Are fivers roomier than a motorhome

Are fivers roomier than a motorhome

Yes and No!!

et2 wrote:
I've seen a few comments recently from members saying that they went back to a fiver because it has more room. I don't understand as we've owned 4. Based our last two at 40' and our now new MH at almost 42' - our motorhome is much more roomier than the fivers. Mainly because of the two opposing slides. Storage in the MH is tons more.

That's part of the reason we bought our MH is it's roomier. The last two fivers had 4 slides and 3 slides. The MH has 3. Am I missing something?

Is the question about what weighs more, the pound of feathers or a pound of lead?

Duh ....they both weight the same!

Same with the 400 sq ft motor home Vs the 400 sq ft five'er ---- they are the same.

So I guess the point I'm attempting to make is that when they have the same sq footage they are equal but if one is Larger --- it's larger.

Did I answer the question?

LOL,

It's all preference. I have noticed the bigger rigs do not always use their space wisely. I also noticed that those who can finally afford a larger rig no longer need one as their kids are grown annd gone. LOL

msmith1199 wrote:

et2 wrote:

msmith1199 wrote:
It all depends on the motorhome and the 5er. A 40 foot 5er with three slides will have more room than a 40 foot Class A with 2 slides. On Storage I've seen 5ers with lots more storage than I have. But I haven't seen 5ers with more storage than a Bus conversion that has all the huge bays underneath. So yes you can get a Class A with more space and more storage, but if you compare the dollars you'll likely be paying a lot more for that space and storage.

Agree with all you said. I guess when I think of class A there are obviously more than DP's . I just wonder what they compared them too.

I think you have to compare Apples to Apples. I have a 35 foot DP with three slides on a Freightliner Chasis. I have storage bays underneath, but they aren't huge and they are a little hard to get in to. If I compared my DP with a similar quality 35 foot 5er with three slides, it's going to have more interior space because it doesn't have a cockpit and it doesn't have all the space taken up by the engine compartment. And that 35 foot 5er is going to have one of those huge compartments up front that is real easy to get into that I would love to have in my motorhome. I don't have any exterior storage that I can get into without getting down on my knees. I'd love to have something up at a chest high level that I could put all my commonly used stuff in.

One thing I know for sure, is my next motorhome is going to come with big basement compartments that have those big drawers that you can pulled out to get to all your junk.

Agreed ... apples to apples. 40' to 40' - slides to slides. But there are different types of class A's .... Front engine ( you definitely lose interior space from the engine) a DP, Not so much loss of "usable" space. We sit up front in the driver and passenger chairs quite a bit ( they are turned of course). So for ours that is desired usable space. Kinda like a sun porch for us.

On fivers I think they are measured to the end of the fiver hitch back ( I could be wrong). So the hitch is definitely nothing usable for living quarters. On DP's there are different bay configurations with different frame manufactures. Some have more room than others. But for the most part much more than a fiver.

I just haven't seen for apples to apples - slides being equal that any fiver has that much more livable area then all MH's or any for that matter.

Now pricing his a whole other story. You can get a new loaded dually diesel truck pulling a fiver worth over $100,000. Truck from most big three loaded out can easily be over $70,000. This was our situation. We paid slightly more for the new MH compared with a truck and fiver combo. It was within $15,000 dollars. Of course it's not a Prevost, but not the bottom on the pack either.

I believe the fivers are probably a bit more roomier than the motor homes..at least the ones I've looked at.

I believe it's because the walls are paper thin and single pane windows.

Probably 1/4" or so more room in the fiver..just my opinion..:B:B:B.....Dennis

et2 wrote:

msmith1199 wrote:
It all depends on the motorhome and the 5er. A 40 foot 5er with three slides will have more room than a 40 foot Class A with 2 slides. On Storage I've seen 5ers with lots more storage than I have. But I haven't seen 5ers with more storage than a Bus conversion that has all the huge bays underneath. So yes you can get a Class A with more space and more storage, but if you compare the dollars you'll likely be paying a lot more for that space and storage.

Agree with all you said. I guess when I think of class A there are obviously more than DP's . I just wonder what they compared them too.

I think you have to compare Apples to Apples. I have a 35 foot DP with three slides on a Freightliner Chasis. I have storage bays underneath, but they aren't huge and they are a little hard to get in to. If I compared my DP with a similar quality 35 foot 5er with three slides, it's going to have more interior space because it doesn't have a cockpit and it doesn't have all the space taken up by the engine compartment. And that 35 foot 5er is going to have one of those huge compartments up front that is real easy to get into that I would love to have in my motorhome. I don't have any exterior storage that I can get into without getting down on my knees. I'd love to have something up at a chest high level that I could put all my commonly used stuff in.

One thing I know for sure, is my next motorhome is going to come with big basement compartments that have those big drawers that you can pulled out to get to all your junk.

Roomier is one thing, quality is another and quality that runs down the road cheerfully is still another.
If space and quality is your choice, be ready to pay for it. It ain't cheap.
It is always a good dream.
Dave M

msmith1199 wrote:
It all depends on the motorhome and the 5er. A 40 foot 5er with three slides will have more room than a 40 foot Class A with 2 slides. On Storage I've seen 5ers with lots more storage than I have. But I haven't seen 5ers with more storage than a Bus conversion that has all the huge bays underneath. So yes you can get a Class A with more space and more storage, but if you compare the dollars you'll likely be paying a lot more for that space and storage.

Agree with all you said. I guess when I think of class A there are obviously more than DP's . I just wonder what they compared them too.

rgatijnet1 wrote:

ChooChooMan74 wrote:

rgatijnet1 wrote:
I do not know of any fivers that are "wide body", meaning 102" exterior width that is common on most Class A coaches. The fivers have the slides that can expand them but you are starting with a narrower trailer to begin with.

Jayco Pinnacle was the first I found. I know keystone makes a wide body TT, and they must make one in a Fifth Wheel. The high end ones seem to have them available. BUT, they are not legal to tow in all 50 states (per the tow law guides)

Just looked at the Jayco Pinnacle website and they give the exterior width at 96". Jayco Pinnacle

Maybe the 2015s are 102....



Keystone Sprinter Wide Bodies, both TT and FW, are 100 inches

Does a 5er have more room than a motor home...

I can look out my window and see a Class C about oh, 25 feet long

I can see a 5ER that is perhaps 35 feet

My class A (I can see others) 38 Feet of which about 35 is Living space.

So, there is your answer.. Depends on the size of the unit.

I can also see a 27 foot travel trailer.

And used to have a 13 foot one.

Some like it big,, I could use about five less feet now that my wife is gone,, Some like it small.