5th Wheel vs Class A

[slypig]

Hello folks,

I'm new here and need some opinions. I am considering 5th Wheel or Class A. Does anyone have pros and cons between them? What we may do is long term traveling in the future...BTW I have a '66 VW that we will pull behind or put in Toy Hauler for transportation.

Ok...........go!

Thanks in advance,
Steve

[slypig]

Thanks. The "driving monster truck around" is why we are considering towing or taking the VW.

[Sandia_Man]

We'll always need a big HD truck for our ranch so it will be a 5er for us.

[intheburbs]

For me, the ultimate RV would be a 40'+ diesel pusher with a Jeep as my toad. The upper class A vehicles are usually built like tanks and can easily handle a lot of weight, so the construction is done with heavier and better quality materials.

Most 5th wheel RVs make some or a lot of compromises to keep the weight down. Plus, you're then stuck at whatever destination driving around this monster 1-ton DRW truck.

Don't get me wrong - both are great RV rigs, I'm just partial to the big buses.

Now, the flip side is that a good Class A is the cost of a medium to large-sized house, but the biggest, baddest 5th wheel toy hauler probably barely touches $100k.