Highway Travel

[Pass42]

We just switched from a 37' DP to a Montana High Country 5er.... When rolling down the road, any special hints for securing/stowing interior items?? Do the kitchen cabinets stay closed??? Do the dishes bounce around??
It probably is no different than the MH, however, cheaper to ask!!!!

[mtofell1]

Things seem to bounce/move more as you move back in your trailer or 5th wheel. The front is a nice soft sweet spot - slow rolling bounces controlled by the TV suspension and your trailer's attachment to it. The middle is right over the axles and does okay but is, of course, right over the axles so there is some bouncing. The rear seems to get a magnification of everything.

Valuables like laptops go great on the bed in a front bedroom 5th wheel. I sometimes think I could set a cup of coffee on top of it and not lose a drop while driving. My kitchen is right over the axles and things do jump around a bit but nothing too bad. I couldn't imagine having a rear kitchen. I'd need rubber plates. My 5th wheel has the kids' room in the back and despite them picking up before we leave, everything is on the floor again when we arrive.

[rhagfo]

2oldman wrote:
My dishes stay right where they are. I have shocks.

Tow the 5er level and put good shocks on it and it will ride smooth.

[Nv_Guy]

Yep, pretty much the same as the MH, but things will be more prone to bounce about towards the rear. If you have reliners / dining chairs, make sure they are restrained.

[MarkTwain]

Pass42 wrote:
We just switched from a 37' DP to a Montana High Country 5er.... When rolling down the road, any special hints for securing/stowing interior items?? Do the kitchen cabinets stay closed??? Do the dishes bounce around??
It probably is no different than the MH, however, cheaper to ask!!!!

Just use paper plates between each dish and bowls etc.

[Itching2go]

The only times we've had a problem was a couple of times on really, really rough stretches of certain interstates. Definitely the exception and not the rule.

[tinstartrvlr]

On my TT, no matter how much I try, something always moves/falls/shifts. Especially near the back. Just one of those things.

[2oldman]

My dishes stay right where they are. I have shocks.

[corvettekent]

The stuff in the far back can move around a bit. I have lots two laptops due to my chair jumping around and landing on them. I now keep my laptop up front on the bed.