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.
Forum Discussion
YOU have to decide which will work best for YOU.
I tow a 34' 5th with a SRW short-bed pickup (not a dually).
It does just fine for parking and sight-seeing everywhere.
If you want to bring along M/Cs, ATVs or a jeep, or? - you need a
MH - or a Toy Hauler (5h wheel).
If you have a long bed pickup, you can put some toys in the back, but you're pretty much limited to bicycles.
If you want to bring along anything larger than a "fold-a-boat, (unless you want to double tow) - - you need a MH.
As others have indicated, drive-line repairs on MHs can be quite pricey. Then there's tires and brakes.
Buy a new pickup - need warranty repair work? - find the nearest dealer for your brand. A bit tougher with a MH.
(One MH poster blew an engine in his gas powered Class A. The town where he was, did not have a facility capable of pulling an engine from a MH - resulted in a lengthy tow to another town).
Ten of one, half-dozen of another.
It's up to you to decide which works best for what you want to do, as well as your budget.
Decisions, decisions..:h
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I tow a 34' 5th with a SRW short-bed pickup (not a dually).
It does just fine for parking and sight-seeing everywhere.
If you want to bring along M/Cs, ATVs or a jeep, or? - you need a
MH - or a Toy Hauler (5h wheel).
If you have a long bed pickup, you can put some toys in the back, but you're pretty much limited to bicycles.
If you want to bring along anything larger than a "fold-a-boat, (unless you want to double tow) - - you need a MH.
As others have indicated, drive-line repairs on MHs can be quite pricey. Then there's tires and brakes.
Buy a new pickup - need warranty repair work? - find the nearest dealer for your brand. A bit tougher with a MH.
(One MH poster blew an engine in his gas powered Class A. The town where he was, did not have a facility capable of pulling an engine from a MH - resulted in a lengthy tow to another town).
Ten of one, half-dozen of another.
It's up to you to decide which works best for what you want to do, as well as your budget.
Decisions, decisions..:h
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