I just joined this group and at the moment I am at work pretending to work!!! I know nobody has done that before. I just posted on the introduction page under leap of faith, Terry & Jo were my first responses so I feel official.  I haven't purchased anything yet but I am planning to leave in the spring. In fact the rally will probably be my maiden voyage...make way:) I have narrowed down my search to exclude MH bc I like having the seperation. The one that makes my heart flutter is a 35' 5th Bighorn. My question is can a single person haul such a thing? I can go smaller but why should I if I don't have to. Regardless of the size or type I am going to have to learn how to navigate it. I have never hauled anything or driven anything larger than a SUV.

Our 5th wheel is 37 foot and I have always pulled it with a Crewcab dually so we end up about 51ft in length. I've often towed it, backed it into a narrow spot and several times parallel parked the truck and trailer without a navigator. It just takes practice and good mirrors. Now days you can add cameras with a monitor to give you an even better view of what is going on around you. Just take it to a big empty parking lot, put out cones or friends cars for practice parking, manuevering and panic stops to get a feel for the way it tows and reacts. Then take it on a long trip on a fairly empty highway, up into the mountains and down some steep grades to get a feel for it. Once you're comfortable, try a busy highway, travel around town and driving at night which is probably the most difficult. There are classes for first time RV'ers. Do a web search for RV driving schools.

Check out RVing women.  They offer driving classes and a good network for women traveling in RV's.

You can drive anything with enough practice.

Good luck