Full Time RVing Part 3 

     After the first two this one will be more about really full timing on the road. The subject of space seems to always come up on the issue of buying your first full time RV. The all purpose Idea would be to go with a 5th Wheel RV. You only have the RV and the Truck to worry about. First off you will want a Truck that can handle a 5th Wheel. Me personally I would not go with a 1/2 ton pickup, unless you are pulling an Ultra lite 5th Wheel. Remember to stay within the GVWR set by the factory. 3/4 ton to 1 ton pickups are much better at pulling Ultra lite or larger RV's. You will have to remember that some come with 6' beds and some come with 8' beds, the reason I mention this is sometimes you will have with to use a sliding Hitch in 6' beds but not in the 8' beds. The same principle applies to the GVWR with 5th Wheels as it does with Travel Trailers. If the Manufacture states the GVWR is 22,000 lbs, that is the total including the truck. Now some people use turners to up that performance, but me personally I do not. It really comes down to a personal choice. 

      Now to the types of 5th Wheels:

Small to medium size. Prices fro 18,000 to 30.000 and ranging from 28ft to 32ft. 

Others ranging from 32ft to 45ft. Prices range from the mid 20s to the upper 80s.

The one thing that I like about 5th Wheels over Travel Trailers is the room you gain and the ease of hooking one up. They tend to pull much easier and even the big ones are easier to put into small spaces. Because you will find some parks have small spaces to put them. But these types of RVs come with everything you can imagine. You can get Residential Refrigerators and washers and dryers, and even in some a dish washer. My advice is to do the research on exactly what you are looking for because it is important to get the options at first. Because if you wait and get the add ons later they will cost much more. Another thing to remember is the 5th Wheel Hitch, if anything get one rated for 15,000lbs or better. You can never have to much Hitch. 

I was going to go in and describe class A RVs but I will do that in the next write up. But as I said before go to your local dealer or a boat and RV show in your area and you will get a better Idea of what to look for.