Fifth Wheel Group

2006 Fleetwood 285rls Issue

Hi Gang, pickup up this RV for a good price. Really is in nice shape and everything works. Only spent 2 nites in it and am running into an issue. Seems something in the bathroom is leaking. I suspect the shower, took shower last eve and the carpet ou...

Removing Frige?

I am going to take the Dometic frige out of the fifth wheel. Think I got it mostly figured out.Question is the plastic fascia/frame around the outside service hole that the cover attaches to. That thing is kinda screwed in toe nail style and has a ...

waxing

I'm picking up my first fiver, and the dealer is offering a no wax coating to protect the finish. It's $1800. Anyone ever try any of these product? Would you recommend doing it or skipping it?

Tire flat spot

Looking for some quick advice. We're on a trip and I just noticed at a gas stop we have a large flat spot on one of our 5th wheel tires. I heard the tires squeal when we were stopping, and tried to turn down the gain on the brake controller but it d...

Mammoth Lakes area or Bishop CA

On our way back home from AZ... 395.. How's the road right now? Snow?Thinking about stopping for some riding but unsure if there's access right now? Suggestions?thanks

5th wheel to gooseneck adapter and extender

I'm selling or trading in our class A diesel pusher for a 2017 Jayco Seismic Wave 310W that I just ordered, will be here middle of May.Having a F-250 short bed that already has the B&W Gooseneck Turnoverball hitch on the truck, I'm looking at 5th whe...

5th Wheel Hitch Stabilizers - any good?

I was considering one of those tripod stabilizers that are supposed to stabilize the trailer when parked.For some reason I have the thought that the front jacks are going to give out in the middle of the night and BOOM! the front of my 5er is going t...

Pull tests

In another thread there was a lot of talk about pull tests. In 1997 we got our first 5th wheel and a Hijacker 16k Ultra sliding bar hitch. We never did pull tests. The hitch in 2001 moved two a second RAM truck, and 2004 we upgraded to a larger 5th w...

Kayaks inside TH

We just got a 2016 Vengeance 25V and our toys are (4) 10' kayaks.How do y'all carry kayaks in the TH garage ... or does anyone? Since we did not get the power lift bunk system for the rear, we have plenty of height and length also.Some "requirements...

Stumped by dinette table on new camper

Ok, we are not rocket scientist, but nothing should be this hard. We just bought a new Forrest River Flagstaff 5th wheel. We can't figure out how to put the table down. We read all the paper work and it does not even mention the table. Goggled this i...

Anyone own a Prime Time Sanibel 5er?

We went to a dealership to look at used and new this time. After finding none that did not smell, we are thinking seriously about buying new. I just happened to walk into a Sanibel on the showroom floor while my DH was chatting with the salesman. ...

Will 15k AC cool a 30 ft FW

I'm trying to negotiate a deal between two dealers. One of the dealers is Camping World. CW salesman says the other FW I'm looking at only has one 15k AC unit and it won't cool the FW if I'm at the beach in the summer. Anyone care to comment on th...

Is there a hitch adapter for a ball in the truck?

Not sure if I phrased my question properly but I hope it makes sense enough to get help. I recently purchased a new to me dually truck and there is ball already installed in the bed of the truck. From my understanding of it, the ball is now turned up...

Tire Brand

Was just wondering has anybody have any comments this tire brand Jaxxon ST 205 75 R 15

5th wheel hitch question

Howdy,I have a 2015 Ram Cummins 3500 with the 8 foot bed. My wife and I are thinking about buying a 5th wheel this Saturday. We have some places to camp that are on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Camping spots there are not real big. There is one we have re...

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