Pulling A Fifth Wheel vs. Bumper Pull
I've been researching travel trailers and I'm not sure yet whether I want a fifth wheel or a bumper pull trailer. I've read more than once that a fifth wheel is easier to handle/more stable on the ro...
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DallasSteve wrote:
Duchmen and Horton
Another poster wrote "A bumper pull can be made stable, but it takes thousands of dollars to achieve". I know I would need a stabilizing hitch, but I was thinking that's around $500. Do you think it takes thousands of dollars to make a bumper pull stable?
Well it easily costs 10 thousand more, or much more, to get a truck to handle a 35' fifth wheel vs travel trailer too ....Even 2 thousand for hitch plus, the significantly better mileage and lower capital cost of the travel trailer, makes the economic only comparison a slam dunk. Again, what do you want to do with it....
How much the hitch costs depends on how suitable the vehicle was to start with. The ballpark of $500 should give a good setup for almost all situations.
