Our decision to upgrade to a fifth wheel
We were able to sell our class C RV within about 10 days. We sold our RV in August 2020 to a young couple with a small child who wanted to do long weekends and some exploring. We had several people come look at the RV or lowball us on an offer but we got a fair price for our RV and we felt like we got the most out of it.
We started to look at class As and fifth wheels and really debated what would be the best for us to live in the RV full time and travel. Check out our pros and cons of each:
Fifth Wheel
Pros
More living space
Empty slate to make our own
Separate from a motorized vehicle
Cons
They're HUGE
Selling very quickly, so hard to purchase
No experience driving it
No vehicle to tow it with
Less storage underneath the RV
Class A
Pros
One unit
We could keep our Jeep Wrangler we loved
I could make lunch while we travel
Cons
Less work space/no place for a desk
If something happens to the motor, we're out of both a vehicle and a house
No experience driving it
We opted for a Keystone Montana we were able to purchase at Camping World in Harrisburg, PA. We found a few other models that were available but the quality of the woodwork, the price and the layout fit our renovation plans.
Here is what we needed for our RV to be a living and working space:
Double door fridge that wasn't residential
Room for our king sized bed
Room for two desks
Storage for full time living
We purchased our fifth wheel in January 2021 and looked for someone to help us with renovations ( more to come on that!).
The biggest issue, finding a truck to pull the fifth wheel. We found a Ford 350 dually at Limeridge Auto Sales in Mount Joy, PA eventually!
