Fifth Wheel Group

GCWR vs GVWR question

I know the weight topic has been beat to death on this forum, but I may have just come to a realization and after searching, I can't find the answer to my question. The weight capacities of my TV and 5th wheel are below. So here it goes.From what I...

Advice on 25-30 ft 5th wheel with rear opposing slides

I have been searching for a 25-30 ft 5th wheel with rear opposing slides and under 7500uvw. Any advice? I've been rving about 12 years and have had 5 rigs--most larger. I've decided to downsize and lighten for travel to Canada and Alaska and then...

Baby Safety Gate for Stairs

Our Son was born last Summer and we expect him to be walking sometime during the upcoming camping season. Has anyone installed a baby safety gate on the stairs of their fifth wheel?

Dexter EasyLube Axle --- Remove/Reinstall Hubs

How difficult is it to remove the hubs from a Dexter EasyLube axle? I'm the guy who galled the lug bolts and am contemplating whether to attempt replacing the lug bolts myself.People have pretty well convinced me the replacement of the bolts is not ...

Front corner trim and gel coat siding leave an small crack

I have a 32' toy hauler and after using it for two years I am noticing the gel coat fiberglass siding on the drivers side is leaving a crack between the trim on the front and gel coat. I noticed water inside the front storage area under the bed. As I...

HDMI cable through the ceiling of a Weekend Warrior

Here we go again with another update project.My unit is a 2005 Weekend Warrior with a main TV and a front bedroom TV. The whole unit was wired using coaxial cable running up from the main TV connector on the curb side wall, through the ceiling, and d...

New member / Fifth Wheel Owner

Hello everyone. I'm finally joining the forum because today DW and I purchased a 2012 Forest River Sierra 345RET. It's a brand new unit on clearance and we got an incredible deal. I've searched the site a few times while researching for a 5th and I'm...

A Really Maneuverable fifth wheel camper

A buddy sent me this link..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BNMvBnm14o

Is 34'-7" Too Long for Parks?

My wife and I are starting to look at trailers to get into RV’ing. Her folks had a TT and they camped every summer and many of the longer school breaks when she was growing up. They continued the tradition with grandkids until my kids were almost adu...

Long Winter

This has been one long cold Winter, and it doesn't want to end. We are hoping our kids will be out of school in time for our trip to Myrtle Beach the second week in June. Our local schools have missed more this year for snow than the previous 3 years...

A bad day

Pulled into the campground today. When we were doing so this happened. Guy said when he was setting up on his site, he noticed the trailer was tilted. Tried to put truck back under when it fell. Fortunately, most of the damage is to the tailgate and ...

Lube Disk for 5th Wheeel Hitch.

How many People on here use one of these? Lube Disk Are they recommended?

Decisions...

ok, so we've looked at a few different used 5th wheel trailers and the wife is getting close and wants me to put an offer in on one of the following:2008 Wildcat 312QBBS - everything is in great shape from what i can tell top to bottom with the excep...

Daytona

I am heading as soon as the weather clears. Anyone else going?

Cummins Onan 5500 Generator

FACTS:2014 Toy Hauler purchased in August 2013Camped with no issues through SeptemberRan generator for 30 minutes in OctoberRan generator for 30 minutes in NovemberI went out today to run it again today. (I planned to run it monthly for 30 minutes) ...

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