Fifth Wheel vs. Class A Motorhome
What are some of your thoughts about Fifth Wheel vs. Class A Motorhome for soon-to-be full-timers? We hear positive and negative comments from some locals but would like to hear from you guys.
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We had a MH...36 foot. You lose footage of living space just in the cab area alone. You also end up with two motors to tend to. (the MH and the towed vehicle). I found the theory of me being able to walk to the bathroom while going down the road laughable....I can break elbows walking across the parking lot (true) and walking in a moving vehicle is NOT easy.
We just in the last month, have gone full-time. We bought a 34 foot 5th wheel. We have MORE living space in this rig......and definitely more storage space in the LIVING AREA. I had friends say we lost storage....but they usually talk about the basement storage. I hated having to go to the basement to get appliances or whatever I had stored down there. I like my equipment IN the house. We stop every 2 hours to walk around....don't like pushing the limits with driving. That stop is the rest stop. :) Our rig allows us to use the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen AND couch when stopped without pulling out the slides. :) We are very happy with this. I also like the 5er because we ride in the pickup....we can sit closer to each other and I can HEAR DH when he talks to me. :)
There will be tons of opinions.....so hang on to your hat. This is just our justification for buying a 5er.
We just in the last month, have gone full-time. We bought a 34 foot 5th wheel. We have MORE living space in this rig......and definitely more storage space in the LIVING AREA. I had friends say we lost storage....but they usually talk about the basement storage. I hated having to go to the basement to get appliances or whatever I had stored down there. I like my equipment IN the house. We stop every 2 hours to walk around....don't like pushing the limits with driving. That stop is the rest stop. :) Our rig allows us to use the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen AND couch when stopped without pulling out the slides. :) We are very happy with this. I also like the 5er because we ride in the pickup....we can sit closer to each other and I can HEAR DH when he talks to me. :)
There will be tons of opinions.....so hang on to your hat. This is just our justification for buying a 5er.
