There's been a "shake-out" in RV's in recent years. I've seen the same thing in boats. Years ago everybody in FL had a boat. Most sat under a tree somewhere a lot of the year and came out around now. And many fell apart or broke down. Recently, most boats are relatively late model. I'm talking 10-years old vs. 30-years.
Same with RV's. Not ten years ago I'd see a substantial portion of old RV's. I'd also see a lot of rolled-over RV's. Most of these were old TT's. Good sized ones, up toward 30-ft and people tried to tow them with a half-ton, often an older half-ton. Maybe little to no weight distribution or anti-sway. I don't know about that, but if there was an RV mishap on the interstate, almost always a long TT and a half-ton.
The hands who are saying:
1. You must have an adequate TRUCK, and...
2. You must have a good WD hitch and Sway Control...
are absolutely RIGHT.
The Fifth Wheel crowd seems to default toward 3/4- and 1-ton trucks, many with diesel engines. Those provide proper support and control for the trailer. The TT crowd, not as consistently. Be very careful about this.
Hensley Arrow is a good TT hitch for control. There are probably others. I hear of Curt, and even BlueOx, but Hensley is the one I know by name.
