Whoever said 5er's were easier
I'd sure like to know what you are smokin'! Because I'm just plain exhausted! Seems everything is a difficult learning curve on the new 5er opposed to over 30-40-50 years of bumper pull travel ex...
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For the OP, it seems to me you are making things tough on yourself, by keeping a lot of habits from the old TT days. Like carrying too much stuff, fooling with the awning, and more.
Regarding the brake cable, I can reach mine to attach it to the hitch, but only barely, but we don't have a dually. I won't go into the debate on where to attach it, except to say that on the hitch handle works fine for me. I have homemade steps on the side of my bed, and have used them for the cable when the mood struck me (probably when my back was hurting). I also recently picked up one of the folding aluminum step stools from Harbor Freight, and I carry that at all times, even when not out camping. I also use it as the first step into the trailer, when we happen to camp on a site so out of level that it leaves that first step too high. I found the HF step to be about 2 or 3 inches taller than I preferred, so I cut the legs down a little. It's a handy little thing to have along.
All of these things are learned, and pieces acquired, over years of camping and practice. It would be a big job to compress all that into the first month of ownership. You might be smart to start at ground zero again, and start packing stuff only after it has proven useful. The past is a heavy thing to carry.
This is my homemade step;
Regarding the brake cable, I can reach mine to attach it to the hitch, but only barely, but we don't have a dually. I won't go into the debate on where to attach it, except to say that on the hitch handle works fine for me. I have homemade steps on the side of my bed, and have used them for the cable when the mood struck me (probably when my back was hurting). I also recently picked up one of the folding aluminum step stools from Harbor Freight, and I carry that at all times, even when not out camping. I also use it as the first step into the trailer, when we happen to camp on a site so out of level that it leaves that first step too high. I found the HF step to be about 2 or 3 inches taller than I preferred, so I cut the legs down a little. It's a handy little thing to have along.
All of these things are learned, and pieces acquired, over years of camping and practice. It would be a big job to compress all that into the first month of ownership. You might be smart to start at ground zero again, and start packing stuff only after it has proven useful. The past is a heavy thing to carry.
This is my homemade step;
