5th wheel travel trailer construction

[95tigerbill]

Have you considered a diesel pusher and tow a jeep behind it?

 

[Addicting]

Have you considered a diesel pusher and tow a jeep behind it?

Yes, we are looking at that as well but it’s a whole different price bracket to get into. Especially the insurance, fuel, and maintenance.

 

[95tigerbill]

Yeah - buddy of mine did it for a year then did the math on his per night expenses . It’s a different conversation if you are mainly going full time vs just recreation.

 

[Addicting]

buddy of mine did it for a year then did the math on his per night expenses

I would be interested in that number.

 

[Johnny Bravo]

Just pony up the 500K and get a super C....

 

[17remhunter]

Build your own....Joking but not joking

Peak Mountain Camps are basically modern Sheep wagons. No personal experience but if i was buying, I'd l;ook at 'em...
https://www.peakmtncamps.com/

Western Range camp is another along that line...

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I took a tour of western range camps facility in utah. There built like a tank and are designed to stand up to hard off road use. They will build then anyway you want and go out of their way to get you what you want. For a hunting RV their the only way to go

 

[Moserkr]

Now that you mentioned a class C and that your wife wants glamping, my parents also used to own a class A winnebago. They loved sitting up higher while they were driving, big window, better view. Could move around inside while driving for the bathroom or food. Quote from them: "with a 5th wheel the vacation starts when you arrive, with a class A (or C), it starts when you leave". Freedom of movement is worth something. Edit: they never had one issue with the old (2000s) winnebago and drove it all over the place.


Slightly higher operating cost - rv and tow vehicle so twice the maintenance. Less storage than a big 5th wheel which is why they switched when going full time.

 

[Moserkr]

@Addicting Im helping fix my parents 2021 grand design right now. If you see plastic pex fittings like this pictured, run. Specifically the flexible, not hard, pex with the pex clamps. If the flexible pex goes onto a plastic fitting with the pex clamp, it will leak eventually. The flexible pex needs to go to a brass fitting, and we are using HD hose clamps to fix the issue. Light duty hose clamps arent strong enough.

They said trade-in or dealer purchase value on their $150k rv after 5 years is now $30k. They are also part of the class action lawsuit. Steer clear...

 

[Addicting]

Wife and I looked at designs like this for a WY homestead. She has agreed we can be based there for the summers. But I had to concede to FL for the winters.

 

[17remhunter]

Wife and I looked at designs like this for a WY homestead. She has agreed we can be based there for the summers. But I had to concede to FL for the winters. View attachment 394268

Florida?? Wyoming is at its best during the winter

 

[grizzly_]

@Addicting Im helping fix my parents 2021 grand design right now. If you see plastic pex fittings like this pictured, run. Specifically the flexible, not hard, pex with the pex clamps. If the flexible pex goes onto a plastic fitting with the pex clamp, it will leak eventually. The flexible pex needs to go to a brass fitting, and we are using HD hose clamps to fix the issue. Light duty hose clamps arent strong enough.

They said trade-in or dealer purchase value on their $150k rv after 5 years is now $30k. They are also part of the class action lawsuit. Steer clear... View attachment 394251View attachment 394252View attachment 394257

Yep, those stupid lines on my GD leaked and filled the entire belly up with water before catastrophically failing in the middle of the night.



I spent over a thousand dollars getting it repaired and replacing all those lines with real pex. This was my first attempt at a fix and it didn't work (we used a pex:butyl adapter with hose clamps as a backup).

I believe the manufacturer literally tried to use 1/2" I.D. pipe with fittings intended for 1/2" O.D. and then clamp it down with pex clamps... it simply won't last.



If you have that shiny flex tubing it's only a matter of time before it leaks and then every piece you fix will disturb another fitting and that will start leaking. I fought it for a month before tearing the hole thing apart and replacing every piece in my trailer.

I'd love to know more about the class action, because they owe me a reimbursement for using the incorrect fittings that don't match with the tubing, IMO.