Need advice on what brand to purchase

[meleavingsoon]

Hey everyone,

My wife and I are in the market for trailer we can live fulltime in. We are considering a 5th wheel also but not sure my truck will handle a large trailer and we are reluctant to upgrade the current 3/4 ton diesel truck right now. We need it to be a four season unit because we will most likely spend the winters in it. We would like to get as much practical space as possible but don't want a park model or destination trailer.

We recently sold the older 45'diesel pusher we had because it simply cost too much to drive and maintain. But I must admit I did love the construction of the unit with aluminum framed walls, plywood construction, fiberglass roof, solid wood cabinetry, dual pane windows, etc. It made living thru three northern winters very easy.

So whatever we decide to purchase I want it to be a good quality unit that can handle fulltime living. I definitely want to purchase used, not new. We don't really have a set budget yet until we can determine what amount of money needs to be spent to get the type construction mentioned above....but if I had to mention a dollar range we are probably willing to spend in the range of $20,000-$40,000

I would appreciate any and all suggestions and opinions concerning some manufactures to research. And I guess if we need to conclude that the better route for us is a 5th wheel then that is fine also.

Thanks much,
Phil

[thirtydaZe]

Wow, that Open Range!

[meleavingsoon]

Thanks for the feedback guys!

My truck has a 2700 payload capacity and 13,600 towing.

I did come across the Artic Fox....the one I saw on ebay looked very interesting. I will look at the others.

[dahkota]

goducks10 wrote:
Take a look at Arctic Fox trailers. Solid build in your price range.

Arctic Fox

X2

A second choice would be Outdoors RV

A third: Open Range.

Good Luck with your search.

[cheteckie]

We had a 2004 or 2005 Holiday Rambler alumascape 29. Ft. Travel trailer and pulled it with a 3/4 ton Chevy. It was a nice, well constructed trailer. We sold it when we bought a cabin.

[goducks10]

Take a look at Arctic Fox trailers. Solid build in your price range.

[Dick_B]

Suggest going to www.rv.org and get their opinion on what a rig for full-timing should be made of and include.
I doubt that there are any TT's off the rack that are made for full-timing. That's different than people full-timing in their off the rack rig.

[Dakota98]

By determining the current truck "payload" capacity will start you in the right direction for either a TT or a FW

What you can carry & what you can pull are TWO different things.