Newbie here Looking for pros and cons 5th vs travel trailer

We had a succession of Travel Trailers, 6 Jayco's. Then several years ago, our newest Jayco was being pulled down the San Diego freeway to a happy weekend at Santee Lakes Campground. The Expedition tow vehicle ended up on it's roof, and our poor Jayco rolled over on it's side on the freeway due to a freeway overpass bridge settling and producing a "hump and bump".

My Wife and I, our son and daughter and their friends as well as our two doggies all walked away from it with only slight injuries.

The accident, according to the Highway Patrol was caused by the "hump and bump", and that caused the TT to start swaying and pull us all upside down. It happened that fast..and we were only going 57 mph.

After some research, we decided to go with a replacement Jayco 5er paid for by the insurance company. And never regretted going to a 5th wheel.

So we've had both.

And for the most part the 5er will have more room for storage under the master bedroom AND more cubic feet of interior space..which helps you from going "stir crazy" and limits the claustrophobia attacks too! ;) And since the 5er will have a good percentage of it's length over the bed of your truck...the towed length is shorter.

The 5er also pulls better, doesn't need "sway bars" or other towing enhancements....it tracks and pulls great. It handles well in the wind or when passed by a huge big rig. Holding and fresh water tanks are often larger too. Backing one up is different...not in a bad way...just different and takes some practice.

Best of luck!

We're picking up our first 5th wheel tomorrow - a Jayco. Started with a Jayco TT. Looking forward to the ease of hitching, unhitching, pulling, etc.

I've had both...6 travel trailers and then a 5er.

And for the most part the 5er will have more room for storage under the master bedroom AND more cubic feet of interior space..which helps you from going "stir crazy" and limits the claustrophobia attacks too! ;) And since the 5er will have a good percentage of it's length over the bed of your truck...the towed length is shorter.

The 5er also pulls better, doesn't need "sway bars" or other towing enhancements....it tracks and pulls great. It handles well in the wind or when passed by a huge big rig. Holding and fresh water tanks are often larger too.

Backing one up is different...not in a bad way...just different and takes some practice.

I had a short bed truck with a Pullrite Superglide hitch pulling a 30' Jayco and could make a U-turn in a cul-de-sac with ease.

Look at the Northwood Nash line of trailers, better insulation than most, and I like Jayco because of the quality of the build, fully insulated laminated construction and 2 year warranties and the family that makes them ha 46 years in the business!

I have a 2010 ram 1500 hemi with auto trucks is loaded and has factory tow cap. I think it is 9500 lbs. It is used a bit but it is not my daily driver.

first thing you need to do is post specs on your truck: year/make/model/engine/rear end ratio, payload & towing capacity.
payload alone will dictate a lot of what 5th wheel is possible.