Curious to what would be considered the appropriate life expectancy for a fifth wheel unit as a full timer such as Howard & Linda? Currently looking at an Open Range fifth wheel and wanted to see how long most fulltimers keep their units if well maintained.
Mallo said
07:04 AM Oct 24, 2009
I've seen folks in Hitchhikers full timing that are well over 10 years old. Depends on how many hard miles you put on the unit vs sitting in one spot vs quality of the unit at jump vs care and feeding you provide it.
There are a ton of variables that go into this.
Mallo
jagco said
03:44 PM Oct 24, 2009
We are not full-timing, nor am I speaking of a 5th wheel, but we weekend camp in a 1977 Class C motorhome. It did a lot of sitting in it's life, but there's an example of how long things can last. We are planning on eventually full-timing, but see no reason to buy something different until we are ready to go. Gotta save those pennies in the mean time.
Luvglass said
04:11 PM Oct 24, 2009
If you start with a quality unit and take care of it, I don't see why you couldn't expect 15-20 years of of it.
suitelifenow said
04:38 PM Oct 24, 2009
Before buying a fulltime RV look at the warranty.....don't take the salesman's word for it. Does it cover "extended stay" or "fulltime" use?
There are a few fifth-wheel manufacturers who warranty for fulltime use anymore;
1. DRV-Select Suite, Mobile Suite and Elite Suite
2. Carriage
3. Excel
4. New Horizon
Good luck on your quest!
ken and cindy said
10:34 AM Oct 29, 2009
suitelifenow wrote:
Before buying a fulltime RV look at the warranty.....don't take the salesman's word for it. Does it cover "extended stay" or "fulltime" use? There are a few fifth-wheel manufacturers who warranty for fulltime use anymore; 1. DRV-Select Suite, Mobile Suite and Elite Suite 2. Carriage 3. Excel 4. New Horizon
Good luck on your quest!
Dont forget NEWMAR !
Ken & Sarah said
11:13 AM Oct 30, 2009
Hitchiker is also making fifth wheels again.
wmalefyt said
12:22 PM Oct 30, 2009
suitelifenow wrote:
Before buying a fulltime RV look at the warranty.....don't take the salesman's word for it. Does it cover "extended stay" or "fulltime" use? There are a few fifth-wheel manufacturers who warranty for fulltime use anymore; 1. DRV-Select Suite, Mobile Suite and Elite Suite 2. Carriage 3. Excel 4. New Horizon
Good luck on your quest!
You can add HitchHiker (NuWa) 5th wheels to this list.
I've seen folks in Hitchhikers full timing that are well over 10 years old. Depends on how many hard miles you put on the unit vs sitting in one spot vs quality of the unit at jump vs care and feeding you provide it.
There are a ton of variables that go into this.
Mallo