long bed vs short bed for towing 5th wheel RV
Will be looking to purchase a 5th wheel 30-37' & a tow vehicle 3/4 or 1 ton single axle diesel. Looking for experiences and feedback for towing a 30-37' 5th wheel with either short 6' bed or long 8...
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4x4ord wrote:Durb wrote:Mickeyfan0805 wrote:
Adding to this conversation, as another who is curious...
I understand that, as a daily driver, the SRW/Dually question can become a major consideration. I struggle to see the same disadvantages to the long bed, however. Short of garage fit, does having the shorter bed really make that much of a difference in 'around town' use of the truck? The cost is minimally different and, other than having to park a bit further out at a store, I can't imagine that 18" of vehicle is going to make that much of a difference beyond the size of ones garage.
So, while people have different perspectives on what tows well and doesn't, other than garage fit, what would be the reason one would choose a shorter bed?
According to my kids, short beds look cooler, long beds are for geezers.
Looks might be the biggest advantage of the short bed for me. Even though a long bed fits in my garage and I rarely drive in the city I still prefer the look and feel of a little short bed truck. It's about never that I find myself in a situation where I want to haul something that won't fit in my short bed that would have fit in a long. In my case I prefer hauling stuff in or on a trailer where it can be properly strapped down and or kept dry and secure.
This is me also. We have about any type trailer you can think of on our little slice of heaven, so anything that wont go in the bed of the truck, I have a trailer for that. Open, enclosed, dump, gooseneck, old farm trailer, we have it! lol
And I agree on the looks. Sorry, but the long bed Ram is just horrid looking to me. The bed space is nice I'm sure, but not needed 90 percent of the time for me. I pull a 33ft Grand Design 303 (all in my sig below) and have never had any issue at all. Situational awareness an knowing your limitations is the name of the game. I fully agree with everyone on the 3/4 ton advice. Skip it and go directly to the 1 ton SRW minimum if a 5'er is in your future. Absolutely no reason whatsoever not to!
