I think I made a mistake.
After thinking about it for almost a year, we bought a 42.5 foot fifth wheel in February. This is our second camper. We didn’t think it was too big the year that we were looking and thinking about i...
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Bumpyroad wrote:timmac wrote:scabello wrote:
35' MH is not going to be any easier for you. You still want the truck stops when you add the car. Maybe it is 2' shorter at the end of the day? LOL.. it means nothing.. 24 inches, come on!
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Towing a 43 ft 5th wheel is a lot different than a 35 ft motorhome with a small toad.
Been there done that and I find a motorhome much easier to drive and backup compared to a TT or 5th wheel.
how easy is it to back up the MH with a toad hooked on?
bumpy
Not that hard, as long as we are going in a straight line. We have to unhook if we need to turn. However, in two of the three places we have ever had to unhook to get out (in 2 years of full timing), a large 5er would have been trapped - they can't unhook to maneuver.
As for driving a 35' with a toad, we rarely use truck stops. There are always gas stations parallel to the road which we find easier to use than truck stops. And, two feet can make a huge difference in parking lots, campgrounds, and city streets. We are 50' long including toad and tow bar.
After six months of full timing in a 30' tt and truck (53'), we switched to a 34' class A and toad (50'). The new set up is easier in every way. Hitching and unhitching takes 5 minutes tops. Add to that the five minutes it takes to set up (three buttons - jacks and two slides) and ten minutes after pulling into a site, we can be enjoying the scenery.
