Aug-13-2014 01:41 PM
Aug-16-2014 11:24 PM
Aug-16-2014 05:23 PM
the silverback wrote:
On a DP you lose the storage under the bed and the back trunks. Not so on a 5th wheel.
Aug-16-2014 05:09 PM
Aug-16-2014 04:50 PM
holstein13 wrote:
There seems to be a misconception here that extra ceiling height does not equal extra space. But that space is not completely occupied by air. If I had taller ceilings, I'd have taller cabinets with much more space for storage. My shower would be taller (I'm already nearly bumping my head in there). Space saving wall units can be taller in a 5er. In fact, with more cabinet height, you could have less cabinets which would allow you more floor space.
Dollar for dollar, there is no doubt you get more space with a 5er / truck combo vs a MH / toad combo.
But the most important point here is that it's not the size of the ship that matters, it's the motion of the ocean.
Aug-16-2014 04:34 PM
msmith1199 wrote:et2 wrote:the silverback wrote:
foot for foot, yes. no wasted space for a engine. Also the slides can be deeper. Don't have to get from the drivers seat to the back of the 5th wheel with the slides in.
Foot for foot - no. Math is math and it calculates the same. Engines on DP don't take up space in the living area. They are under the rear bedroom in most cases. Front engine MH - yes.
Engines and drivelines take up space that could have been used for storage which could free up more space in the RV for living space. You know kind of like why 5ers have that extra space.
Aug-16-2014 03:01 PM
et2 wrote:the silverback wrote:
foot for foot, yes. no wasted space for a engine. Also the slides can be deeper. Don't have to get from the drivers seat to the back of the 5th wheel with the slides in.
Foot for foot - no. Math is math and it calculates the same. Engines on DP don't take up space in the living area. They are under the rear bedroom in most cases. Front engine MH - yes.
2021 Nexus Viper 27V. Class B+
2019 Ford Ranger 4x4
Aug-16-2014 02:59 PM
holstein13 wrote:
There seems to be a misconception here that extra ceiling height does not equal extra space. But that space is not completely occupied by air. If I had taller ceilings, I'd have taller cabinets with much more space for storage. My shower would be taller (I'm already nearly bumping my head in there). Space saving wall units can be taller in a 5er. In fact, with more cabinet height, you could have less cabinets which would allow you more floor space.
Dollar for dollar, there is no doubt you get more space with a 5er / truck combo vs a MH / toad combo.
But the most important point here is that it's not the size of the ship that matters, it's the motion of the ocean.
2021 Nexus Viper 27V. Class B+
2019 Ford Ranger 4x4
Aug-16-2014 02:17 PM
Aug-15-2014 01:10 PM
Aug-15-2014 10:35 AM
the silverback wrote:
foot for foot, yes. no wasted space for a engine. Also the slides can be deeper. Don't have to get from the drivers seat to the back of the 5th wheel with the slides in.
Aug-15-2014 10:29 AM
CarlGeo wrote:
5th wheel trailers have more volume than a motor home of the same length, and therefore tend to feel like they have more room. The ceiling height in the main living space of a typical 5th wheel can be ten feet or more, whereas the ceiling height is a motor home is no more than eight feet. It is a feeling of extra space because of the additional height.
Aug-15-2014 10:14 AM
Aug-15-2014 05:36 AM
rgatijnet1 wrote:
You have just pulled in to your campsite after a long day behind the wheel. It is cold and it is pouring down rain. At this point in time are you really concerned that a fiver may seem a little more spacious than your nice warm and dry Class A as you settle in to your easy chair and start watching your favorite movie while the DW gets dinner ready? No need for you to go outside until the weather clears. 🙂
Aug-14-2014 03:28 PM