MH or 5th

wa8yxm wrote:


The decision: If you move the rig often (At least every other month) a Motor Home is easier to set up and take down, It is very handy when you are on the road and feel the need to .... shall we say.... Pull off for a few minutes and go sit on a different seat. 5ers not so much.. Also though the MH only gets about 8mpg with the towed hooked behind it.. Said towed, per the trip meter and the gallon meter, Hit 28 on my last fill up (I bought it used 28-30 is it's rated MPG and it's getting there).

That honking big pick up which is really too small to pull the 5er might get 8 towing (The dynamics are very close) but likely won't break out of the teens bobtail.

I agree with most of your points - nothing is easier than a MH to simply pull in and park - or if you're stuck in a traffic jam, you can take a potty break/make a snack, etc. In the case of our Class C, we still have the safety of factory air bags.

But now that we also own a 5er - we are amazed at how much "living area" you get (ours has a super-slide). And our 2011 F-350 diesel, pulling the 10,000 lbs of trailer, gets 12 to 13 mpg towing, and as high as 22 mpg doing 70 down the highway as our "car". So right now, the cost-and-liveability factor is tipped (for us) in favor of the 5er. And hooking up really isn't a big deal once you get a routine going. But I should add that we use the big truck for our business and to pull Ed's race truck. If we had to own something that enormous to only pull the 5er - well.... we'd have to reconsider.

On edit: one thing we noticed on our recent trip to FL in sub-freezing weather: when we'd get to our overnight location - the trailer was freakin' COLD!!!!!!! Granted, once set up and the slide out and we could fire up the furnace - it did a good job of warming things up. But on our Class C, the good old Ford dashboard heat (or A/C) kept the entire MH at a comfy temp.