Travel Trailer or Fifth Wheel?

From the question(s) you posted, you need to do a lot of reading and learning. May I suggest a couple of very good resources aimed at educating future full-timers? Head over to the Escapees RV Club...

Forums: Escapees Forums

Web site: Escapees web site

The cost of membership to join Escapees and gain access to all of their educational material is more than worth it. They also offer "Boot Camp" a couple of times a year with a week of seminars and hands-on training in a rally setting.

Also, RV-Dreams.com...

Forums: RV-Dreams forums

Web site: RV-Dreams.com

Howard and Linda at RV-Dreams also have tons of educational material and offer one-week educational rallies twice a year. We attended one of their educational rallies prior to going full-time and it was invaluable. The rallies are also a lot of fun!

There a so many things to think about in terms of full-timing other than just what RV to do it it. Both of these organizations do a good job of helping you step through the process and get prepared before you jump off the cliff.

Rob

We got our first fifth wheel a couple of years ago. We have a half towable one Durango 1500.
Our 3 previous one were travel trailers
The fifth wheel is best my reasons are
Better pulling on windy days
Better gas milage because the unit is more stabile
More storage.
I am running a gooseneck hitch with a reese goosebox.

JTIII wrote:
I'm looking to make my first purchase and going all-in as a full-timer. I will be solo and I have limited experience towing anything...as in NO experience ;). I've gotten contrasting opinions from dealership salesmen between the logistics of towing a TT or 5er. I will be purchasing a new tow vehicle to handle whatever trailer I decide upon. I figured there are probably some full-timers on here that have experience with both and didn't just read about it in the dealership brochure!

IMHO, in nut shell with out all the detailed explanations, Buy a 5th. wheel! 5th wheels are more stable when driving down the road are minimally affected by high winds and semi trucks passing you, easy to hook up. Buy a high quality 5th wheel hitch, don't try to skimp and save a dollar. If you buy new, negotiate with dealer to replace the original tires with good 10 ply, "G" rated tires. I like Good Year tires.