5th Wheel Towing w/ 2001 F150 7700
Hi all, My wife and I keep going back and forth between a smaller 5th wheel or a TT. We want to make sure we make the right decision as we will be full timing. It's the battle between space and tow...
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Okay. Let me clarify a couple things. We were full timing last year in a Class A, but had issues and decided truck and TT or 5er would work better for us, so full timing isn't new to us.
While we are trying to make a decision between TT and 5er very soon, it's not because there is one or the other we want to buy tomorrow (unless the perfect one or near perfect one was available). It's more because we have a cap on the bed and if we decide for sure to go 5er, that has to go and we need to get the rails for a hitch installed, too.
In addition, while the truck is older, we got luck and were able to buy it from the original owner who ordered it from the factory when it was new. He also did all the necessary maintenance on it and basically treated it like it was a member of his family.
My biggest concern is the 5ers with more space are heavier and I don't want to push it on our weight. My wife loves the stairs to the bed, however. Personally, I could care less about that part of it, but that's just me.
The 5ers I see that seem like we could handle seem very crowded and small. Seems like we'd get more room with a 25 or 27 foot tt.
While we are trying to make a decision between TT and 5er very soon, it's not because there is one or the other we want to buy tomorrow (unless the perfect one or near perfect one was available). It's more because we have a cap on the bed and if we decide for sure to go 5er, that has to go and we need to get the rails for a hitch installed, too.
In addition, while the truck is older, we got luck and were able to buy it from the original owner who ordered it from the factory when it was new. He also did all the necessary maintenance on it and basically treated it like it was a member of his family.
My biggest concern is the 5ers with more space are heavier and I don't want to push it on our weight. My wife loves the stairs to the bed, however. Personally, I could care less about that part of it, but that's just me.
The 5ers I see that seem like we could handle seem very crowded and small. Seems like we'd get more room with a 25 or 27 foot tt.
