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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / September 2006

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Lightweight Fiver Questions

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J & S - 08 Sep 2006 20:55 GMT
Hi

I am looking to purchase a medium to low profile, lightweight, fiver that is
28 feet or shorter.  I want to stay in or around the 10,000 - 12000# GVWR,
rear living area, a super slide, with king bed standard or optional.  I don't
care for a glitzy interior treatment or much carpet.  I am looking for a
unit that is not a cracker box, screw and glue, or other type unit that will
have a limited life.

The main use of this fifth wheel will be snow birding (3-4 months a year)
staying in outback areas at parks, refuges, and other areas with rough
roads, trees, small parking pad, etc,, where bringing a larger unit isn't
recommended or possible.   The rig would get another month of use with
several one-week vacations.  It will get lots of time in service.

I had first considered a full-time rig, but the larger 31' size does limit
where I can place it.  I haven't found smaller full-time rigs that seem to
fit this type of use.  I still don't have a tow vehicle because I want to
know what I am pulling before making that commitment.

Perhaps a few rigs that are close to the above seem to include Land Roamer,
Arctic Fox and Trail Cruiser, so I am wondering if any owners might like to
share their experience with these manufacturers?

Land Roamer by Cruiser RV

Arctic Fox  by Northwoods

Trail Cruiser by R-Vision

Any suggestions for other manufacturers?  This is a move from a class C
since I no longer want to be driving it around once I am parked.

Thanks in advance,

Shelley
RonB - 08 Sep 2006 22:33 GMT
We looked at some Sportsman 5th wheels a few years ago that were in your
size range.  They had a triple slide (bedroom, Living Room and Part of
Kitchen as I recall).  Pretty functional layouts and might have been in the
low side weight range.  They did have a rather low bedroom ceiling but that
reduces wind resistance too (You could stand up but bend a bit).

RonB

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Tim Barr - 08 Sep 2006 23:21 GMT
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> for a unit that is not a cracker box, screw and glue, or other type unit
> that will have a limited life.

You might consider Glendale Titanium, with their design they pack more into
a shorter, more maneuverable unit, pretty good quality too from what I've
heard.

http://www.glendalerv.com/2006/Titanium/Titanium2006.html

Tim
Mark Jones - 09 Sep 2006 00:45 GMT
> Any suggestions for other manufacturers?  This is a move from a class
> C since I no longer want to be driving it around once I am parked.

You might want to look at these. The people staying across from me
the past few days had a Cruiser travel trailer and it appeared to
be solidly built and had a heavier frame under it than I have seen
on most other travel trailers. They were towing with an F-150, and
when they left it had no problems from what I could see.

They have quite a few models and I intend to check these out
at my local RV dealer that carries this brand.

http://www.crossroadsrv.com/index.asp
Eregon - 09 Sep 2006 01:20 GMT
"J & S" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in news:jVjMg.5128$v%4.3248
@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net:

> The main use of this fifth wheel will be snow birding (3-4 months a year)
> staying in outback areas at parks, refuges, and other areas with rough
> roads, trees, small parking pad, etc,, where bringing a larger unit isn't
> recommended or possible.   The rig would get another month of use with
> several one-week vacations.  It will get lots of time in service.

Unless you're just "hooked on 5ers", I'd suggest looking - quite closely - at
one of the larger Airstreams:

1. The all-aluminum exterior provides far more protection from branches.
2. The lower floor height makes for easy entry/exit.
3. The smaller frontal area, and the overall shape, makes for easier towing.
4. They are constructed for long-term living and use.
5. They enable the use of a wide range of Tow Vehicles.
6. Most older campgrounds were laid out with them in mind.
Some Buddy Else - 09 Sep 2006 03:52 GMT
Shelley posted the following inquiry:

I am looking to purchase a medium to low profile, lightweight, fiver that is
28 feet or shorter.  I want to stay in or around the 10,000 - 12000# GVWR,
rear living area, a super slide, with king bed standard or optional.  I
don't
care for a glitzy interior treatment or much carpet.  I am looking for a
unit that is not a cracker box, screw and glue, or other type unit that will
have a limited life.

Take a look at the Excel RT at this link:
http://excelrvs.com/floorplans/rt_floorplans.htm

The Excel by Peterson brand is highly rated by RV.org which is the best
source of independent information
when it comes to rating all RV's.  Well worth the money and piece of mind
that it cost to obtain their opinion.
This was the major reason we chose to look for and buy a used Excel as our
first retirement RV and we traded
that in on a new 2006 model.  The RT line of products came out after we made
our first purchase and I do not know
where RV.org currently rates the RT line as compared to the Classic and
Limited models.  We are pleased with our
Classic 30RSO model.

Fran
Ralph E Lindberg - 09 Sep 2006 14:45 GMT
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> Land Roamer by Cruiser RV
>
> Arctic Fox  by Northwoods
>
> Trail Cruiser by R-Vision

 Never heard of Land Roamer or Trail Cruiser. The suggestions for
Titinium and Crossroads are not bad ideas. But Arctic Fox are not
"lightweight", the 27-5L wieghs 13,000 lbs (loaded). They are fine rigs,
but not light (you also can't stand up in the bedroom, well, unless you
are really short)
 And yes, I do own a Northwoods

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