full time options
Hi I'm from the 5th wheel & full time forums here and in the 5'ver group we talk about what makes a 5'ver good for full time etc I've two questions; 1)Been thinking about looking into a class A (g...
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Fiesta wrote:
If you move around a lot a "A" is faster and easier to set up. If you stay longer (several days to weeks) a 5th wheel is good. A's maybe more luxurious, 5ers more space. 5ers are cheaper but you gotta have a $40-60k PU. A's usually pull 4 wheeler. But the best you can afford, we've wasted $70k upgrading 3 times.
We agree with Fiesta here = it all depends on how you intend to roll. We had a 5er and truck for 3+ years and then in 2003 bought a 36ft Fleetwood with two slides workhorse gas.
We found a huge difference in how quick and easy she is to level from within, and as we travel (we don't stay put for more than a few days at a time in one area and usually less). We also don't chose to toad, we get to areas we are interested in and then bike or walk a lot, sometimes use public transportation to access into a busy city area, we wouldn't want to battle driving into anyway, and twice have rented a car dirt cheap for a few days = $9/day LV to travel out to Pahrump, Hoover Dam etc and once in Anaheim to whiz around for a look see at some must see attractions: Santa Monica & Pier, Rodeo Drive Baby, Hollywood Hills etc etc.
In addition I love that I can peel some potatoes or veg up front as we move down the road somewhat as well many other things I would do in a SnB.
To each their own but for us we've loved our A class Gas RV - hubby would love,love,love a DP but when I look at the price differences and the cost of maintenance/repairs etc (we are not mechanically inclined in the slightest), it has stalled us until now from going that route. However, we are going to give it two years as FT'ers instead of extended timers as we currently are, and reassess then. Who knows, especially if diesel prices stay down a few years this go around - instead of as in the past they lower it long enough for everyone to convert and then shoot them back up!
Think how you intend to travel and what's important to you and visualize day to day in the different types of rigs. For sure some of these fivers nowadays are stunning when sited for a week or more in one place, but it's just not how we personally roll.
