Front Living Room and/or back raised LR 5'r floorplans

[whitneykt]

We have narrowed our search to these 2 Floorplans but we are finding them to be 38'+. Does anyone know of a brand of 5th wheels with these floorplans that are under 38'?

If you've had one like this that's 38' or more, how did you like it? Did you find it hard to get around/drive or get into parks?

P.S. we are going to be full-timing in it and want to be as comfortable, and home like as possible. And we want to not have to stay in "resort" type campgrounds unless we have to.

[boshog]

whitneykt wrote:
We have narrowed our search to these 2 Floorplans but we are finding them to be 38'+. Does anyone know of a brand of 5th wheels with these floorplans that are under 38'?

If you've had one like this that's 38' or more, how did you like it? Did you find it hard to get around/drive or get into parks?

P.S. we are going to be full-timing in it and want to be as comfortable, and home like as possible. And we want to not have to stay in "resort" type campgrounds unless we have to.

Wife and I chose the Montana 3790RD, rear den so we have fore and aft basements. We love the floor plan and yes, it is big at 40 foot or so but really, another two foot isn't going to make a difference. I don't have any issues backing it in nor have I any issues finding a camp site to fit including our state parks. You would be surprised how smll they get once you start living in them.

[rhagfo]

ACZL wrote:

whitneykt wrote:

Irish2 wrote:
What do you have for a tow vehicle? As this will factor into your decision.

We haven't bought our truck to pull it with yet. But we are looking at the biggest truck, probably a Ram, that will pull anything out there.

Was told by a Ford salesman once that at the time, a Ford "Ranger w/ 4.10 gears could pull a house"

Well likely could, an Outhouse! :B

[Drifter1959]

We haven't bought our truck to pull it with yet. But we are looking at the biggest truck, probably a Ram, that will pull anything out there.

We have the Pinnacle 38FLSA which is a front living room with DW's favorite option, 60" TV.
Tow vehicle is a RAM 3500. All in my signature.

[Bumpyroad]

ACZL wrote:

whitneykt wrote:

Irish2 wrote:
What do you have for a tow vehicle? As this will factor into your decision.

We haven't bought our truck to pull it with yet. But we are looking at the biggest truck, probably a Ram, that will pull anything out there.

Was told by a Ford salesman once that at the time, a Ford "Ranger w/ 4.10 gears could pull a house"

I saw an old Ford full sized pickup years ago that did have a "ranger" insignia on it. doubt a house however.
bumpy

[ACZL]

whitneykt wrote:

Irish2 wrote:
What do you have for a tow vehicle? As this will factor into your decision.

We haven't bought our truck to pull it with yet. But we are looking at the biggest truck, probably a Ram, that will pull anything out there.

Was told by a Ford salesman once that at the time, a Ford "Ranger w/ 4.10 gears could pull a house"

[bkick]

We have a 41'10" Heartland that has the front living area. Have only towed it about 2,000 miles before we found where we wanted to set up on site full time. Love the trailer and the layout,well make and of quality material. Did not have problems getting anywhere, just plan ahead. Towed with a SRW 2005 Dodge 3500 5.9 Cummings. Plenty of power. We still have that trailer but for just traveling we decided get a smaller trailer,28 foot and a dully Dodge as 05 was getting lots of mileage on it. Only reason we got smaller trailer was we did not want to move larger one after getting it set up as our home.

[whitneykt]

Irish2 wrote:
What do you have for a tow vehicle? As this will factor into your decision.

We haven't bought our truck to pull it with yet. But we are looking at the biggest truck, probably a Ram, that will pull anything out there.

[Irish2]

What do you have for a tow vehicle? As this will factor into your decision.

[whitneykt]

We will be looking at the Jayco's tomorrow. I hope they have that model.

[rambotheshark]

The Jayco Eagle 339FLQS is just under 38 feet long.

http://www.jayco.com/products/fifth-wheels/2016-eagle-fifth-wheels/339flqs/

[Dave_and_Sue]

We have a Chaparral 370 FL. We like it a lot.At 42' it's a challenge sometimes,but very doable for the places we go.

[whitneykt]

We are planning on using truck stops for filling up. And, YES, planning is a must!!

[rambotheshark]

The bigger the rig, just the more planning you want to do before getting on the road.

[Dave_Jeanette]

whitneykt wrote:

I think that is our biggest fear . . Getting into a situation where we can't turn a corner. That and narrow, windy mountain roads.

We always do research about where we are headed to determine if we will have any issues with the route we wish to take. You will want to use truck stops for fuel when towing the trailer for ease of getting in and out. Most gas stations aren't designed for refueling of trucks towing big trailers.

As of yet we haven't run into any situation where we couldn't navigate through.