A key point that you didn't provide: does your truck have a long-bed [8']
or short-bed [6']?

For a short-bed [6' bed] your best choice is a PullRite Sliding Hitch: due
to the lack of space between the nose of the trailer and the cab's rear
window, a sliding hitch is a virtual necessity and the PullRite is the best
one available.

Sliding hitches aren't that easy to remove due to weight.

Long-bed [8' bed] trucks have more options:
       1. Ridgid-mount
         The conventional ridgid mount hitches are the least expensive and
         are often offered as part of a dealer's "package".

       2. Air-suspension
         Air suspension hitches buffer the truck and trailer from each
       other, resulting in far less transfer of motion - including both
       surging and porpoising - between the two. This translates into a
         vastly more comfortable ride for the truck occupants and far
         less rearrangement of the contents of the trailer.

       3. B&W Companion
         The B&W Companion is an add-on to the B&W Turnover Ball underbed
       gooseneck hitch. The Companion can easily be removed by pulling a
       locking pin handle located in a fender well and then lifting the
       hitch out of the bed.

For ease of removal from a long-bed truck, the B&W Companion is hard to
beat.

For smoothness of ride, an air-suspension hitch - while heavier than the
other types and more expen$ive - is the way to go. [I have one and love
it.]

For price, a ridgid-mount [Reese, PullRite, Husky, more...] has its appeal.

Hope this helps.

Use a gooseneck conversion, then put a nice flip over ball in the bed.
There, you still have a useable truck bed, and the trailer will tow so much
more nicely than with a fifth wheel hookup.  As for the shortbed, you can do
it, you just have to watch it turning.  Been doing it that way for a while
myself. (the next truck will be a long bed however)

If you opt for the basic type, be sure you get one that rocks side to side-
MUCH easier to hook up on uneven ground.  I personally like Reese hitches,
but I doubt if there is much difference among the major brands.
Paul Johnson

I think the data below is for a pull behind trailer and the numbers will
be higher for a 5th wheel. I have a Reese 15K fixed 5th wheel hitch that
works for me. Do you have a brake controller? Most 5th wheels do not
have surge brakes, they have electric brakes.

I've used a Reese slider in a short-box and now have a Reese fixed hitch in
a long-box. NOTE: I only slid the slider two times in the year I had that
truck. It just did not need to be done since our fifth-wheel, 32' w/ slide,
has an extended pin box. Something to think about! Things I hated about the
slider hitch -- 1. It was heavy as mentioned in another post. I was able to
pull it out myself, but it was NOT easy and best done with two people. 2. It
was annoying due to the slapping affect. During stopping or starting, there
was just enough play in the legs to be annoying. It was enough to jar the
hold-down pins loose a few times!!! That was scary.

The waste of a short box truck convinced me to move to a long box within a
year! I went to the extreme and purchased a crew cab long box 2500HD w/ the
8.1L/Allison/4.10. Sold the slider w/ the other truck. The Reese fixed hitch
does pivot side-to-side, does not have any fore and aft slapping, has never
jarred the pins loose and is an overall fine hitch. No complaints from me.
Someone mentioned wasting the bed space. Not true with today's hitches. They
mount to rails on the floor of the bed that allow the full floor to be
available after removing the hitch. Maybe they meant by flipping the ball
you can more easily have the full bed?

The air hitches look nice and maybe if I was towing as a full timer it would
be worth the bucks, but as a weekend and vacation camper, it just does not
compute!

I would look at a 4 way rocking hitch. It will be easier to hitch up on
uneven terrain. I also believe that it will absorb some of the shock
from uneven pavement.

We had a Pullrite Super-fiver when we had the pick up truck and were
very satisfied with the quality of the hitch, the ability to put a
padlock in it so that we knew it was hitched properly and couldn't be
tampered with and the level of service from the company.

The air hitch we had on the Freightliner was a 4 way rocker with the
same padlock features but it had a Binkley head. That sucker held on to
the trailer when it fishtailed and flipped onto its side. It held on
still when the wreckers righted the rig. You probably don't need such a
heavy duty hitch, but if you are considering one, it was made by
Mountain Master in Phoenix.

Sorry guys,  I did not list its a regular cab long box.  I have 2 electric
brake controllers one installed and one i carry as a spare..