Motor home vs Fifth Wheel
My wife and I are in the planning stages of going on the open road , if not full time, for long periods at a time. When it comes to maintenance and fuel costs, what would be the better route, A motor ...
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MeanderMan wrote:
We've owned four 5th wheels and are on our second motor home; and have full-timed in both. For us, we prefer the motorhome - it's nice to have access to everything while going down the road, even to the point of making a cup of coffee in the Keurig. But, and it's a big one, if you're looking for less maintenance and higher mileage, a fiver is your best bet. A motor home comparable to a good-sized fiver will of probably be a DP, and they're more expensive to buy and maintain, and the mileage is about half of what a diesel pickup will get.
True but when we stop for a week or a month we travel in a CRV 28 MPG vs maybe 12-14 in our friends dually so to us it's a wash.
