Second Chance wrote:
You will loose some height moving from a fiver to a TT, but probably not gain much advantage on length since a lot of the fifth wheel is over the truck and travel trailers add another three to four feet behind the truck's bumper for the A-frame/tongue. Your wife will still have to negotiate the outside stairs, too. As stated above, I would still invest in a good WD hitch with built-in sway control. Having towed both TTs and fifth wheels with the same truck, you feel crosswinds and semis a lot more with the TT.
Rob
Yeah the Montana is almost 38ft end to end. I'm OK with losing some living space going to a shorter TT. Actually would help getting in National & State parks. Wife just dreads having to go upstairs to the bedroom or bathroom. I've gotten out and checked clearance at one too many underpasses. Wouldn't mind getting my truck bed back either. I guess just call it downsizing.