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Subject: Fifth wheelers
  
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Camper
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04 Feb 2008 4:59 p.m. Alert 
I am interested in buying a 5th wheeler. What are the advantages over a conventional caravan, despite more space and towing stability?
Alison
Posts:3

15 Feb 2008 6:53 p.m. Alert 
Camper, a fifth wheeler is a great invention. There are just a couple of draw backs to them, the main one being the size. I am in this industry one 'both sides of the desk', one having a caravan park and the other having a caravan. In fact I am sitting in my van at the moment making my way down the east coast for a short break after the Christmas holidays. We are lucky and have sites that will take fifth wheelers, but not every park can because they were built in the days when caravans were small and sites were therefore small. Now, size is such a variance, a park owner has to accommodate rigs from the neatest Avan to 40m winner takes all buses. So, the advantage is luxury, the disadvantage is a restriction to the sites you can stop at. Caravans have fabulus fit outs these days and the push out sides (I don't have one) give you so much extra room. It is all a matter of personal choice in the end, but think of the places you want to stop and the space you will need when you get there.
Rebecca
Posts:3

15 Feb 2008 7:05 p.m. Alert 
Hey Alison, does your park take large vans? How has it affected you?
Alison
Posts:3

29 Feb 2008 10:38 p.m. Alert 
Yes Rebecca, we do take fifth wheelers and other really bit rigs, but some parks cannot do that. These parks were built 30 odd years ago and designed to take 15ft vans that still gave room for the annex and a car. Now you need to take a huge rig, with expander sides, annexes, one or two cars, a boat, and sometimes a car trailer.

I do wonder when it will stop and how big rigs will get.

jgordon
Posts:2

19 Jul 2008 9:11 p.m. Alert 
alison do you think a fifth wheeler off 25 ft would be ok for most parks comments.
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