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treeofliberty's avatar
Mar 12, 2016

Fifth Wheel tow vehicle with 2 rottweilers

We currently have a 27 foot travel trailer, being towed nicely by our 2012 F-150 Ecoboost. The Supercrew cab provides ample space for our two rottweilers, because the floor is flat and the seats fold up.

We want to upgrade to a fifth wheel, and understand that we need to probably jump to a full ton pickup to tow the floorplans that are catching our eye.

Here's the problem. All the prospects we've looked at have storage configurations under the seats, making the floor unworkable for a couple big dogs.

I'm calling on the collective wisdom and experience here, looking for ideas that don't degrade the value of an expensive pickup investment.

Thank you for your time.
  • On the Rams I think the higher trim levels have fold flat floors in the crew cab models, and I know the Megacab does. You can also use some indoor/outdoor carpet and a piece of plywood and make one for any truck - just use google image search for some ideas. The main drawback with that is it isn't an integrated solution, so you've got a piece of plywood to wrestle around with.

    The other option is a couple of good quality dog boxes tied down in the bed. Good kennel covers handle just about any weather. I know some people don't want their dogs in the bed, but I think they're safer in well secured dog boxes than they are loose in the cab.
  • Easy to make a flat floor in any vehicle. A sheet of 1/2 inch ply wood and some marine carpet should do the trick cheaply.