The wife and I are looking at getting a fifth wheel and keeping our camper. The thought is to use the 5er for our longer trips and when we travel, and keep the camper for weekend trips with the boat and my hunting and fishing trips. My question is if you have both do you still use the camper or find yourself just using the 5er because of the room and comfort? Or do you use the camper more for the ease of the driving and ability to pull in wherever?I love my camper like no other, but starting to travel for two, three weeks at a time the idea of more comfort sounds good. I guess I am asking because it just tears me up thinking of not using the camper much.

I don't have a fifth wheel, but have thought of getting one and as we travelled in the camper I thought how a fifth wheel would do in the places we like to travel. As we are on the move all the time exploring, a fifth wheel would be cumbersome. My in laws had a fifth wheel for a few years and returned to a camper so they could travel with us.I could see getting a fifth wheel if I spent more than 4 days in one spot.Last summer we did Alaska and there is no way I would want to drag a fifth wheel on some of the roads we travelled.Our children are grown and we now find the camper huge, but we spend very little time in it.

I guess you would have to come up with a easy way to get around having the fifth wheel hitch in the middle of the truck bed. I guess the fifth wheel hitch can be removed without too much hassle.I have actually seem some folks leave the fifth wheel still attached to the trailer and just pull the four pins holding the whole assy down to the truck bed.Looks real dangerous hanging there still attached to the trailer haha... Those things are pretty heavy... I always wanted a 4WD TRUCK CAMPER setup but with all the junk we carry with our setup that would be a big problem on where to stow things... And then there is a big problem how to go to the local towns to get more supplies or do some sightseeing... Still wish I had one however hahaWe see alot of TRUCK CAMPERS in our OFF-ROAD travels off the beaten paths...Roy Ken

That is a very heavy camper for a 2500 series truck. Even a fifth wheel will have to be a very light one - say under 10,000 pounds to avoid overloading the truck with to much pin weight.You might want to stick to a travel trailer.Fred.

I am not sure why you would want a 5th wheeler for long trips. Towing a big vehicle long distances seems like a downer and expensive. What more comfort are you looking to achieve? My camper has a great Queen sized foam mattress, heat, A/C, kitchen, frige/freezer and a wet bath. All I am missing is a big recliner and when the weather is decent I have the zero gravity chairs to make up for that.

I would stay with the travel trailer my friend bought A fifth wheel couple years back and decided it was just too much work.. too big of a hassle to take on long trips so they sold it went back to the travel trailer.

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RoyB
Explorer II
May 09, 2015
I guess you would have to come up with a easy way to get around having the fifth wheel hitch in the middle of the truck bed.

I guess the fifth wheel hitch can be removed without too much hassle.

I have actually seem some folks leave the fifth wheel still attached to the trailer and just pull the four pins holding the whole assy down to the truck bed.

Looks real dangerous hanging there still attached to the trailer haha... Those things are pretty heavy...

I always wanted a 4WD TRUCK CAMPER setup but with all the junk we carry with our setup that would be a big problem on where to stow things... And then there is a big problem how to go to the local towns to get more supplies or do some sightseeing... Still wish I had one however haha

We see alot of TRUCK CAMPERS in our OFF-ROAD travels off the beaten paths...

Roy Ken
ejfranz
Explorer
May 09, 2015
I don't have a fifth wheel, but have thought of getting one and as we travelled in the camper I thought how a fifth wheel would do in the places we like to travel. As we are on the move all the time exploring, a fifth wheel would be cumbersome.
My in laws had a fifth wheel for a few years and returned to a camper so they could travel with us.
I could see getting a fifth wheel if I spent more than 4 days in one spot.
Last summer we did Alaska and there is no way I would want to drag a fifth wheel on some of the roads we travelled.
Our children are grown and we now find the camper huge, but we spend very little time in it.

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