To buy a fifth wheel or not ?
I own a 1970 16 foot Shasta style trailer right now, I've had it for four years and it has served me wheel. I use it mainly for hunting in the fall as the properties I use are two hours away so it's n...
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Bigmoss wrote:
I buying as I said to use it as a "hunting camp"
From Sept to Dec on the farms I have permission on I live far from them and it makes life easier to stay onsite.
I'm told the weight of the trailer is 1900 lbs and I drive an F150 four wheel drive 5.4 engine
I guess what I'm looking for is pros and cons of a fifth wheel
VS tow behind
Having owned tents, pop-up's, TT's, a Hi-Lo and 5th wheel, I like 5th wheels best, but that just might be me...
that is a very light 5er, you should have zero issues, and seeing as how it's rare you tow it, guess it shouldn't make any difference. The 5er should afford you a little more room than a TT of the same size and more storage space....all of them can have the same issues.
I guess others can give you "pros" and "con's" on owning a 5er, I'm just comparing to everything else I've owned....(turned down Class A Motorhome for 5er). I prefer a 5er for the reasons I stated. to me, compared to other 'types" of rv's, the 5er has less "con's' than the others, but again, probably just me, but I'm basing this on my experiences having owned all I've stated since 75'.
