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RV Tow Check 2.0 is the only trailer towing calculator app of its kind that supports all manufacturers weight safety and warranty warnings. RV Tow Check 2.0 displays realistic towing capacity for fifth wheel and travel trailers (conventional trailers) simultaneously and provides instant results when selecting various kingpin or tongue weight percentages. This is...
This little RV is for sure not over the limits but do you know how long, high and wide you are allowed to drive in each state? And what when you pull a toad or a boat? Find out by clicking this link:...
The first 5th wheeler we like, a Highland Roamer Open Range RF316RLS http://www.highlandridgerv.com/products/2016/roamer Specifications RF316RLS (PDF) 31 feet long. Saturday September 26th we went on our first trip to look at RVs. We choose a dealer with high score reviews about 30 minutes away. It took us the whole afternoon to go in and...
This website is dedicated to towing a fifth wheel. It also has links to an app that can calculate what towing vehicle you need to tow a specific 5th wheel. Safety is another part of it, very complete and very informational. http://fifthwheelst.com/ Towing guides...
A very informative website from two seasoned full time RVers who travel America in a 5th Wheeler. This website has a lot of useful information including a ton of videos on their Youtube channel. All is very nice presented with categories and pictures. I needed to dig a little bit to find out that...
A great post from Ray:from their website http://www.loveyourrv.com/ Fifth Wheel Travel Trailer Towing Tips I am very happy that after roughly 50,000 miles and over 4 years of fifth wheel trailer towing I have never damaged the trailer, had a blowout, ran out of fuel or been stuck. I started out as a complete...
Fifth-Wheel Trailers A favorite among those who take long vacations or even live full time in their RV, the fifth-wheel trailer is a specialized unit requiring a pickup truck or specialized fifth-wheel pulling unit. The name comes from the manner in which the RV attaches to the tow vehicle. A special fifth-wheel hitch resides...
