5th wheel or MH ? help
Ok we were thinking of a 29ft or under MH so we didn't need a toad...now wife says maybe a 5th wheel would be better than we have a truck to drive.. I liked the MH idea so everything was there ie: ge...
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valhalla360 wrote:jplante4 wrote:
I figured that it was easier to unhook a toad from a motor home that it was to unhook a 5er from a truck.
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It's about a wash to hook up.
With a 5th wheel, you just back the pickup onto the pin and it snaps in place. Lock it and pull the landing gear and you are done.
With a TOAD, not greatly different. Pull up to the back of the MH, go around attach the links, lock in place and you still have to pull up the MH stabilizers.
A TT is a little more as you have the torsion bars and sway control and you have to be more precise backing up to the trailer but even that is only maybe 2-3 minutes more effort once you get the hang of it.
Where a MH starts to be advantageous for moving frequently is if you get into the sub 25' units with no slides, no toad and you don't set up much at the campsite. There you can unplug and be on your way a little quicker but are you really under that much time pressure to save 10 minutes?
You forgot to mention that with the toad hooked up, you can't back up. You have to unhook the toad to back up.
