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aarondeere
Sep 07, 2013Explorer
These comparisons come up every so often and over here they are towards the class a. Go over to the 5th wheel forum and the comparison is towards the fiver. Here are other thoughts on why some people prefer fivers. Some on here say setup is so much more on a fiver. Maybe older ones but many of the new ones have all the auto stuff. Mine has self leveling, auto awning and even has a touch screen remote that controls all that. So setup time is about the same. On the nice interior comfort when getting to a campground well....we have a generator on our 5th wheel. If its really hot out I'll run it with the ac running and its nice and cold when we get there. Likewise if its cold out I can run the furnace if I want. On fuel capacity. I have a transfer tank in the bed of the truck with a total 70 gal fuel capacity. Not quite the 100+gal tanks of a mh but close. I can unhook and get fuel with just the truck vs trying to find a place that can handle a large mh. Tires....mine are much cheaper than that of mh. I know I have a semi with 22.5's and a truck with 19.5's. Both high $ Comfort...yeah a mh is very nice but many comparisons here have been about 5yr old and older trucks. Take a look at the new ones. They have come a long way in the last few yrs with Ram soon to offer air ride on their 1 tons. Weight ratings on the new ones are getting very high and now all but the largest of fifth wheels need a medium duty to pull them. Power wise, these new trucks are powerhouses and power/weight ratio are better than most mh. Safety, well just read the current topic about that. You can get 4x4 on a p/u. Makes for getting into that grass site not near as worrisome. If I want a new floorplan I'm only trading in one part not everything so not quite as big $'s at one time. Vise versa I want the latest/greatest engine just trade in the truck. Floorplans especially for kids really favors fivers. Many more options with bunk models,front living rooms,toyhaulers. The slides tend to be deeper on fivers so more room when setup. Not saying one is superior to the other just showing that there is no perfect setup and options for everyone.
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