weight. Of all the issues concerning RVs this has been the most perplexing to me.
If I should be posting this elsewhere please advise.
First a bit about the guiding principles that brought us to this point.
We will soon be retiring (65) and plan to travel for at last the first year. In our younger days we backpacked and tented in much of the US and elsewhere. We are generally well traveled and so the target for this first year is to go places we have not seen. This means some dry camping and also some length limits. There is just the two of us but we have spent 46 years sharing a KS bed so a full queen is the minimum (I'm 6-1.I currently drive a 2008 Nissan Titan SE crew cab with only 78K miles and new tires and breaks. Since the truck is paid for and should have much more life I would prefer to limit the search to something I can tow with this truck, eliminating MH with a toad as an option and preferably not a trade up to a bigger truck. This brought me to either a TT or 5er.
Since we plan to be essentially full-time for at least a year I want to invest in a good quality unit well suited to 4 seasons, although we generally plan to follow the weather. We are more explorers than campers in that our nature is generally not more than a week or two in any given place. We are more likely to leave "home" at site and then venture out to see what we can see within 100 miles then hang at the camp site enjoying the view for a month. Not that there is anything wrong with that its just not our personalities.
So this brings me to a TT or 5er in the 25-30 ft range. The main problem is I can not with confidence figure out what my weight range is. According to the truck documents my GVW is 12500 if "bumper" pull or 14500 if 5er, but I am not sure if I am reading this correctly.
My truck does not have the two package but is pre-wired for tow mode and harness. I currently have a bumper hitch for my boat. My plan would be to add a class V if if I go with a TT or a fifth wheel receiver if I go with a 5er.
Question: can I tow a GD220 or 230 (or similar) with my truck or am I relegated to a TT? Also, how do I calculate my (legally allowed) tow weight if I assume my truck cargo at 1000 pound (passengers plus fuel).
Thanks in advance for your help.
