A friend is looking for a custom built 5th wheel. He is tall and so needs to be able sleep in the main lower area. DW will sleep in the usual place. He needs it to weigh no more than 5000 lb and somewhere about mid 20's long Anyone know of companies that might build something like that?

A customized 5er weighing no more than 5K...WOW...It would HAVE to be....IF he HAS to sleep in lower are due to his height, he could just get a custom made couch that makes a bed for him to be located in the lower area of a lighter 5er manufactured by Allen or Scamp ....Not too many at 20' and only 5K, and I'm "assuming that is GVW of the 5er, not "dry" or "empty" weight??

Wow, X 2 what NC said. My Hybrid with no slides weighs about 4500. You can check this one out by escape.http://escapetrailer.com/trailers/the-5-0-escape/#trailer-tabs6

Has your friend considered a travel trailer. The bedroom ceiling height would be consistent throughout.The queen or king bed in the bedroom could be replaced.Jim

How tall is he? My bedroom in my 5th is shorter than I am, but I've never considered not using the bedroom, I just "duck".Why not look for a fiver with a rear bedroom?

Don't even worry about the bedroom. When you find any 5th wheel with four walls and a roof that weighs 5000lbs let us know.

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NC_Hauler
Explorer
Feb 06, 2016
A customized 5er weighing no more than 5K...WOW...It would HAVE to be....IF he HAS to sleep in lower are due to his height, he could just get a custom made couch that makes a bed for him to be located in the lower area of a lighter 5er manufactured by Allen or Scamp ....Not too many at 20' and only 5K, and I'm "assuming that is GVW of the 5er, not "dry" or "empty" weight??
ChooChooMan74
Explorer
Feb 06, 2016
Wow, X 2 what NC said. My Hybrid with no slides weighs about 4500. You can check this one out by escape.

http://escapetrailer.com/trailers/the-5-0-escape/#trailer-tabs6
quasi
Explorer
Feb 06, 2016
Has your friend considered a travel trailer. The bedroom ceiling height would be consistent throughout.The queen or king bed in the bedroom could be replaced.

Jim
Cdash
Explorer
Feb 06, 2016
How tall is he? My bedroom in my 5th is shorter than I am, but I've never considered not using the bedroom, I just "duck".

Why not look for a fiver with a rear bedroom?
Brockinfla
Explorer
Feb 07, 2016
Don't even worry about the bedroom. When you find any 5th wheel with four walls and a roof that weighs 5000lbs let us know.
NC_Hauler
Explorer
Feb 07, 2016
Brockinfla wrote:
Don't even worry about the bedroom. When you find any 5th wheel with four walls and a roof that weighs 5000lbs let us know.

Agree:)
bfast54
Explorer
Feb 07, 2016
Contact ..."SPACECRAFT ".........And or ------"FORKS RV" IN Shipshawana , In.

I am sure they can BOTH CUSTOM BUILD the rig :W

Ummmmmmm.........one little thing ------- Plan on $150,000.00 ........(give or take )... for this ONE OFF custom .:E
Veebyes
Explorer II
Feb 07, 2016
WOW! Not asking for much is he? Suppose he wants top quality & a solid frame & suspension too?

This is like people who are looking for all of comforts of a 40' cruising boat in something that can be kept on a trailer pulled by a 250 truck.

There are dreamers everywhere.
NC_Hauler
Explorer
Feb 07, 2016
Veebyes wrote:
WOW! Not asking for much is he? Suppose he wants top quality & a solid frame & suspension too?

This is like people who are looking for all of comforts of a 40' cruising boat in something that can be kept on a trailer pulled by a 250 truck.

There are dreamers everywhere.

:B
noteven
Explorer III
Feb 07, 2016
tweeet!

georgelesley !

15 yards and a half a dozen "Wows" for not knowing the answer to your question before you asked it!

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