From 5er to class A, why?
How many of you moved from a 5er to a class A and why? I have ruled out a class C and TT so a DP 40 or a higher grade 5er appeals to me but as someone who has not rv'd before, I'm struggling to know ...
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I am at the 10yr mark Workamping with the same 5th wheel and dually combo. My out look has no input for a "vacation" thought to full-timing in a 5th wheel.
Fiver is setup up for my work and living needs. Me and two cats. Wife/MIL stay at S&B with short 2 week visits on a 3 month average spacing.
Travel from job to job: Wife will travel with me for company on these. Will stop for bathroom, lunch break, rest area overnight. Hot/cold weather-yep have to deploy generator to run A/C or for heater if running overnight.
Live in fiver when broke down due to lost bearing on fiver. Yep, deploy generators, etc.
Yes it has its negatives. If I am the only one traveling I prefer reclining the drivers seat and catching some sleep. Kind of a hassle with the fiver for making it comfortable to sleep, shower, etc.
It would probably be better to have an generator installed on fiver. That is current thought. I have a 100+ gallon transfer tank in the dually. I top of main tank whenever I stop for any given reason. I have a 500+ mile range on the tank in the dually. With the transfer tank I can go easily 2800 miles before starting to shop the diesel prices for a fill up.
With a on-board generator I could run it to cool off or warm up fiver. That would add a little convenience.
Dually as a daily driver does have some small annoyances but I still average 18 mpg in town with it. When I go for groceries or a new appliance I have plenty of room.
Class A is appealing to me. The only draw back for me is needing a toad. I wonder if I could tow my dually four down? I like my truck. It is setup for my work, is paid for, runs well, looks old like me, and by not having to tow a fiver I could add another transfer tank and have up to 300 gallons of diesel available for either truck or Class A DP.
Hmmmm.
Fiver is setup up for my work and living needs. Me and two cats. Wife/MIL stay at S&B with short 2 week visits on a 3 month average spacing.
Travel from job to job: Wife will travel with me for company on these. Will stop for bathroom, lunch break, rest area overnight. Hot/cold weather-yep have to deploy generator to run A/C or for heater if running overnight.
Live in fiver when broke down due to lost bearing on fiver. Yep, deploy generators, etc.
Yes it has its negatives. If I am the only one traveling I prefer reclining the drivers seat and catching some sleep. Kind of a hassle with the fiver for making it comfortable to sleep, shower, etc.
It would probably be better to have an generator installed on fiver. That is current thought. I have a 100+ gallon transfer tank in the dually. I top of main tank whenever I stop for any given reason. I have a 500+ mile range on the tank in the dually. With the transfer tank I can go easily 2800 miles before starting to shop the diesel prices for a fill up.
With a on-board generator I could run it to cool off or warm up fiver. That would add a little convenience.
Dually as a daily driver does have some small annoyances but I still average 18 mpg in town with it. When I go for groceries or a new appliance I have plenty of room.
Class A is appealing to me. The only draw back for me is needing a toad. I wonder if I could tow my dually four down? I like my truck. It is setup for my work, is paid for, runs well, looks old like me, and by not having to tow a fiver I could add another transfer tank and have up to 300 gallons of diesel available for either truck or Class A DP.
Hmmmm.
