Which 5th Wheel Camper? - Recommendations?
My wife and I are looking at getting a 5th wheel camper sometimes in the not too distant future. I am 69 years old and retired and she is 59 and will be retiring in January. Earlier in our lives whe...
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Lots of choices, too many to give really good advice without you narrowing things down a little. With that said, I suspect you don't know where to start given the wide universe of 5ers.
Regarding truck, do you have or will get a newer one (last couple years the capacity has gone up significantly) or is it older and thereby limiting your capacity? If pre-~2012 the advice of ~10klbs for a 2500 is pretty good, if newer you might be able to bump that up a couple thousand. If you're buying new I would recommend considering a 3500 as price isn't that much more but it adds even more capacity.
As I'm sure you've read, rear capacity of your TV will be the limiting factor in your 5er choice - ~20% of 5er weight is on bed of truck.
Regarding 5er, if looking at used there is still a wide variety depending on how much you can spend. If you can, I'd recommend an older mid-higher level 5er as opposed to a little bit newer entry level trailer. Again depending on your budget the Artic Fox and Cedar Creeks mentioned would be good choices. I'd add that Montana's, HitchHikers, Excels and many others fit in that range well (but can be heavy). We had an older Jayco Eagle TT we were very happy with too.
Start by getting a sense of floor plan you'd be interested in. Go look at some and sit in a few. Then start narrowing down what you like and don't like. A little more information will allow this forum to provide you much better advice.
Good luck!
Regarding truck, do you have or will get a newer one (last couple years the capacity has gone up significantly) or is it older and thereby limiting your capacity? If pre-~2012 the advice of ~10klbs for a 2500 is pretty good, if newer you might be able to bump that up a couple thousand. If you're buying new I would recommend considering a 3500 as price isn't that much more but it adds even more capacity.
As I'm sure you've read, rear capacity of your TV will be the limiting factor in your 5er choice - ~20% of 5er weight is on bed of truck.
Regarding 5er, if looking at used there is still a wide variety depending on how much you can spend. If you can, I'd recommend an older mid-higher level 5er as opposed to a little bit newer entry level trailer. Again depending on your budget the Artic Fox and Cedar Creeks mentioned would be good choices. I'd add that Montana's, HitchHikers, Excels and many others fit in that range well (but can be heavy). We had an older Jayco Eagle TT we were very happy with too.
Start by getting a sense of floor plan you'd be interested in. Go look at some and sit in a few. Then start narrowing down what you like and don't like. A little more information will allow this forum to provide you much better advice.
Good luck!
