Going To Buy Travel Trailer, HELP!!!!! Options

[teresaridgeway]

Hello all I am new and do not own anything...yet. My Dad and I are looking for a fifth wheel or other towable type. Owners give the best reviews. Any and all comments , advise or bs are all welcome. And you never know I may run into you at the park next year. Texas Hold Em may pay my park rent...ha.

[Hutch333id]

We purchased a new JayFeather 25LGT  travel trailer three years ago and tow it using a Ford Expedition Max (EL). This is more than adequate for the two of us, although we have had my 70 yr old mum and her 73 yr old sister with us on a couple of trips this summer.  In hindsight (a perfect science) I now wish I'd gone for a slightly longer light weight trailer (and if I'm really honest, I wish I'd have bought a 45' class A) but we were new to the camping thing in North America. While I agree that 5th wheels can hold more stuff I have found the Jay Feather we have capable of storing enough gear for us to take away for a couple of weeks.  Also, more stuff equals more weight which equals more gas used and in these times of high prices i try and reduce anything we don't need.  The only downside of this breed of trailer appears to be the lack of options I have to mount cycle carriers so I now store them inside while traveling.  Our dealer either sold us or gave us the tow hitch and anti sway bars so up to now we haven't had any issues while towing.  Generally I keep it to no more than about 100kph (60mph or therabouts). I also drain all of the water before towing it anywhere in order to reduce the weight and most of the time we're heading of to a site with hook ups anyway.  Going for a 5th wheel would also mean I'd have to purchase a pick up truck and then not have the use of the cargo area for the season unless I removed the hitch mechanism. Another thing I also like about travel trailers is the option, like mine, to have two outside doors.  I have yet to see that with a 5th wheel but perhaps I'm looking with the blinkers on?  If I am, I'm sure someone will let me know.  Ultimately, we got what we could comfortably afford and tow that matched our needs for predominantly two people.