Gooseneck VS 5th wheel - TDR Roundtable

Gooseneck VS 5th wheel

01-16-2001, 03:26 AM

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Gooseneck VS 5th wheel

By mid year I want to have a 30 to 36 foot camper. I don't want to lose space in the truck bed to the 5th wheel rails. I like the goose neck fold down ball idea. A friend of mine has one mounted in a X brand truck and he loves it. He tows roughly 15000 lbs with it for the past 2 years with no trouble. Is there anything about the goose neck, other than it is harder to hook up, that I need to know??? Is there any adapters out there to change a 5thwheeler camper to a goose neck ???
My main concerns are Dependabilty/Safty.
If I have to give up some bed space to achive the above concerns then I will go with the 5th wheel system.
Thanks
See Ya
Chris
If anyone has any lessons learned about buying a 5th wheel by all means either post them or sent them to my e mail.

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