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.

On 6/1/2013 10:17 AM, 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.

Pay close attention to the roof leak. What caused it? What will it take
to repair it$$$$$. Will it fit wherever you want to take it? For
instance, don't plan on sandwiching it into Donnie's driveway. ;-)
Vehicle weight will determine what you need to pull and stop it.
$1500 sounds too good to be true.

In article om, hank57
@socialworker.net says...

On 6/1/2013 10:17 AM, 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.

Pay close attention to the roof leak. What caused it? What will it take
to repair it$$$$$. Will it fit wherever you want to take it? For
instance, don't plan on sandwiching it into Donnie's driveway. ;-)
Vehicle weight will determine what you need to pull and stop it.
$1500 sounds too good to be true.

Another troll...

On 6/1/2013 10:34 AM, Hank© wrote:
On 6/1/2013 10:17 AM, 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.

Pay close attention to the roof leak. What caused it? What will it take
to repair it$$$$$. Will it fit wherever you want to take it? For
instance, don't plan on sandwiching it into Donnie's driveway. ;-)
Vehicle weight will determine what you need to pull and stop it.
$1500 sounds too good to be true.


The 1500 is reasonable when you consider who the guy is and how we are
connected to him... It's a decent trailer that is still in service by a
family but they have several others... so they are gonna' "sponsor" us a
camper basically...

I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking at
a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...

"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" wrote in message
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I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking
at
a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...

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Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'
fifth wheel. You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a
minimum.

On Jun 1, 12:08*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" *wrote in message

...

I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking
at
a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...

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Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'
fifth wheel. * You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a
minimum.

I agree with Rich. a 1500 is a 'heavy half' tone truck. and is light
for the load. I've never seen a 1500 set up for a 5th wheel, and the
5.3 will pull it but it'd have to work at it.

On 6/1/2013 1:38 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jun 1, 12:08 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" wrote in message

...

I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking
at
a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...

----------------------------------

Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'
fifth wheel. You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a
minimum.

I agree with Rich. a 1500 is a 'heavy half' tone truck. and is light
for the load. I've never seen a 1500 set up for a 5th wheel, and the
5.3 will pull it but it'd have to work at it.


Yeah... I am brought back to another of my dads' words of wisdom... He
said, "a guy can offer you a brand new caddilac for 50 bucks but if you
don't need a caddilac, or don't have the 50 bucks, it's still not a good
deal"...

Might just wait to have something big enough to have mama come along...

On 6/1/2013 1:38 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jun 1, 12:08 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" wrote in message

...

I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking
at
a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...

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Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'
fifth wheel. You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a
minimum.

I agree with Rich. a 1500 is a 'heavy half' tone truck. and is light
for the load. I've never seen a 1500 set up for a 5th wheel, and the
5.3 will pull it but it'd have to work at it.

Git up and go is only half of it. Slow down and whoa is the other part.

On 6/1/2013 1:08 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" wrote in message
...


I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking at
a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...

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Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'
fifth wheel. You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a
minimum.



Yeah, that's what it seems. We are heading out today to look at weights
and such, towing capacity etc... In the mean time we are considering
just getting the biggest trailer we can get for the Jeep and doing with
what we have. If I can take a 7x14 or an 8x16 Haulmark (tm) or similar,
I can do the inside nice for me and Jess anyway with two sleeping areas,
a porta potty, and a separate area for the bikes. The Jeep is within a
few months of being paid off and is still in mint condition even if it's
pretty much useless as a "truck"...

On Saturday, 1 June 2013 14:08:00 UTC-3, Eisboch wrote:
"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" wrote in message

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I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking

at

a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...



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Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'

fifth wheel. You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a

minimum.

Seems to me it was only a year ago that a certain Connecticut poster was threatening to kill me if I somehow injured one of his family members towing my new boat behind the RAV4. (I only tow in Nova Scotia)
Boat rig weighs 2000 lbs...RAV4 rated for 1500 lbs.
Scared me so much I bought the Highlander rated at 5000 lbs. ;-)