class A vs. 5th wheel
We currently have a 30ft. 5th wheel which we pull with a Chevy 3500 SRW, Duramax. This weekend we went to an RV show and a 33ft class A Alegro caught my eye. My question for those of you who have ha...
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We fulltimed in a truck/tt combo. Now we fulltime in a mh/towed combo.
It is much easier in the mh. We also like it much better. It is faster, more convenient, and more relaxing.
We have a 33' mh. It is the perfect size and we can actually get into quite a few parks that large rigs and truck/5er combos can't get into (just look at length limits in CA parks). If the road/campground is limited to 35', we just unhook the jeep and go. There is no truck/5er combination that can do that.
Today, we decided to take a 'shortcut' back to camp. There is no way an F250 or larger could have made it between those rock walls and through the washes - too wide, too long. And too heavy for the deep sandy parts. You can't tow a jeep with a 5er or vice versa.
Would we ever go back to a truck and 5er/tt? Nope. Not unless we were parking it somewhere long term.
Do we want something larger like a 40' DP? Nope, unless we were going to slow down and spend more time inside rather than outside.
You really need to examine how and why you travel. For many people, a truck/5er is perfect. For others it isn't. But there is no right answer. My response, above, is because a mh is right for us and the way we travel right now.
It is much easier in the mh. We also like it much better. It is faster, more convenient, and more relaxing.
We have a 33' mh. It is the perfect size and we can actually get into quite a few parks that large rigs and truck/5er combos can't get into (just look at length limits in CA parks). If the road/campground is limited to 35', we just unhook the jeep and go. There is no truck/5er combination that can do that.
Today, we decided to take a 'shortcut' back to camp. There is no way an F250 or larger could have made it between those rock walls and through the washes - too wide, too long. And too heavy for the deep sandy parts. You can't tow a jeep with a 5er or vice versa.
Would we ever go back to a truck and 5er/tt? Nope. Not unless we were parking it somewhere long term.
Do we want something larger like a 40' DP? Nope, unless we were going to slow down and spend more time inside rather than outside.
You really need to examine how and why you travel. For many people, a truck/5er is perfect. For others it isn't. But there is no right answer. My response, above, is because a mh is right for us and the way we travel right now.
