Fifth Wheel Group

What is cheap?

I keep reading "stay away from the cheap RV" or "be prepared for more problems with a cheap RV". What do you guys consider a "cheap" RV? Specifically fifth wheels as that is what we are looking at. Is an MSRP around $80,000.00 or so considered a chea...

finally made the trade

Traded my 2013 F250 in on a 2016 F350 DRW. Wow what a world of difference from towing with a SRW to a DRW. Should've got the dually in the first place. I would post a pic but I don't know how.

prime time

any thoughts about forest river crusader good or bad brand and quality . I have a Jayco now and we are looking at a 334ckt msrp is 68k an they are wanting 37k for 2015 new unit.

Grand Design

Looking at buying a new 5th wheel around the first of the year. Grand Design has caught my eye. Let me hear from the Grand Design owners about the good and bad. Not interested in other brands right now.

SOITC Forum Back Online

For those DRV 5th wheel owners who might be interested, the SOITC forum is up and running with new vBulletin software as of this morning. You will probably have to log in again to get forum access.Rusty

Pickup my new Jayco tomorrow

Bought a Jayco Eagle 339FLQS front living room with 4 slides. I'm pretty geeked.Anyone keep a generator mounted in bed of their truck?Got 8 ft bed want a tool box in the bed and am wondering about a generator....mounted to be theft proof??????

Battery isolator help

I was thinking of just using my two 6v batteries as "house" batteries for powering the residential fridge, TV's, lights..ect.And having one 12v battery (because I already have it)to be the "starting" battery..powering just the slides and the leveling...

Surprisingly Impressed

I have been researching and looking at new 5th wheel toy haulers as consideration for an upgrade from my current bumper pull. I went to the Utah dealer for Grand Design and looked at their Momentum and WOW. I wasn't expecting what I saw. Very well...

Lance 2612???

Looking for a new toy hauler and decided on a bumper pull, med size.On papaer, or on line, the Lance 2612 look very interesting. Especially loaded out. But they are very proud of them price wise.As always or with anything, I read good and bad revie...

6 point leveling question

What's the best stuff to put or spray on the extension rod for lack of a better word to keep it moving nice and smooth. the two front legs make some noise extending.....

Attitude toyhauler charger/inverter issues! Caught fire!!!

Having issues with my inverter/charger that's in my attitude toy hauler. It's been plugged in for months now and just Saturday we went Up to Hollister Hills and after being plugged in for about 12 hours it was about 1030 at night I looked inside as t...

Tripod for 5er

I'd like to know the yays & nays of a tripod stabilizer. My better half complains of the back & forth, side to side motion when she's in bed and I walk around downstairs. We set up for about 4 month's, jacks down, wheels blocked etc. I've used two 4 ...

TrailAir RotaFlex - Opinions

We have quite a bit of chucking going when pulling our 5er...makes going over those bumpy bridges almost unbearable. Hitch is a Resse 18K slider similar to this model: Reese Slider Our 5er is a Wildcat 29BHP, probably somewhere around 10K to 11K loa...

New Champion installing noe

My question is when running air conditioner should it be in economy mode? I tried it both ways and both sounds as if it will take the load.Thanks for the reply's.

Kiwis visiting USA

HiWell we have done it. We have bought a fifth wheeler and a Toyota Tundra and in April next year my wife and I begin the first of three 6 month tours of the USA.We would be grateful for any advice re campgrounds and what passes to buy for campgro...

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