Would you recommend a 5th wheel for me?
Hello, I'm retiring next year and want to hit the road. I've done a lot of RVing in my life, but always as the passenger in someone else's rig. This time I want to go solo. I'm a 50 year female. ...
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It may help if you consider the RV as a tool, you would not use a hammer to fasten a screw, and you would not use a screw driver to hammer in a nail. After a 30 year brake from camping I bought a Slide in truck camper for myself and dogs to drive from SC to NY for visits. I had plans to get something bigger for a cross country trip because spending a lot of time in a truck camper isn’t comfortable. Last spring/summer I traded the truck camper for a 28 foot 5th wheel because I was going to spend most of the summer living in the 5th wheel. I wish I could have kept the truck camper for short trips but I could not keep both. Last summer I came to realize that even though most of my travels would be just me and my 2 dogs I wanted (not needed) something bigger. The 28 foot Jayco bedroom was only about 5 feet high and at the beginning not being able to stand up was not a problem but at the end of last summer I got tired of it, also the bed was only about 12 to 15 inches off the floor the one I just got is about 20 to 24 inches which makes it easier to get out of bed.
At the end of last summer I wound up looking for my cleanest dirty underwear because I did not have time to waste in a laundry mate, I made sure this one had a washer dryer.
You need to decide how this will be used. Will you use it to drive from point “A” to “B” then stay at a friends house when you get to your destination (like I did with my truck camper)? Or will you be staying in the camper after you get to your destination.
I have a house I am selling in NY that needs to be fixed up and emptied out before I sell it and will be living in the camper most of the summer, and when the summer is over I will be headed west to visit friends so it will be nice to have something large enough so you don’t feel claustrophobic.
You don’t need anything huge but having space makes the trip more pleasurable. Back in the 80’s I spent about 2 months living in a camper that was about 17 to 19 feet with just me and my girlfriend. It had a 6 or 7 inch B&W battery TV, head with a shower, fridge, stove/oven and 5 gallon water heater.There was no Direct TV dish, no A/C, no electric water pump (you had to pump air pressure into the tank to get water to of the faucet) , heck there wasn’t even a break away cable. It was a great trip but at the end we couldn’t wait to get home. I have no doubt that with all the extra features I would be able to live in the new 5th wheel almost indefinitely.
The fact that you are a woman is a non-issue I believe you should be able to handle anything a man can just makes sure it has the room and amenities to insure you will be comfortable especially if you wind up getting rained in for a few days or a week and are stuck inside looking at 4 walls.
At the end of last summer I wound up looking for my cleanest dirty underwear because I did not have time to waste in a laundry mate, I made sure this one had a washer dryer.
You need to decide how this will be used. Will you use it to drive from point “A” to “B” then stay at a friends house when you get to your destination (like I did with my truck camper)? Or will you be staying in the camper after you get to your destination.
I have a house I am selling in NY that needs to be fixed up and emptied out before I sell it and will be living in the camper most of the summer, and when the summer is over I will be headed west to visit friends so it will be nice to have something large enough so you don’t feel claustrophobic.
You don’t need anything huge but having space makes the trip more pleasurable. Back in the 80’s I spent about 2 months living in a camper that was about 17 to 19 feet with just me and my girlfriend. It had a 6 or 7 inch B&W battery TV, head with a shower, fridge, stove/oven and 5 gallon water heater.There was no Direct TV dish, no A/C, no electric water pump (you had to pump air pressure into the tank to get water to of the faucet) , heck there wasn’t even a break away cable. It was a great trip but at the end we couldn’t wait to get home. I have no doubt that with all the extra features I would be able to live in the new 5th wheel almost indefinitely.
The fact that you are a woman is a non-issue I believe you should be able to handle anything a man can just makes sure it has the room and amenities to insure you will be comfortable especially if you wind up getting rained in for a few days or a week and are stuck inside looking at 4 walls.
