Travel Trailer vs 5th Wheel
We are beginner rvers and are looking at both tag along travel trailers and 5th wheels. We do not want anything too big. I am retired and 70 years old. My wife is 60. We don't have a tow vehicle ...
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et2 wrote:
We've had them all and now our MH. Went from a travel trailer to a fiver to get more room and storage space. A travel trailer can be matched to most pick ups up to a 3/4 ton. Don't know if these have auto levelers now but I'm sure things have come a long way. They are a bit more harder to line up to hookup getting the ball in the right spot.
Fivers can be bought that have as much space and storage as you want. But then the tow vehicle has to be considered very carefully. They're relatively easy to hook up compared to a TT. However you mentioned you're 70. I was one never to consider a MH as thought fivers had it all. But my back started giving me problems and climbing around the truck to hook things up was becoming bothersome. We had a 1 ton dually and a huge fiver. Loved it!
But now we have a MH and no more problems to worry about. Toad is easy to attach and I don't have to climb around to do it or get on my knees. Leveling is as easy as pushing a button inside after stopping. I'll never go back to the other two.
Tow vehicles should always be considered carefully regardless of trailer type. I've seen plenty of TT having issues going down the road with the rear squatting too much and swaying back and forth. Nothing rocket science about selecting a tow vehicle but it's not automatic with a TT.
I don't buy the MH is easier idea. Our neighbors just brought home a new 5th wheel yesterday. Once in the site, he pushed a button and the landing gear dropped. He pulled the handle to release the hitch and then pushed a second button and it leveled by itself. I can't see how that is much more effort than unhooking the toad and pressing a button to level the MH.
