Looking at fivers

[FordDiesel250]

One of the things my DS and I like to do while camping or driving is to see the different type of trailers that people have. Most of us know the name brands and sometimes we see some that we have never heard of. Recently we seen a couple of Fifth wheels that we have never seen before. First was a fiver that had a slideout in the front cap. Never have seen this before and the next one was a fiver that had 6 slideouts. That was a first for us. Does anyone else do this and can you tell us what you have seen?

[ACZL]

I haven't seen a front cap slide out either. Years ago, Alpha/See Ya had a cap that raised up I believe to reveal a window under it and now some have placed windows in caps (another thread on this one). Most number of slides seem to ave 3 to 4 with some having 5. Cedar Creek recently came out with a 6 slide front living room 5er. Bedroom is huge. Problem with these types of rigs, it's forcing owners into bigger tow vehicles (duallies to MD, 450's etc). Who would've thought!

[goducks10]

We have a CG that we camp at often during the summer. On the way to it there's a home owner that has a 5th wheel parked out front on his property. Not sure when it was made but it has a double overhang up in the front. Instead of just having the normal overhang that is over the trucks bed, there's 2nd one that goes over the cab of the truck.

[BB_TX]

I am always amazed at how many different brands of both 5ers and travel trailers there are each time we walk thru an RV park. Keystone has 17 different brand name 5ers and an equal number of TTs plus their toy hauler lines. Forest River has at least that many, and even more when you add their other divisions such as Coachmen, Palomino, etc. Then add in the multitude of other manufacturers such KZ, Heartland, DRV, etc. there must be a hundred different brands. And each brand has multiple floor plans.

However, when you look more closely the majority of them revolve around probably not more than a half dozen or so basic floor plans each modified a little by each manufacturer to be a little different from the competition.

Six slideouts is not that uncommon with the rigs growing in length and interior floor space. And fold out patios, both front and rear, are showing up more and more. But have not seen one yet with a front cap slideout.