I'm wondering about a good 4 season 5th wheel or bumper tie trailer. Not going to extreme, thanks for the input
Arctic Fox by Northwood is considered to be a good 4 season camper. They make travel trailers and fifth wheels. I purchased one of the TT recently and you can definitely tell the difference in insulation and quality.
NuWa Hitchhiker. Have been full-timing in ours for almost twelve years. Don't know where you live but have been told this is the place to go to get a good used Hitchhiker. http://www.kansasrvcenter.com/
You didn't say what type of tow vehicle you have or how much it can tow/haul. If you are new to towed RVs, a good rule of thumb is to look only at travel trailers that have a GVWR (total weight including full holding tanks and all your clothes, food, and camping equipment) that does not exceed 75% of the towing capacity of your truck (an RV's "dry weight" is meaningless in matching a tow vehicle to a trailer). With a 5th wheel, the payload capacity of your truck is also a critical factor, so keep in mind that the 5th wheel hitch generally weighs 200-250 pounds and it is hard to travel without additional weight in the truck cab and bed besides the weight of the driver and passenger. These "rules" may not be quite as important if you tow only in Florida, but they certainly apply if you ever want to travel through Colorado. We see RVers sitting on the shoulder of the west approach to the Eisenhower Tunnel on nearly every summer trip we take on I-70. And most are trying to tow far too much trailer through the Rockies with their half-ton trucks. If you are looking at travel trailers under 30 feet long, take a look at Lance and Winnebago, in addition to the Northwood models like Nash and Arctic Fox. Both Lance and Winnebago have top-of-the-line, heavy-duty construction and both offer 4-season packages with thermopane windows, tank heaters, etc. If your tow vehicle can tow/haul a >35-foot 5th wheel (i.e., a one-ton, dually pickup with a diesel engine), you have many more choices because most RV manufacturers offer "full-timer" trailers. These come with very thick insulation, even in slides; large, enclosed, heated tanks; thermopane windows; two AC units; wiring for an optional on-board generator; etc. Some brand names of this type of RV are Mobile Suites, Lifestyle, Landmark 360, Montana High Country, Cedar Creek, and RiverStone (Hitchhiker is no longer being built). Hope this helps get you started!
Northwood (Arctic Fox) and Outdoors RV (Timber Ridge, Wind River, etc) both tout their four seasons construction. They are both manufactured in the same city in Eastern Oregon. The summers there are very warm and the winters are quite cold. Speaking from experience (we own a Timber Ridge), these are not light weight trailers, but they are very well insulated and we have never had an issue. Both of these manufacturers also make 5th wheels.
thanks for the input. we love our alumascape 30'. anytime we're boondocking we pull it with a f-250 4x4 5.8 gas, 5 speed, anytime we're going any kind of distance we pull it with a dodge 3500 cummins, auto. when the time comes we'll go with a fifth wheel, something a little bigger. thanks Smokey
