My limited experience of two years with a 5th wheel was preceded with 20 years of travel trailer experience. I found it much more difficult to back up with a 5th wheel, especially if you are trying to reposition the unit a few feet to the side while...
We are visiting the Coeur d'Alene ID area in August and would like to do a jet boat tour into Hells Canyon on the Snake River. If anyone has done this trip can you give us any recommendations as to what company to use, or to avoid? Was the trip wort...
I originally posted a question re route from Groveland CA to Mendocino CA. Now plans have changed and we are heading down to Monterey (Marina Dunes RV Park) from Yosemite and Groveland. Any comments or advice about the best route for our new plan? ...
We are camping at Yosemite Lakes near the Northwest corner of Yosemite Natl Park, (official address is Groveland CA). We are travelling next to Mendocino CA on the coast. What is the best route to take pulling a 33 ft 5th wheel? The most direct r...
We have a 33' fifth wheel and will be camping along the CA coast this summer, including a few days in Trinidad. We are trying to decide between going to Emerald Forest of Trinidad or Sounds of the Sea. Has anyone stayed at either or both of these, a...
JIMNLIN wrote:Retired wrote:Using the slider puts some wag into the tail like a travel trailer. Wag that makes it easier to control backing up a 5th wheel.Users of slider hitches - do you agree? 100 percent. Not a new thing as manual operated slidin...
C-Bears wrote:Yes and no. What you are saying is correct. In my younger days I drove truck/tractor/trailers. There was a noticeable difference in backing up a conventional tractor (long nose) and a cab-over type tractor (no nose). When you change...
We installed SteadyFast last year on 33' 5th wheel. Very pleased with amount of movement eliminated. Will take 95% movement out. Always some bounce on your tires. Very pleased with quality and finish of components. Very sturdy four bolt mounting...
We've camped at Wilderness a lot and like it. However, there is no shuttle into Mackinaw City. There is a private CG right in Mackinaw, Mill Creek, that is just a couple miles or so from the ferry docks to Mac Island. If you want to cross the Bri...
We spent a couple nights in Ohiopyle State Park and then moved to a COE campground in nearby Confluence. A nice flat park, large sites. Ohiopyle was in the woods, tight sites (a 33ft 5th wheel) and a rather steep, twisty road to get up and down, in ...
