Camper or 5th wheel ?
I have been agonizing over this for too long. I really like some of the advantages of the camper but the big drawback is spending 5 months of the year in a small space that does not have a real comfor...
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I'm enjoying reading this thread. When my wife and I bought our Arctic Fox 990 back in 2006 with thought it was the best solution for our RV need at the time. We pulled our toys behind in an enclosed trailer for about 6 years and 55k miles.
*Although we had 19.5 tires and a "beefed" up 1 ton, I was never truly comfortable driving the thing. The thought of a blow out freaked me out. I didn't want a DRW because I use my truck all the time as a daily driver.
*I'm a bigger guy; 6 foot 250 pounds. The camper always felt cramped, even with a slide. Besides the bed, I had no place to really relax.
*Even though we usually had our dual sport motorcycles, we didn't have use of a vehicle when we arrived places.
Enter our 30' fifth wheel toy hauler. Even though it's not perfect, our Ragen has proven to fix most of the issues that I had with the TC. The only other way I might ever get another TC is if I go DRW, but my then I hope to be pulling a jeep behind a pusher... We'll see how that works out.:)
BTW.... Some (if not many) of the folks I ride and hangout with are going from fifth wheels or motor homes to TCs. For each his own.
*Although we had 19.5 tires and a "beefed" up 1 ton, I was never truly comfortable driving the thing. The thought of a blow out freaked me out. I didn't want a DRW because I use my truck all the time as a daily driver.
*I'm a bigger guy; 6 foot 250 pounds. The camper always felt cramped, even with a slide. Besides the bed, I had no place to really relax.
*Even though we usually had our dual sport motorcycles, we didn't have use of a vehicle when we arrived places.
Enter our 30' fifth wheel toy hauler. Even though it's not perfect, our Ragen has proven to fix most of the issues that I had with the TC. The only other way I might ever get another TC is if I go DRW, but my then I hope to be pulling a jeep behind a pusher... We'll see how that works out.:)
BTW.... Some (if not many) of the folks I ride and hangout with are going from fifth wheels or motor homes to TCs. For each his own.
