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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valhalla360 wrote:dons2346 wrote:
Another advantage is when you are in a tight campground and there isn't a pull thru. Spent 20 minutes the other day watching a guy try to park a 5th wheel with his big truck. Spot was a simple one for a MH
How exactly do you back up with the toad attached? Assuming you learn how to back up, the 5th wheel has the advantage.
Also, if you goal is push button ease, you can get generators and auto leveling on a 5th wheel. The only horror, is the 10-15 seconds it takes to walk back in the rain from the truck to the trailer. With the price difference of motorhomes, that's a pretty hefty price to pay for the couple times per year when you might get your hair wet.
We find without rushing, we set up or tear down as quickly as most motorhomes do. It's cheaper and easier to maintain a single drivetrain.
The fuel savings with a toad is largely a myth. With MH's typically getting worse MPG by a significant margin compared to PU's towing, you have to put a lot of miles on the toad to make up the difference. The thing is we usally camp close to what we want to see so we aren't putting a ton of miles on the truck. (You may have a specific usage that differs but for most, I believe you will find the same issue if you run the numbers)
If we were to consider a MH it would be because we have need of a particular TOAD. Say you are into off roading and really want a jeep. That's tough with a 5th wheel unless you want to double tow or the spouse drives seperately. In that case a MH makes a logical choice.
Who said they were going to back up with the toad? If you're backing into a campsite, you certainly aren't going to back the toad into the space. My standard procedure is while the wife goes and checks in, I unhook the toad. Then when she's done checking us in we'll either park the toad by the office and come back and get it later, or she'll drive the toad to the site while I take the motorhome. Pretty simple really. And I've gone camping with friends with trailers and we all get there at the same time and I'm backed in, leveled, slides out, and hookups done in time to go help them back in.
