Compare and Contrast TT's and 5er's
I have towed Travel Trailers for over 40 years and just switched to a 5th wheel for the first time. Everyone Camping World kept telling me that I will love the 5th wheel because it is so much easier ...
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"Everyone at Campingworld kept telling me" I imagine that included sales people?
You know what they say about sales people and lip movement. :B
All kidding aside.
Yes it's different. No it's not hard to adjust to. You will quickly learn to take the pressure off the hitch pin to allow easy opening of the hitch jaws as suggest by backing into the hitch slightly after dropping the front legs and picking up some weight.
As for backing up.
Go slow and easy making small steering inputs and beginning to correct before you would historically with a TT.
Turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction that you want the trailer to go.
Some folks like to place a hand at the bottom of the steering wheel and move it in the direction they want the trailer to turn towards.
Take it slow and easy and try not to do a blind side back in unless you have a trusted spotter.
Some couples use walkie talkie to communicate while backing in.
You know what they say about sales people and lip movement. :B
All kidding aside.
Yes it's different. No it's not hard to adjust to. You will quickly learn to take the pressure off the hitch pin to allow easy opening of the hitch jaws as suggest by backing into the hitch slightly after dropping the front legs and picking up some weight.
As for backing up.
Go slow and easy making small steering inputs and beginning to correct before you would historically with a TT.
Turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction that you want the trailer to go.
Some folks like to place a hand at the bottom of the steering wheel and move it in the direction they want the trailer to turn towards.
Take it slow and easy and try not to do a blind side back in unless you have a trusted spotter.
Some couples use walkie talkie to communicate while backing in.
