New 5th wheel thoughts

All the major RV manufacturers make units you are looking for including Heartland, although it will be difficult to find a front living room model with outdoor kitchen as they are mainly found on bunkhouse models.

Sandia Man wrote:
All the major RV manufacturers make units you are looking for including Heartland, although it will be difficult to find a front living room model with outdoor kitchen as they are mainly found on bunkhouse models.

That is what I have found so far, but I hope someone else has more info than I have thus gathered. Maybe I just invented something:)

You could rig an outdoor kitchen. Most front living room models have space under the rear bedroom, although it's not huge. We keep our camp chairs in there.

But, yes, outdoor kitchens are found only on bunkhouse/family oriented models. Front living room models are considered more of a "couples coach"

Ryanjb01 wrote:

Sandia Man wrote:
All the major RV manufacturers make units you are looking for including Heartland, although it will be difficult to find a front living room model with outdoor kitchen as they are mainly found on bunkhouse models.

That is what I have found so far, but I hope someone else has more info than I have thus gathered. Maybe I just invented something:)

you gotta get the space from somewhere.. 2 ft is a lot to take out of a rear bedroom or living area.. on the bunkouse its floor space between the two bed setups.. never noticed by children. I would like the outside kitchen too..

floor layout in a FW is like a puzzle. take all these things with fixed sizes and arrange them in different ways. some layouts have manufacturing issues, some won't fit the wheels, door, height, etc..

It is not an outdoor kitchen but our front livingroom Monty has plenty of room in each of the under front outside storage compartments for our folding table, folding chairs and our gas grill, all that we use regularly.

Don't all outdoor kitchen fridges run on 110V? Pretty much stuck with full hookups to use the outdoor portion. Lots of trade offs on FL units.

I think the outdoor kitchens are to slowly move tent campers inside one step at a time! Take that off the list and you are then stuck trying to find a King bed in the rear of a 5th wheel.

I would be more concerned with straight on viewing of a LR TV with theater seating, and a good place to do computer work.

Our little 29' Cardinal, has a Camper King (72x80), computer desk, and two recliners that give straight on TV viewing.

To me the rear entertainment or FLR models are just like MH with the TV mounted above the drive and passenger seats. Compromise compromise!!!

Then you have to decide on open or enclosed bathroom.

Chris

We are looking for a fifth wheel and found that the 2014 Open Range 386FLR has the living space up front and the bedroom in the back. I haven't seen one that has an outdoor kitchen but it does have the living space up front.

It's doubtful you'll find a FL fiver with an outdoor kitchen. Most of outdoor kitchen fivers are bunkhouse models.

I really like the front living fivers. Some have limited headroom and may feel a little restrictive if you're 6'5".

Hope you have a capable dual rear wheel diesel pickup, as the FL's are pretty heavy.

Do not know if you would consider a Cedar Creek?
The 29RE or the 33RL-Silverback Fifth Wheel has a option for Outside Kitchen Includes Sink w/Faucet in the slide. You can check it out on their web site.
http://www.forestriverinc.com/FifthWheels/Silverback/default.aspx?page=floorplans.
You are looking for a front live Fifth Wheel so that may not be waht you are looking for. Just giving you some options.
Best of luck in your search.