looking at 5th wheels with rear kitchen

[Fisher_Bill]

Hi All,

According to SWMBO we're going to step up to a fifth wheel this coming spring. I went the camper route with current rig three years ago and I thought we'd be using it with my fishing buddies, we've only used it once.

We're ok buying used and we've checked out several rigs but two things we noticed in several designs, the kitchens are about the same size and footprint as the one we have in our AC 1150 and you have to watch TV from the back through the dinette and kitchen.


To those that have a rear kitchen, please let us know what year and model you have, around the 2000-2008 models there are several so if you have one please let me know the year and model.

Thanks for your participation and smooth roads to you all!

[Road_Phantom]

WE have a 30 ft cougar X lite and love it. It only weighs 7000 empty. So far, we towed it from Pa to Cal to Fl with no issues and lived in it for three winters. Check the Keystone website for the Cougar rear kitchen floorplans, they have quite a few.

[mileshuff]

Fisher Bill wrote:

If you have a rear kitchen and it's not on the list please let me know what the make and model are.

Thanks!

2014 Winnebago 26FWRKS. I believe they've made this same floorplan 2013-2015. For those that want a lighter, shorter rear kitchen Winnebago has the 2017 25RSK. Only 27', 8500lbs GVWR.

[hinterland]

Thank you

[Bigfoot_affair]

hinterland wrote:
Thanks for posting the brochure, do you know where I can find other brochures for Triple E for different years? Also, do you know how they compare to General Coach Citation Supreme/Corsiar Excella for winter insulation in walls, roof and floors?

Bigfoot affair wrote:
Not too sure how popular they were in the US, Triple E makes a fifth wheel line called the Topaz. They have several models that have a rear kitchen and build quality is second to none.

No lippert frames, Dexter 8 lug axels and 16" wheels... List goes on.

Topaz brochure

Not too sure how close to the Canadian border you are? You could come up here and save a bunch of $ with the difference in the dollar. Not sure on the size your looking for but here is a FS280RK for sale in Alberta. FS280RK Topaz

Here is the same model the wife and I have F251SF. We chose this one because of its short length 27' overall. I tow a 18' Lund Fisherman behind this FW and so far its been great.

S251SF for sale S251SF

Your welcome. More brochures here clicky

No I don't know how they compare to the rv's you listed, they are four season rated.

[hinterland]

Thanks for posting the brochure, do you know where I can find other brochures for Triple E for different years? Also, do you know how they compare to General Coach Citation Supreme/Corsiar Excella for winter insulation in walls, roof and floors?

Bigfoot affair wrote:
Not too sure how popular they were in the US, Triple E makes a fifth wheel line called the Topaz. They have several models that have a rear kitchen and build quality is second to none.

No lippert frames, Dexter 8 lug axels and 16" wheels... List goes on.

Topaz brochure

Not too sure how close to the Canadian border you are? You could come up here and save a bunch of $ with the difference in the dollar. Not sure on the size your looking for but here is a FS280RK for sale in Alberta. FS280RK Topaz

Here is the same model the wife and I have F251SF. We chose this one because of its short length 27' overall. I tow a 18' Lund Fisherman behind this FW and so far its been great.

S251SF for sale S251SF

[Curly2001]

Heartland 265 RK is a rear kitchen. Like having a separate kitchen in the trailer where you don't need to walk through each time you move around. Good cabinets and counter space.
Curly

[Bigfoot_affair]

Not too sure how popular they were in the US, Triple E makes a fifth wheel line called the Topaz. They have several models that have a rear kitchen and build quality is second to none.

No lippert frames, Dexter 8 lug axels and 16" wheels... List goes on.

Topaz brochure

Not too sure how close to the Canadian border you are? You could come up here and save a bunch of $ with the difference in the dollar. Not sure on the size your looking for but here is a FS280RK for sale in Alberta. FS280RK Topaz

Here is the same model the wife and I have F251SF. We chose this one because of its short length 27' overall. I tow a 18' Lund Fisherman behind this FW and so far its been great.

S251SF for sale S251SF

[hinterland]

2006 Carriage Compass has a rear kitchen, it's a 27' model with 2 slides

[smokybandit]

1988 Excel Excutive 37'

[partsman01]

For our third Fifth wheel we went with a used 2004 wilderness lite 24.5R and we like the rear kitchen, seems to allow more counter space.

[JTrac]

Fisher Bill wrote:
So I did a copy of all the models posted and it's getting to be a great list to use for searches;

2011 Arctic Fox 27-5L
2005 Keystone Challenger 32TPK
Keystone Montana 3295RK
2007 Keystone Challenger 29RKP
2003 Montana 27RK
2005 Citation Supreme 28.5 RKS
2007 Keystone Everest 293p
2006 Keystone Laredo 25RK
Arctic Fox 27-5L
2005 Komfort 291FSG
Carri-Lite?
2001 Cardinal 28
2007, Tango, RKS2660
2011 Jayco Eagle Superlite
2011 Forest River Wildcat 282RKBS
2008 Sunnybrook 30 RKFS
2005 Copper Canyon 293 FWSLS
2003 Alpenlite
2014 keystone avalanche 355rk
2012 Montana 3585SA
2005 Keystone Laredo 29RK

If you have a rear kitchen and it's not on the list please let me know what the make and model are.

Thanks!

Our Excel Winslow is a rear kitchen model that we really like. Lots of room and nice, big rear windows. Anything Peterson made with RKM in the model number will be a rear kitchen I'm pretty sure. Ours is a 2013 but won't be listed in the models for that year because they discontinued them early in that year's run. I know they made them in 2012 and probably previously. Also there were some in the Limited version.

[WeBeFulltimers]

SH wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

Minermark wrote:
Id just make dam sure the reffer is NOT in the rear.
Worst design iv ever seen, they collect ALL of the road dirt.

Not
Really an issue, they all gather dirt.

Hummm...I have had both RL and RK rigs and never noticed any appreciable difference with dirty refrigerators (vents)...if that is what the comment is addressing.

Our reefer is in the rear and has never been an issue for us to include "road dirt". I guess I could understand why that would be a problem IF you're driving dirt roads at highway speeds! :R

[SH]

rhagfo wrote:

Minermark wrote:
Id just make dam sure the reffer is NOT in the rear.
Worst design iv ever seen, they collect ALL of the road dirt.

Not
Really an issue, they all gather dirt.

Hummm...I have had both RL and RK rigs and never noticed any appreciable difference with dirty refrigerators (vents)...if that is what the comment is addressing.

[rhagfo]

Minermark wrote:
Id just make dam sure the reffer is NOT in the rear.
Worst design iv ever seen, they collect ALL of the road dirt.

Not
Really an issue, they all gather dirt.