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Old 03-09-2022, 12:00 PM   #1
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My husband I just got our first 5th wheel a few months ago. Avalanche 390DS. We LOVE it, but we are VERY cautious. Our maiden voyage was an expensive lesson in routing ones course carefully. This sucker is BIG and HEAVY, so we creep. The TV is a Chevy 3500HD. We've been out a couple of times so far and just love it. We have a huge cross-country (GA-ID) trip planned for late June. We'll mortgage the house for gas money and head out.
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Old 03-09-2022, 12:10 PM   #2
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Welcome to the forums! You've got a nice rig there.

For what it's worth, the RV learning experience never ends. Every trip, actually every day you experience something new and learn from it.

When I was 8 years old, my parents bought a travel trailer. I've been around all types of RV's since then. I've been an RV owner of some sort or another for the last 25 years. And the learning process still continues.

About the time I think I've got everything finally figured out .... SURPRISE! Some other type of challenge arises! It never ends. I think that's what keep RVing exciting. Of course, we all look forward to the positive exciting things, but we learn the most with the negative ones.

I hope yours are all positive, the wind always to your back, and campsites are always pull through! (well, I can wish it for you anyway, can't I!)
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Old 03-10-2022, 04:42 AM   #3
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Old 03-10-2022, 06:04 AM   #4
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Hi!
My husband I just got our first 5th wheel a few months ago. Avalanche 390DS. We LOVE it, but we are VERY cautious. Our maiden voyage was an expensive lesson in routing ones course carefully. This sucker is BIG and HEAVY, so we creep. The TV is a Chevy 3500HD. We've been out a couple of times so far and just love it. We have a huge cross-country (GA-ID) trip planned for late June. We'll mortgage the house for gas money and head out.
Congratulations and Welcome on a great looking new 5th wheel! Just some words of caution.

In my opinion your new 5er has a very low Carrying Capacity (2,116 lb.) for it's size. I think even if you are a travel "Lite" couple you will find it easy to exceed the listed Carrying Capacity.

Yes, that is a big 5er! here some specs;
Shipping Weight 14,384 lb.
Carrying Capacity 2,116 lb.
GVWR 16,500 lb.
Hitch 2,740 lb.
Length 43 ft 0 in
Height 13 ft 3 in

I hope your Chevy 3500 HD is a DRW, at GVWR and 22% pin your looking at 3,630# of hitch. While with the new trucks 350/3500 GVWR in the 12,300# range have payloads of 4,000#+ towing that large and long 5th wheel will much more relaxing with a DRW.
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