Newbie to 5th wheel arena.I'm in the throes of figuring out my next rig.I'm planning to go with a short bed "half-ton" (nay-sayers, please hold your tongue this time...already hashed that out in another thread. )I have looked at a fair number of...
I've done the whole Truck Camper thing (twice), and the Class A thing.Now I'm getting ready to try a 5th wheel next. I'm just starting to come to terms with how much I DONT know yet about 5th wheel RV's.I'm planning to downsize to a decked out F-150...
I have been a truck camper owner for the past several years. Firmly decided this is my LAST huge truck. I want to downsize my truck, and there are some financial and registration etc. issues pushing me to do that sooner rather than later.Specifical...
I read all I can find on this in the TC university sticky's, but still don't have a handle on it.Setup: Lance 1191 (big assed camper that weighs close to 5k lbs with water etc.) F-350 Dually crew cab - 2005 Stable Loads Rancho 9000s all ...
context:embarking tomorrow on a long leisurely trip up the West Coast from around Cambria all the way up to...when I get bored with it.I'll be traveling in a truck-camper rig (but a big one), and I much prefer boon docking over spending the nights in...
C Schomer wrote:My 5er came with a SW/5th AB but I have a LB so I removed the SW and reused the 5th AB and moved it back 10.5" to do away with the ext. pin position. I towed it home 1000 mile with the SW and I couldn't tell any difference from a soli...
Learjet wrote:N-Trouble wrote:sfpcservice wrote: The sidewinder in my opinion turns your truck back into a bumper pull by moving the pivot point behid the rear axle.No, moving the pivot point back doesn't affect how the load is distributed. Weight i...
N-Trouble wrote:I assume by short bed your talking 6.5" and not the little 5" beds you seen on some of the newer 1/2 tons? Sliders are heavy and you likely don't need one with most new 5ers have tapered nose caps. The Andersen hitch moves the pivot...
I saw somewhere that the sidewinder can have an issue with trying to dock when you need to angle the truck up to the camper? (like a tight spot where you can't straighten out the truck in front of camper).Any of you run into this?
