Add 5th wheel to pull larger RV

Youed be suprised. A lot of campgrounds have loosened those rules because of all the truckbuses and stuff like the international XT style semi truck pickup thingys. Some id be leery of taking my semi to sure. And thats with it being an offroad truck to start with. But a lot of them are more accessable then you think..especially if you run under not for hire regs.

 

I subframed the whole rear of the trailer and incorporated a reciever hitch and run a equalizer. I trust it more than a pickup hitch. With my 1992 Jeep wrangler in the enclosed trailer, I go 80 mph just fine. The payload capacity on that trailer is over 5000 pounds. It weighs less than 9 dry…….is rated for 14k. I bought this particular trailer because of this and the fact that the axles are further to the rear than most. There were only 2 other models at the time that I would have trusted this (Everest and Challenger IIRC).
I have since upgraded my jeep and my RV and my enclosed has become just a storage unit for the 1992 jeep.

 

I know how to set up a fifth wheel for a tow unit. 25 years, 3 different fifth wheels, 5 different trucks.
ETA: cause I HATE motorhomes

 

I camp at cheaper places. No one’s ever said a word. One I had to disconnect and park up in the car parking lot but would have had to with a regular pickup too. I’ve stayed in a couple state parks too.
Some of them fancy places in Florida and Arizona are too nice but not really my style anyway. I stay at truckstop overnight while traveling.

 

The blue dodge is nice looks like an '07.

 

It was an 08 with all the DPF junk still intact.

 

I like to get way offroad when I camp. We've got a 4wd van that takes us most places we want to go out west. I haven't paid for a site in years. Not out there anyway.

I would still rather drive across the country in my semi instead of, well, anything really.

 

You can follow these guys on "Big truck big travel" on YouTube. One of their videos talks about how they set their tractor up for the car, how they get it on and off, I don't remember which video it was though.

 

That trailer is a “spacecraft” super legit. They build them on a stepdeck semi trailer. I have watched some of these guys videos. They got some coo in this and there class B they have too.

I’m just a poor white trash redneck that can’t afford a new pickup truck.