On 6/2/2013 5:47 PM, John H wrote:
On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:17:59 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:

So a friend has a 36 foot fifth wheel camper. The thing is huge, my wife
loves it... the guy is offering it to us for a nominal number, probably
get it for about 15 hundred. It's relatively newer looking, everything
works, clean inside with one roof leak. New bearings, tires, etc.

But it's 36 frekin' feet! That of course means another vehicle, probably
a big diesel with dual rears??? The reason I put those three question
marks is I don't know what it means...

So, what do I need to tow something like that and my other question is
if I went with something 10 feet shorter (a 25-6 footer), would I be
able to downsize the tow vehicle enough to make a difference in initial
cost and gas mileage or with a 26 would I pretty much need the same
vehicle...

The end game here is getting the wife to go with us to races, and this
is the first camper she ever got in that she actually liked.. said she
would def go camping with us if we were in that...

We are looking at other campers today but for 1500, I don't think I am
gonna' find anything like it..

So my questions are all about trucks. Remember, this one is a fifth
wheel, so what do I need? What are my options.. Thanks.

What are the specs? If nothing else, give us the manufacturer and the model number. A dually doesn't
really add all that much to your tow capacity, but it sure uses up a lot more fuel - towing or not.

I am pulling about 10, 700 lbs now. I'm using a 2009 Silverado 2500 HD diesel. It pulls the 5er with
no problems, and gets right around 15 mpg doing so. If you get a much newer pickup with a diesel,
then you have to worry about adding the urea (sp?) when you fill up. That's one of the reasons I
bought my truck used. Check out Carmax. I've had great luck with them.

John H.


Been through a lot of changes since "that" trailer... not going to get a
30+ footer, just don't need that.

That being said, we are now looking at a 28 foot Jaylite

http://www.rvtrader.com/listing/2013-JAYCO-28BHS-JAY-FLIGHT-106492668

It has all the things we need/want. Separate bedrooms (opposite ends of
the rig cause I snore loudly), and a couch/living area. Looked at a
couple of 19-21 footers that I liked but the "bedrooms" were tent type
outcroppings... The whole idea is to get out of the canvas enclosure/the
elements so they are out. The 21-26 footers were close but none had the
two separated bedrooms AND a living room/couch area...

The trailer dry weight is 5400 pounds, plus 650pounds for 80 gallon
fresh water tank, 600 pounds of bikes, gear, food and other weight in
the trailer for a total of 6650 pounds... The Silverado with the 5.7
says it's good for 7300 pounds towing. The 2500 the with the Gas engine
says it will tow 8800 pounds...

So, eventually when we find that 28 footer used, we will have to get
ourselves into a the least a 1500, and possibly a 2500 to tow it. In the
mean time we have decided it was fun looking around and dreaming but for
now we got a decent tent, and it's time to get back to work