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Hello All, this is my first time on this site so please let me know if I am posting to the wrong area, or if there are already answers to my questions that I was unable to find. Our situation is that we are presently living in a rental apartment and are considering that living in a fifth wheel full time might be preferable to us as we would own it and feel more secure about our living arrangements. We are in the Fort Myers Fl area and I think I have found a nice campground to stay at. We would mostly be staying put, just going away for occasional week-ends. So now I am looking at fifth wheels. We have a 14 year old son that lives with us full time and a 22 year old daughter that is finishing college and so we don't actually know if she will be staying with us. If she does stay with us it will not be long term, but she might come and go. I have been looking at fifth wheels for many,many,(many!) hours online and am hoping some of you experienced folks could give us some guidance. What have been your experiences with the different manufacturers? We do definitely need a bunk house, and would like 1 and 1/2 bathrooms. Everything else is quite flexible, queen or king size bed etc. I will be cooking all of our meals so a functional kitchen would be a real plus, particularly the refrigerator being of residential size. I understand that some fifth wheels may come at a good price, but are not really made for full timing and will not be a good choice. We are very open to purchasing used (all of our cars have always been), but not too used as we want it to last for at least several years. Any and all guidance would be so appreciated, and of course if you have any recommendations for a good truck that would be great too. Thank you so much, and I am sorry for all the newbie questions!3.3KViews0likes16Comments
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