Why is it some people fifth wheel rvs so much more over regular travel trailers?

After all, isn’t a trailer a trailer?

For the most part, no – there are big differences between the two that are important to consider if you’re looking at both.

- Trailer Sway

Fifth wheel RVs are known to give very little trailer sway.

If you’ve ever been driving on the highway, and been blown to the side just by a truck passing, you’ve felt the effect of changes of air pressure at high speeds.

When you’re pulling a trailer, the same thing happens, however, when the truck passes you, the air pressure is moving the trailer or the tow vehicle – not both – this results in one part of the combined vehicle moving while the other stays in the same place.

The resulting effect is that the trailer starts vigorously swaying – on water, ice, or snow this is very dangerous, but even in dry terrain it can be dangerous.

Fifth wheel RVs are known to have much less sway – even none.

Known to be the smoothest types of trailer to drive, over a long haul you won’t even notice that you have the trailer on the back of the vehicle – the trailer and the tow vehicle work together

- More footprint with less length

As the top of the trailer goes over the truck, you’re able to get much more footprint out of the length you’re towing.

This means that you can tow a longer trailer, giving you even more living space, or have the same amount of living space without having to pull as much.

It can also turn into savings for you in the long run.

- More Economical

The profile of fifth wheel rvs makes it so that there is less drag while traveling – reducing the overall level of fuel and your cost of travelling