Anyone switch from a motor home to a fifth wheel?
If you have, would love to know the reasons why!
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We are in the process of switching from a Class C to a 5th wheel. There are several reasons, but mainly because of the steep mountain passes here in Nevada and nearby California. Our poor Ford gas V10 screams bloody murder going up some of these mountains pulling our Liberty with the tach parked at 4800-5000 RPM for miles. Of course this contributes to the 7 mpg we get with it.
Also, the MH is just plain noisy, no matter how much we try and quiet it down. The last straw was on our last trip down hwy 95 with a fairly stiff crosswind. I didn't want to go much over 50, yet trucks with large fivers were passing us like we were parked. This was right after we spent a good chunk on HD sway bars, Bilstein's and had positive caster shims installed to help with the steering.
So, I sold my Hemi Ram 1500 gasser and bought a clean 2007 Ram 2500 5.9 Cummins 4x4 last week. Now just gotta get the MH sold and search for a fiver. I think the only thing we will miss is my wife taking potty breaks while we are on the road.
Also, the MH is just plain noisy, no matter how much we try and quiet it down. The last straw was on our last trip down hwy 95 with a fairly stiff crosswind. I didn't want to go much over 50, yet trucks with large fivers were passing us like we were parked. This was right after we spent a good chunk on HD sway bars, Bilstein's and had positive caster shims installed to help with the steering.
So, I sold my Hemi Ram 1500 gasser and bought a clean 2007 Ram 2500 5.9 Cummins 4x4 last week. Now just gotta get the MH sold and search for a fiver. I think the only thing we will miss is my wife taking potty breaks while we are on the road.
