I am a rather small woman (under 5'1"), barely weigh 100 pounds, and 61 years young. I am not real strong and have weak, woosy hands. I also have arthritis in both knees, and both hips along with bursitis both hips. I spoke with two different dealers on type of towable best suited for me. Both agreed that a travel trailer would be best. A fifth wheel takes a lot to hitch up and unhitch. A lot of strength and a lot of climbing. In speaking with couples that own fifth wheels, they all say the same thing - given my situation, a travel trailer is best for me. Consider your age, your current health concerns and what you will likely be looking at down the road for you health. I did a LOT of research and looking online, RV shows, and dealers. I full-timed for 15 months in an 18ft TT cheapie in the same RV park. I checked out every rig that pulled in, asked a million questions, did a ton of listening and made notes.
Ideally, you buy your RV first, then buy what is going to tow it. Nothing worse than going over Pike's Peak and finding out the hard way you don't have enough truck to tow what's behind you. Better to have too much truck and not need it, than to have too little truck and desperately need more! Since you already have a truck, ask ask ask if your truck can easily tow what you are considering. And don't just ask the salesman. His job is to sell. Go to a large RV repair facility and talk to their service department. Guarantee they have seen everything.
Search online for hauling your bike. There are a lot of options and configurations. Will your bike fit into the bed of your truck (with tailgate closed or open)? Also check out the requirements/limitations for the state you will be registered in. There is one bike hauler that "attaches" to the towing vehicle and "becomes" part of the towing vehicle. Oregon considers this to be double towing and will issue a ticket and you will have to be towed off the road and park it.
So what did I finally choose? I have a 2013 Ram 3500 Chassis Crew Cab DRW Cummins 6.7L Diesel 2 410s with a flatbed (instead of truck bed), a Mountain Master trike loader (mountainmaster.net) on the flatbed that on/offloads on the passenger side (don't have to unhitch) and a 2013 Jayco Eagle 316RKDS 34' TT. What's going to be on the trike loader? Original Scooter Company Stella Scooter with a sidecar tricked out for my Jack Russell Terrier service dog. Saving my pennies for it.
Do your research and take your time. Don't let a salesman pressure you into buying something that is not well suited for you - even if it sounds like a really great deal. Once they have your money, you are out the door and they aren't going to care that what you bought really doesn't do it for you.
Best of luck to you. Keep on truckin' down the highway of life with your face turned up to the sun, sistahs!
