rwhite692
Tracy CA
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This is a great site, and has been very helpful with so many things for us.
Here are a few pictures of our 2003 Pilgrim Open Road 360RKDS-5. Tow Vehicle is a 2007 F250 Crew Cab 4x4 PSD. Hitch is an 18K Pullrite Superglide.
-Rob
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2003 Open Road 360RKDS-5
2007 Ford Super Duty CC 6.0 PSD FX4 King Ranch
Pullrite Superglide 18K
Honda EU2000i Twins
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rwhite692
Tracy CA
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rcreamo123 wrote:My wife and I will be retiring (2yr. 7mos. 13 days) and we are looking to get a 5th Wheel for full time use. Right now I am considering 2 models. Cardinal 37RL and one made by Americana RV Manufacturing. Any thoughts? I have a Ford F350 Dulley, 6.0 Diil, longbed full crew cab. We plan on finalizing our choice spring of 2009 and have it to play with for a couple of years to work the bugs out.
Any help or advise is greatly apprciated.
Bob
Hiya Bob, congrats on being close to Retirement...my primary advice would be, be a bit flexible in what rigs you will consider, and save yourself a TON of money, by buying a "used" rig. There are SO many rigs that are 1-2 years old that are up for sale now, that are essentially indestinguishable from new and have hardly been used or taken out at all. With the downturn in the economy, they are everywhere...IMHO, The savings far outweigh any value of the manufacturer's (typically crummy) warranty that you get by buying a fiver brand new...Just my $.02.
Also if you are fulltiming, you will probably want a fiver with a "winter" insulation setup, which typically includes not only more insulation, but also heating pads for the water tanks, etc.
You may also want to make sure your rig has an accommodation for a stacking mini clotheswasher/dryer unit (my Open Road fiver has a closet set up with hookups for this).
Since you have a longbed, you don't need a sliding hitch, but I really like my Pullrite Superglide, and would certainly recommend Pullrite hitches. If you do a search here you can find lots of info on them.
Good Luck!
-Rob
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JGRVING
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DUANE, JENNIFER, PUGZ & SMOKEY(In Spirit)
BUFORD, GA
'07 CROSSROADS CRUISER 29RK
SO MANY PLACES, SO LITTLE TIME
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camperfool
Michigan
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Nice rig JGRVing
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chickadee
N.C.
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JGRVING nice looking rig!
Can you send me a pm with the name of campground the pic was taken at and the site number. Looks like a nice place.
Hubby  Me 
One Spoiled Maltese (Puddles) 
03 Ford F-250 Super Duty Super Cab SB 4 x 4
06 Rockwood 5th wheel 8283SS (Forest River)
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lazydays
Maysville, Ky.
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Just picked it up Wednesday.
Very Patient Wife
Two Kids (12 & 4)
2008 Jayco Eagle Super Lite 29.5 RLS
2003 Dodge Ram 3500 DRW Laramie Quad Cab V10 3.73gears
Prodigy Brakecontroller
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rcreamo123
Attleboro, MA
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Thanks Tracy I will have to keep those pointers in mind. I was wondering if anyone heard of Americana Mfg. as they seem to have the rig I'm looking for.
Bob
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rusty_poth
Airdrie Alberta
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Sept Long weekend, she has been put to bed for the winter in the backyard.
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Retired 22 years Regular Force (Army/Air Force), 3 years Army Reserves.
2004 Dodge 1 Ton 5.9 Cummins, 2004 Thor Jazz 3100XL 5th Wheel.
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Bearman
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
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Here is mine
Mods I have done to my 5th wheel :
1) Installed thermopane windows (not offerd from factory)
2) Installed 2nd 35000 btu furnace in garage
3) Installed custom aluminum checkerplate cabnets and cloths hooks in garage
4) Installed 2nd window in garage so I can use it as an office on location when I work
5) Remove standard hide a bed and replace with lazy-boy recliners
6) remove standard 27" TV and replace with 37" Plazma TV
7) Install Cruise TV auto aquire satilite TV system
8) Replace 5500 watt Onan Marquies Gold genset with Onan 5500 watt Marquis Platnum fuel injected genset (I had the Platnum in my old trailer)
9) install Xantrax 3000 watt inverter with 130 amp smart battery charger ( I had an Onan inverter but it was junk)
10) Install 3 100 watt solar pannals with 25 amp charge controller
11) Install 6 Trojan T105 6 volt golf cart battries
12) Install SurFlow 5.5 GPM variable demand water pump
13) Replace factory bed matress with True Form memory foam matress
14) Install 13500 btu air conditioner in bedroom (15000 btu as main AC)
15) Install 12000 btu Olimpic catilitic heater in living area
16) Install Max Air vent covers on all vents
17) install wireless back up camera on rear of trailer (One also on back of truck)
18) Install class 3 hitch and wireing on back of trailer for pulling my Jeep YJ as a towed vehical
19) Remove factory shower and install residential shower surround (much larger)
20) Install porcelin resedential style toilet
2000 Volvo 660 425hp 1550tq
2006 Canadian Sport 385 RLTS triple slide, triple axle
5500 watt Onan genny
03 700 Polaris Sportsman
98 300 Polaris Explorer 4X4
94 Jeep YJ "TOAD"
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sirdrakejr
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For those of you looking for expert advice, here ya go!
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