azdryheat wrote:
Your manual should state what size 5th wheel is recommended for your truck, which might be in the 15,000 range. The door sticker will give you some weights you can use. You should easily be able to pull a mid 30's length trailer in the 14,000 GVWR range and there are lots to choose from. That is the GVWR of my Everest, it is 37' long, and my former 2009 Chevy 2500 Duramax handled it with ease including the steep mountain grades we see out here in the west. Only thing I added were airbags and aftermarket premium shocks. It pulled the same as my new dually; can't tell any difference.
Difference is, I don't stay in national parks so I can have a longer trailer for everything else. There are some very nice rv parks, like Grizzly RV park in West Yellowstone, which was awesome.
There are some nice bunkhouse models for the kids. My friend just got one and it's great. The kid's room has it's own bathroom.
