I am beginning to look for either a small 5th wheel or travel trailer. I have a truck camper which I intend to keep for the traveling we do. However, when I go to places around the country helping to feed folks after natural disasters, I can not use my truck to get food out into the areas I need to plus my bride is going with me more.Our needs are small,dry bath,nice size fridge,A/C,I have a 3500 Dodge Mega cab CDI.Thanks

For your usage a 5th wheel won't be much different than a camper unless you want to offload the hitch to free up bed space. There are some newer hitches that are light weight and easy to remove but a TT may just be easier. With a 3500 truck you can tow just about any TT you want so it really depends on how much or little you can live with/in. Arctic Fox makes some really high quality units. I'd probably start there. Quality and RVs aren't always spoken in the same breath so be prepared to look around a bit. Smaller units are especially tough to find quality in since often times small RV shoppers are on a tight budget.

TCINTN wrote:I am beginning to look for either a small 5th wheel or travel trailer. I have a truck camper which I intend to keep for the traveling we do. However, when I go to places around the country helping to feed folks after natural disasters, I can not use my truck to get food out into the areas I need to plus my bride is going with me more.Our needs are small,dry bath,nice size fridge,A/C,I have a 3500 Dodge Mega cab CDI.ThanksLance makes some various small size trailers which are of good quality.

Interesting... If your primary camping needs are covered by your truck camper, then I wonder if you might need to go in a different direction for natural disaster response?We went to Florida after Hurricane Andrew to assist in setting up basic plumbing for temporary water supplies. The infrastructure was so damaged that our project idea was of no help at the time.If your goal is to be able to haul food supplies with you and cook when you get there, I would consider a small toy hauler, or back country type camper designed to be off-grid capable. "Better to have and not need..."Examples: Outdoors RV Black Rock 20RD. 4-seasons camper, off-road suspension, custom frame, 2" thick laminate walls, solar panel ready etc. Pricey, but tough, and you'd have to buy out West and haul it back.Black RockSister company Northwood makes some slick 5th wheels:Northwood Fox Mountain 5th wheelsLivin' Lite makes a line of aluminum framed toy haulers with living quarters. Instead of "toys" you could haul your food and outdoor kitchen supplies, golf cart, whatever.VRV Toy HaulerWhile at Livin' Lite, look at their Camplite travel trailer as well.and if you can get down to Atlanta easy enough, this one has gotten my attention, a closeout price on a Camplite 21RBS travel trailer: Quality=yes, small=yes, budget=?2016 Camplite 21RBS saleYou didn't mention a budget, but Alabama Jim, on this forum, has a Riverside RV camper, and as far as traditional "stick and tin" campers, he likes his and toured the factory with very positive feedback.Riverside Mt. McKinley Toy HaulersAnd a cool 5th wheel:Riverside Retro Fifth WheelKeep us posted on your search, this is great opportunity to combine your hobby with serving your fellow man in need.

Why not just use the truck camper you have now, and add on a hitch to tow an enclosed cargo trailer for whatever else you need?

Tvov wrote:Why not just use the truck camper you have now, and add on a hitch to tow an enclosed cargo trailer for whatever else you need?Hmmm.. I just reread your post. So you want your truck to have an empty bed so you can use that to move stuff when you are scenes? Is that right?

looking for small quality travel trailer to use at disasters

RoyB
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May 12, 2017
They make POP OUT BEDS now for utility trailer conversions... These only have about one-foot on the inside to contend with...

With a large dual tandem utility trailer you can build up what ever you need on the inside... Build up your kitchen items in the front of the trailer... With the large drop down rear door all kinds of possibilities here... They usually have a side door up near the front of the trailer where you can have a awning setup for the whole length of the trailer on the outside.

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This would allow you to use your tow truck as well once parked and setup...

Are you able to claim expenses from something like this on your income taxes?

We were able to do this under Gifts To Charity for a few items doing Emergency Radio Comms setup operations during local emergencies back in the day...

Roy Ken

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