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  1. npaden

    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    Of course I'm getting nervous about actually pulling the trigger on the nice new one. I can afford it, but sure is a lot of money to spend on something. Got scared a bit reading reviews on some of the new trailers coming off the line with obvious issues they have been having. This one is...
  2. npaden

    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    I have a 3/4 ton diesel pickup. Same exact engine, transmission and brakes as a 1 ton pickup. No way in the world would I consider pulling something like that with a 1/2 ton. As little faith as I have in dealers I don’t think they would let me off the lot trying to pull it with a 1/2 ton.
  3. npaden

    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    I found some great real world numbers from a guy with a similar trailer to the one I was originally looking at. He weighed it empty bringing it home from the dealer and then in 2 different configurations loaded up for camping with different sized toys in the garage. The hitch weight actually...
  4. npaden

    Guess the tow bill

    I've always done the touch the hubs when filling up method as well. One interesting thing seeing the temperatures real time is that if the sun is one one side of the trailer or the other the tires in the sun will run about 10 degrees warmer than the tires in the shade.
  5. npaden

    Alaska Caribou

    Good luck. Will be interesting to get your take on the 5 miles off the road experience. I would think there are a few places that it would be reasonable but from my understanding there aren't a lot of repeat customers on that hunt.
  6. npaden

    Guess the tow bill

    On the trailer tires, I had the Chevrolet trailer TPMS setup that gave the real time pressure and temperature of each trailer tire. Pretty nice to have. I would think you would catch bearings heating up by it increasing the temperature of that tire. Tires were fine in this instance but...
  7. npaden

    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    I don’t understand the need for the fenced porches either but it must be cheap to make them that way because you can’t buy a new toy hauler without one.
  8. npaden

    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    I’m looking at either the Anderson hitch or the Pullrite hitch that’s basically the same concept. You know those triples with a boat or ATV trailer on the back look sketchy but not sure I can ever remember one of those setups turned upside down on the side of the road. Technically something...
  9. npaden

    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    All of the 5th wheel toy haulers have the garages behind the axles. That one seems to have a little more hanging out there than the others, probably the reason for the lower hitch weight. It has a hitch weight of 17% of the empty weight of the trailer and most of the others are 20% or more...
  10. npaden

    Guess the tow bill

    I believe I will have a new self imposed speed limit as well for the future. Save a lot of time not sitting on the side of the road waiting for the wrecker to show up.
  11. npaden

    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    Here's one that is well within my payload capacity and $10,000 cheaper. https://www.route66rvs.com/product/new-2022-palomino-puma-unleashed-383dss-2277471-26 Not nearly as nice but if it was laying on the side of the road how nice it was to start doesn't really matter. It's hitch weight is...
  12. npaden

    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    I've seen a few where they just take a 20' camper remove the axles and throw it on a 40' triple axle gooseneck. That would allow you to haul pretty much whatever you wanted and not have to follow the CDL rules since it would be considered an RV. I could buy an excavator and throw it on the...
  13. npaden

    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    The bumper pull toy haulers are generally around 30' plus the hitch which puts them in the 34' to 35' range usually. One appeal of a 5th wheel is that they overhang the truck 4' so a 40' 5th wheel plus a 20' truck is a combined 56' long vs. a 20' truck and a 35' bumper pull plus the 12" hitch...
  14. npaden

    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    We have looked into a cabin on our place in Colorado but are still working with a neighbor to see if she might sell us a little more land and if so that would be where we want to put the cabin. It would be off grid so no HVAC system or anything like that. We have looked into the portable...
  15. npaden

    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    Thinking through, I don't think many accidents that I've seen involving trailers have had much to do with the tow vehicle not being up to the task. It has been other factors that have led to the accidents. I have seen some vehicles towing loads that they obviously shouldn't have been no doubt...
  16. npaden

    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    That's the crazy thing. I've always been at or near the limit of my tow vehicle in the past. This was my 7th travel trailer that I've owned over the last 25 years. I was dead set on pulling them with a 1/2 ton truck and always was able to do it safely, sometimes just slower and with more...
  17. npaden

    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    I was over 1,000lbs under my hitch rating and 6,500lbs under my tow rating on my last trailer. Very far from maxed out. Glad to see you with a helpful comment like usual.
  18. npaden

    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    Been reading some more and I think I would be just barely okay with the one I like the most. It is showing 2,460 hitch weight empty. I figure we will throw in 1,000 pounds of crap (probably a little high, but trying to be conservative) so that will increase the hitch weight around 200 pounds...
  19. npaden

    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    Okay, so I'm shopping for a new trailer since my last one is now in the dump at Sheridan, Wyoming. Not really looking for a repeat of that. I'm shocked at some of the nearly unbelievable deals out there right now on 5th wheel toyhaulers. After the shortages and then selling these things at...
  20. npaden

    Guess the tow bill

    That is one item that I did have sorted out. The way I had the machines in the garage didn’t allow for any movement at all. I consistently left tire marks on the walls because there was literally like 1” to spare when loading them in. I backed the RZR up first then pulled the ATV in forward...

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