Recently purchased a new-to-me 30 foot motorhome back in July 2023. B
een thinking about changing over to a 5th wheel now since I think it's just too much to be taking care of all the motorhome maintenance, etc. Brakes, pads, shocks, tires, etc.
We recently went and looked at a 2007 hitchhiker discover America 5th wheel and it was a 31 ft. it was all-right I supposed except it didn't have a heated underbelly for the tanks, etc. Didn't seem like it was built for someone to live in. Basically, long story short, I think I could do better.
That leads me to ask what are some good [older] brands of 5th wheels to full-time in? I now know that Hitchhiker Champagne is the one to go with if you're full-timing cause even on the wayback machine on the nu wa website it says that the Champagne line of nuwa 5th wheels are good for full-timers. I know that King of the Road was another good brand.
However, I have been told to stay away from anything that says "lite" which Is what the hitchhiker 2 and king of the road "royal-lite" are. Any other good brands besides Hitchhiker and King of the Road? I've also been told to stay away from any parts of the Kitchen [fridge, stove, sink, etc] to be in the slide-out, cause that would cause more weight to be in the kitchen slide, however it seems that a non kitchen slide-out is hard to find.
Also, to find a 5th wheel no longer than 33 ft. Another tall task cause it seems most of the hitchhiker champagnes and the King of the Roads are overall length 35ft even if their model code says they are 33ft for example.
een thinking about changing over to a 5th wheel now since I think it's just too much to be taking care of all the motorhome maintenance, etc. Brakes, pads, shocks, tires, etc.
We recently went and looked at a 2007 hitchhiker discover America 5th wheel and it was a 31 ft. it was all-right I supposed except it didn't have a heated underbelly for the tanks, etc. Didn't seem like it was built for someone to live in. Basically, long story short, I think I could do better.
That leads me to ask what are some good [older] brands of 5th wheels to full-time in? I now know that Hitchhiker Champagne is the one to go with if you're full-timing cause even on the wayback machine on the nu wa website it says that the Champagne line of nuwa 5th wheels are good for full-timers. I know that King of the Road was another good brand.
However, I have been told to stay away from anything that says "lite" which Is what the hitchhiker 2 and king of the road "royal-lite" are. Any other good brands besides Hitchhiker and King of the Road? I've also been told to stay away from any parts of the Kitchen [fridge, stove, sink, etc] to be in the slide-out, cause that would cause more weight to be in the kitchen slide, however it seems that a non kitchen slide-out is hard to find.
Also, to find a 5th wheel no longer than 33 ft. Another tall task cause it seems most of the hitchhiker champagnes and the King of the Roads are overall length 35ft even if their model code says they are 33ft for example.