Fifth Wheel Bunkhouses

Aquasea · 04-03-2013, 07:56 AM

Hi All! New to the forum and happy to be here! My husband and I and our two, sometimes 3 kids are trying to decide on the right BH Fifth Wheel for us. Narrowed it down to the Montana High Country 338 DB, Laredo 321 or an Open Range 367 or 399. We live in Reno and have not been able to see any in person. Very frustrating!! Anyone own one of these we would love your opinion. Wish list - 1 1/2 bath, island in kitchen, glass enclosed shower and keep it under 37' if possible ;-). We just bought a Ram 3500 4x4 Mega Cab. Specs are saying towing up to 13,300 and hitch weight around 2,000. Seems low, but that is what is said. Any advice on that would be appreciated as well!

antiqfreq · 04-03-2013, 08:10 AM

Welcome to the forum.

I do not have any of the campers mentioned above but hopefully one or some of our members do and can help you out!.

Good luck with your decision!

Jo

**JRTJH** · 04-03-2013, 08:48 AM

Aquasea,

to the forum and good luck with your search for the perfect RV. Just remember, the sooner you stop looking the sooner you start using the RV you do select. I'd urge you not to keep looking too long LOL

And since you're asking questions, I've got one for you.... You said you have 2 kids, sometimes 3. How did you arrange the "sometimes" part? When ours were growing up, that option wasn't available, and I can assure you, there were times when I'd have wanted to exercise the "sometimes" part.

Again, welcome to the forum and we all hope you find the RV that fits your family soon.

Aquasea · 04-03-2013, 09:51 AM

LOL!!!! Point taken on the search vs getting out there statement. :-). Hard though when u can't see them in person. As for the sometime kid issue.....well that will just have to be a mystery! ;-). Actually my 18 year old stepson who lives a bit away from us most of the year. Other 2 kids with no option for sometimes are 10 and 6!

SAABDOCTOR · 04-03-2013, 10:04 AM

HI AND

Back to the Dodge. what options did you get on that truck SRW/DRW which rear end tires trans engine. those specs sure do seem low Did you check the label on the drivers door? good luck with your search warm weather is coming

tomsws6 · 04-03-2013, 11:15 AM

Welcome!! Kinda wierd about the truck but I do believe the mega cab has lower ratings than a crew cab. Just throwing this out there but have you looked at the wildcat 344qb? It has a ton of room for the kids. Anyway those you mentioned are really nice too!

Aquasea · 04-03-2013, 12:50 PM

The RAM has SRW and has a 37.3 ratio. I have not looked at the door rating yet, but will when my husband gets home! Thanks for the idea.

Aquasea · 04-03-2013, 12:51 PM

Have not checked the Wildcat. Will do so right now!!

Aquasea · 04-03-2013, 01:06 PM

Looks like it has everything we are looking for but it is not shipped or sold in the West? Do you own one? More details please! Thx - Kelly

Wilkod · 04-03-2013, 01:55 PM

We just traded out of a 399 bhs open range. It was a good unit but we definitely outgrew the bunk room. Went to a Raptor to get the two queen beds. We did have trouble with the cable driven slides but I got pretty good at repairing them until the dealer finally repaired them correctly.

Good luck!

Aquasea · 04-03-2013, 02:22 PM

Hi Wilkod! Were the bunks too small on the 399? Kids got older? We looked at TH yesterday and found one I loved - but it weighed something like 15000 lbs. How is the one you got? Thought it was an interesting option for us too! How was the fit and finish on the OR? They look so nice online but cannot find any in the West to even look at...

Cougarfamily · 04-03-2013, 04:19 PM

Have you checked out the Cougar 293SAB? Believe it has most of what you are looking for. Just doesn't have the island kitchen. We most likely would have bought this model, but the one on the lot had an interior that we didn't like, and was priced higher.

JBE-Dad · 04-03-2013, 05:36 PM

I have a 2009 Cougar 293SAB and its a perfect bunkhouse. Kids have there own 1/2 bath and each of the 3 kids have their own bunk.

Stublejumper · 04-03-2013, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquasea

Hi All! New to the forum and happy to be here! My husband and I and our two, sometimes 3 kids are trying to decide on the right BH Fifth Wheel for us. Narrowed it down to the Montana High Country 338 DB, Laredo 321 or an Open Range 367 or 399. We live in Reno and have not been able to see any in person. Very frustrating!! Anyone own one of these we would love your opinion. Wish list - 1 1/2 bath, island in kitchen, glass enclosed shower and keep it under 37' if possible ;-). We just bought a Ram 3500 4x4 Mega Cab. Specs are saying towing up to 13,300 and hitch weight around 2,000. Seems low, but that is what is said. Any advice on that would be appreciated as well!

Hello there,last year we treated our family to a new ram 3500 srw TD and 341 tg avalanche ,used them a lot last year. the ram rated @ 3050 lbs pay load with 3:73 gears and 21000 lbs total carrying ,the bunk room sleeps 4 with its own bathroom ,tons of storage. When pulling 7% grade with 21000 ++ lbs that ram 800 ft/lb and 225 of break hp engine break sure put the fun back into towing a large 5er. Have lots of fun out there!!!.

Wilkod · 04-03-2013, 07:08 PM

Hello aqua sea

The bunk room became too small when my 13 year old suddenly beame 6 feet tall. His head and feet both hit the ends of the top bunks. The other issue is the addition of our granddaughter in a port a crib. One could argue that I was looking for a reason for a new toy hauler although I would never admit that.

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Have fun doing your search....

timd3200 · 04-04-2013, 10:12 AM

I have a 298 copper canyon bunk house and really like it. Look at the 324 copper canyon bunk house it sure looks nice to me. Has the 1/2 bath for the kids also.

Joe Stanley · 04-06-2013, 05:39 AM

Take a look at the Avalanche 341TG. The bunk house is great for kids or couples camping. We moved into the Avalanche from a Wildcat 32QBBS. The Avalanche gives us better options for older teen kids or adult sleeping comfort. Worth a look!

triumphess · 04-07-2013, 06:45 AM

We looked at (in person) everything you mentioned except the Laredo. We bought the Montana High Country 338DB. Our first consideration was the weight (wanted to be under 13,000 - it grosses at 12,250). Second was fit and finish and layout. The bunk room is great (we often camp with our three granddaughters and their mother) and gives us a third room when it is just the two of us. I wanted an island kitchen, but the 338 has a decent amount of counter space (I leave one sink covered when I am not using it) With the outside kitchen we have all that extra space as well. We have the four door 12 cf fridge -- so nice to have the extra space. We are finding that storage is ample, even with six of us. I love the big tub/shower in this layout as well! Good luck with your decision!

Lanehooker · 04-07-2013, 11:10 PM

Its one of the nice idea I found here.. But After Repairing that cable, does it works..? Or still finding any problem..??

Htfiremedic · 04-08-2013, 08:10 AM

Second the ToyHauler idea! Our girls, 6&10, will rapidly outgrow the traditional BH. Our Fuzion has double queen bunks in the back and one can be pinned high, if not in use. Ours sleeps 8 on beds 10 if we use the floor as well. You might consider that, if you are going to keep it for a while, as we are!
Good luck!!

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