I'm coming to realize I will need to upgrade soon enough.& planned on a multi slide Truck Camper , but when even I drive in heavy wind this heavy truck camper up high on top of my pick up bed concerns me.Seems like a lot of weight up high ( High Center of Gravity )Yet have never seen even a picture of one flopped over in the wind?I've seen in person a couple of tongue trailers & never a Motorhome?Nor a 5th wheel.Are the tongue trailer the most likely issue in high winds?What about compared to a 5th wheel trailer?I'm not crazy about buying a motorhome being the cost & I like the idea of disconnecting from a TC or Trailer & having my truck again.& yet with any of these choices, my storage space comes into play.I originally went went with a TC for it towing ability behind it with a car trailer or boat & etc..Yet have learned to HATE taking my boat to the loading ramp at the water with my HEAVY TC on my trucks bed & it being a manual trans rig.That whole parking brake & clutch & steep ramp angle game is no fun!Yes my rig is 4X4 & 4x4 LOW does help but still.Not in anyway pleasant.I may just stop using this truck with the TC on it for any fishing trips.Yet also realize most trailer sorta become an issue with the boat being involved.Sure in Ca. I can tow a double if its a 5th wheel, but the I can't back up & its just become so long!

Wish you well as you sort out these issues and concerns.

Wind will cause trailers to sway but if you use a weight distribution hitch with a sway bar, you will not be pushed byte he wind as much. The longer the wheel base on the tow vehicle, the better off you will be. If the trailer is long and you have a short wheel base truck, the tail will wag the dog.

We've owned a Hybrid TT and a Class C Motorhome. High winds effected the Motorhome more than the TT, granted the Motorhome was 13' longer. I've never seen or heard of an RV that has been blown over by wind. I don't think most folks venture out in their RVs when the wind is blowing strong.I have seen the results of Motorhomes, TTs, 5th wheels and TCs after an accident. In the accidents I have seen, it seems the Motorhomes and TCs survived the accidents the best. TTs and 5th wheels seem to implode when they flip over.If you plan to tow a 5th wheel and the boat, you might be able to get a front mounted hitch and put the boat in the water from the front hitch. Not sure if backing up a steep boat ramp with a 5th wheel behind you will be anymore fun than having to pull forward with the TC on the truck. You could always just drop the 5th wheel before putting the boat in the water.-Michael

Stability wise a 28 to 40 foot fifth wheel with a dually Long bed crew cab truck will be the most stable without question.The long wheelbase of the truck makes for stability and the dual wheels on the rear absolutely make it more stable-- and just the way it's mounted ,the fifth wheels have best stability.--if it wasn't the best setup then --Why is every single commercial tractor-trailer a fifth wheel and not a tow behind...????(And before someone says" well the ones on Three trailers are pull behind"..-- no they're not-- they are fifth wheel on a dolly.:W

I have no idea what a TT is & yet do have a front hitch mount on my front bumper!Never thought about that!Yet still being a stick shift manual trans with the heavy camper on its back does not allow for any error on my part!If I stall it as I have, the power brakes go away!

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Blanco1

Explorer

May 27, 2017

Camper, Trailer or motorhome?

I'm coming to realize I will need to upgrade soon enough.

& planned on a multi slide Truck Camper , but when even I drive in heavy wind this heavy truck camper up high on top of my pick up bed concerns me.

Seems like a lot of weight up high ( High Center of Gravity )

Yet have never seen even a picture of one flopped over in the wind?

I've seen in person a couple of tongue trailers & never a Motorhome?

Nor a 5th wheel.

Are the tongue trailer the most likely issue in high winds?

What about compared to a 5th wheel trailer?

I'm not crazy about buying a motorhome being the cost & I like the idea of disconnecting from a TC or Trailer & having my truck again.

& yet with any of these choices, my storage space comes into play.

I originally went went with a TC for it towing ability behind it with a car trailer or boat & etc..

Yet have learned to HATE taking my boat to the loading ramp at the water with my HEAVY TC on my trucks bed & it being a manual trans rig.
That whole parking brake & clutch & steep ramp angle game is no fun!

Yes my rig is 4X4 & 4x4 LOW does help but still.
Not in anyway pleasant.

I may just stop using this truck with the TC on it for any fishing trips.

Yet also realize most trailer sorta become an issue with the boat being involved.
Sure in Ca. I can tow a double if its a 5th wheel, but the I can't back up & its just become so long!

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mgirardo
Explorer
May 28, 2017
We've owned a Hybrid TT and a Class C Motorhome. High winds effected the Motorhome more than the TT, granted the Motorhome was 13' longer. I've never seen or heard of an RV that has been blown over by wind. I don't think most folks venture out in their RVs when the wind is blowing strong.

I have seen the results of Motorhomes, TTs, 5th wheels and TCs after an accident. In the accidents I have seen, it seems the Motorhomes and TCs survived the accidents the best. TTs and 5th wheels seem to implode when they flip over.

If you plan to tow a 5th wheel and the boat, you might be able to get a front mounted hitch and put the boat in the water from the front hitch. Not sure if backing up a steep boat ramp with a 5th wheel behind you will be anymore fun than having to pull forward with the TC on the truck. You could always just drop the 5th wheel before putting the boat in the water.

-Michael
ncrowley
Explorer II
May 28, 2017
Wind will cause trailers to sway but if you use a weight distribution hitch with a sway bar, you will not be pushed byte he wind as much. The longer the wheel base on the tow vehicle, the better off you will be. If the trailer is long and you have a short wheel base truck, the tail will wag the dog.
Lwiddis
Explorer II
May 27, 2017
Wish you well as you sort out these issues and concerns.

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