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Old 10-10-2021, 05:33 PM   #1
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Traded my 40 ft 5th wheel. Wanted smaller easy set up

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Old 10-10-2021, 06:33 PM   #2
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Old 10-10-2021, 06:51 PM   #4
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I wonder how a shorter, 25' fifth wheel would compare to your new Axis. I had one many years ago and I recall it was if anything more roomy inside than our Axis 24.1.

Maneuverability is another plus with a short fifth wheel. My Axis has a 188" wheel base so it its turning radius is rather long. A full size pickup truck pulling a 25' fifth wheel has a shorter turning radius and in my mind is easier to back into a campsite. I could make sharper turns backing up with the fifth wheel than I can with the Axis.

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Old 10-10-2021, 07:45 PM   #5
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I wonder how a shorter, 25' fifth wheel would compare to your new Axis. I had one many years ago and I recall it was if anything more roomy inside than our Axis 24.1.

Maneuverability is another plus with a short fifth wheel. My Axis has a 188" wheel base so it its turning radius is rather long. A full size pickup truck pulling a 25' fifth wheel has a shorter turning radius and in my mind is easier to back into a campsite. I could make sharper turns backing up with the fifth wheel than I can with the Axis.

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We had a 31ft 5th wheel prior to the 24.1. Backing the Axis is far easier than the 5er. Its like parking a large van compared to something 46ft long (5er length + pickup length-overlap).

Our 5er was a lot more roomy simply because it had a much larger slide (both couch+dinette in the slide) and it slid out a lot more (like 3' of slide motion vs 20-some inches with the Axis). Of course it had about 6 more feet in length and none of that space was taken up with a drivers seat either.

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