Shorter 5th wheels

Might want to look for Arctic Fox, they are top quality and make some small units. the RVTrader online is often a good source for used models.

Thanks ... I have read about them here but I haven't seen a used Arctic Fox in my neck of the woods, and only 9 or so Northwood 5th wheelers are on RVTrader.

Squattingdog wrote:
Thanks ... I have read about them here but I haven't seen a used Arctic Fox in my neck of the woods, and only 9 or so Northwood 5th wheelers are on RVTrader.

Yeah they are no-existent in the SE US too.

Thunder RV is rhe closest dealer to the factory, Apache Camping centers in the PNW are both big Northwood dealers. You might check their web sites for used Northwood or Outdoors RV products. Might be worth your drive.
Have you considered a bigger truck and getting a bit larger trailer? 25 feet gets pretty cramped in a hurry. Moving to 30 feet could get you way more closet space, better kitchen, living room etc. At 25 feet you might have a crawl in bed room. At 30 feet you csn get a stand up bed room. Plus there are way more 30 footers.
Just a thought.

Komfort, Sunnybrook, Holiday Rambler, and Nash too, in older models are good quality.

... didn't see any of those local to me (Phoenix Arizona). We might go for a 30' but nothing longer. I suppose it would be best to check out the 25' in person. Don't believe our truck will be a problem pulling a 30'er. We have a 2005 2WD Ram Crew Cab HD SLT Automatic with a Cummins diesel.

Your two biggies will be the 4 speed auto and the low load carrying cspacity. Packing carefully and 30 feet should be no problem. I think you will find longer is much better for long term living.

We wanted a shorter 5th wheel too. We ended up with a 30 footer because the living/kitchen space in the 25 footers just seemed too cramped. Depending on the exact floor plan some of the 25 footers were better than others, but none really felt good to us.

If you decide to consider buying new, you might try looking at the Winnebago Minnie Plus line. There are three floor plans. The 25RKS comes in at just over 27ft total length (and does have a stand-up bedroom). The 27RLTS (this is the one we have) and the 27REOK both come in at just under 30 ft total length. I would guess you would not find any of these used just yet as it was a new line for the 2018 model year.

We looked for shorter 5'th wheels as well. Have little interest in anything large. At first I looked at 25-26 footers but found very few and the ones we did were poor quality, cramped floorplan etc. We opted for a 29' rear kitchen. In a shorter 5'er the rear kitchen allows for an open living area that does well for an otherwise shorter 5'er.

We really love our Winnebago. Very well built compared with other lite 5'ers. Take a look at what LaMesa in Avondale has. I really don't care for LaMesa in Mesa but the Avondale sales and service have been great. We bought our 5'er in Las Vegas but Avondale service did not push us to the end of the line like some others do.

Squattingdog wrote:
Thanks ... I have read about them here but I haven't seen a used Arctic Fox in my neck of the woods, and only 9 or so Northwood 5th wheelers are on RVTrader.

If you get serious on an Arctic Fox, you nice about joining the Northwood Owners Forum. It’s at www.nroa2003.com. One person just listed a 2016 27-5L for sale, a very well kept rig. Also has his truck for sale and will sell both or separately. Only down side is it’s on the east coast

The 27-5L is a good floor plan just under 30’. We moved down from a longer rig and are very happy with the change. They don’t stay around long to having time is a good thing.