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06-23-2015, 10:08 AM
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Which company make a good 5th wheel. One that can handle everyday travel.
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06-23-2015, 10:36 AM
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We have had our Arctic Fox now since 2012 and have put on an average of about 10,000 mile per year (season). Everything seems to be holding up great in terms of traveling abuse. We have not taken it off road too far other than getting to a camp site maybe a 1/4 mile away or so. Anyway, we are happy with unit and the durability seems to be there.
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2017 Ram 3500 Dually & 2012 Arctic Fox 29-5K Silver Fox Edition 5th wheel
Paul & Sheryl
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06-23-2015, 11:34 AM
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We have full-timed in a 2007 Montana Mountaineer for 4 years (bought it used) and have had very few problems that were not self-inflicted. I have not kept track of the mileage we have pulled it, but we have been in 30 states. The decals are known to start peeling and fading after 5-6 years.
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Jim and Darlene Wright
plus Ryder,Poodle and
garbage disposal cross
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06-23-2015, 12:23 PM
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Freightliner Owners Club
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Before our bus we had a Forest River Cedar Creek 5er. It was 11 years old and held up great.
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Charlie & Diane Amato
2015 Winnebago Tour 42 QD
Ferndale, Arkansas
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06-23-2015, 01:35 PM
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We've put about 20k on our Excel in 3 seasons, over some pretty rough roads and with no problems. Sadly Excel ceased production a few months ago but there are some used ones out there and maybe even a few new.
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2024 Ford F350 Lariat Ultimate, CCLB, diesel, SRW
2020 Jayco Pinnacle 32RLTS, Reese Goose Box
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06-24-2015, 05:19 PM
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We looked at a lot of different manufactures out there before we purchased our Heartland. It took a year for us to decide on the unit we wanted. After spending several months reading all the information we could on this site about 5th wheels. What to look for, what to avoid, it helped a lot. When we had a issue with a dealer, Heartland contacted us directly. They made it right and didn't have to. That sealed the deal for us.
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2016 Bighorn 3160EL
2022 RAM 3500 Longhorn Limited 6.7L I6 Cummins HO Turbo Diesel 4x4 MC SB SRW
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06-24-2015, 06:50 PM
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We have a Teton but they are very heavy. Well built. We love ours. It is an 2003 and in better shape than anything new we have seen on the market.
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2003 Teton Grand Freedom. 2006 Freightliner Century 120 with Detroit 14L and Ultrashift.2016 Smartcar carry on deck. Full time going from job to job. Building and maintaining plants across the USA. Sold 2006 Mobile Suites 32TK3
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06-25-2015, 12:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SlyFox
We have had our Arctic Fox now since 2012 and have put on an average of about 10,000 mile per year (season). Everything seems to be holding up great in terms of traveling abuse. We have not taken it off road too far other than getting to a camp site maybe a 1/4 mile away or so. Anyway, we are happy with unit and the durability seems to be there.
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Arctic Fox- Heavy - Tuff - Less bling...
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06-25-2015, 12:57 PM
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We love our Arctic Fox 7 months coast to coast and still going. Bought it because it seemed fit for full time travel and it has met our expectations and exceeded. Couple issues handled easily even though we we states away from purchase dealer.
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06-25-2015, 07:05 PM
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We have an new Arctic Fox 29-5t waiting for us , just waiting for the new F-350 dually to get delivered so we can pick it up and start our full time adventure!
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06-25-2015, 07:15 PM
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My trailer hasn't arrived yet, but I drove my wife crazy in the search for a manufacturer that I felt was built on a decent "foundation." Check out DRV. The Tradition line is their basic stuff that was recently introduced to compete with the Montana's and whatnot, still very well built but not as stout as the Mobile/Elite suites.
Good luck in your search!
2015 Ram 3500 Laramie Longhorn CC LB Dually. Cummins, Aisin, 4X4, 4.10 gears. Max towing-28,750. Max payload-5,436. 2016 DRV Mobile Suites 41RSSB4 on order.
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06-29-2015, 05:01 PM
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We also have an Arctic Fox andd give it a big thumbs up. Just beware of their weight, they are heavy. Ours is 28 feet long and weighs in ready to camp for two weeks at 11,600# with a 24500 pin weight. The pin weight alone will max out a lot of 250/2500 trucks. My only real complaint is the gray front cap Northwood used on the 2013 and 2014 models, maybe other years also. The caps fade really fast and Northwood absolutely refuses to do anything about it.
Bill
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06-29-2015, 06:07 PM
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That's 2,450 pin weight
Bill
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06-29-2015, 06:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Traildust
That's 2,450 pin weight
Bill
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Lol, I was about to say... 
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