Before you make the decision to purchase your fifth wheel, whether from a dealer or a private party, you should check out this guide, “Towing Your Fifth Wheel Like A Professional”. The author walks the reader through several important considerations. Concerning fifth wheel ownership. The following are covered in the guide:
- How to choose the correct truck to tow your vehicle, what weight requirements must be considered for either a three quarter ton truck or a one ton truck.
- What fifth wheel trailer hitch is best for the trailer I am interested in. There are several different styles of hitches on the market.
- How you adjust your mirrors and seats for safe towing.
- How to establish reference points when towing your trailer
- Tips on braking and driving situations
- How to back your trailer up, backing up a fifth wheel is totally different from a pull trailer.
As I read this guide, “Towing Your Fifth Wheel Like A Professional”. several thoughts came to mind. As a camphost, I see several campers a month that come into the campground with improper hook ups. I am not sure that they sought the correct advice when they set up their rig. These campers need a guide like this. I see people backing up their rigs and actually damage their trailers, vehicles, or the campground. For the $14.95 cost of this guide, you could save yourself a lot of heartache down the road.
All of the articles on my blog come from being a camper from the time I was eight years old. I bought my first RV when I was 30, a tent trailer. I traded the tent trailer for a 26′ bumper pull trailer, then a 5th wheel, and I now have a 38′ Newmar Mountainare Class A motorhome. Once I retired from the Motion Picture Industry after a 39 year career, my wife and I sold the house, and moved into the motorhome. We have been traveling, managed an RV Park in Washington, worked at a lake in Southern California (I was the Maintenance Manager), and are planning our seventh season as the campground hosts at a campground in the Los Padres National Forest, in Southern California. We love the Full Time RV Lifestyle. See my course on https://howtofulltimerv.com
