Helipilot Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Looking at the following units and would request your advice and comments on each one. Plan is to spend at least 180 days per year in the unit in the southwest in winter and Wyoming in the summer with some boondocking. Our hobbies are photography, prospecting, exploring with fourwheeler, and just enjoying our retirement. Grandkids (2) will occasionally be with us. In preperation we have purchased a 2015 GMC 3500, DRW, Duramax, long bed with B&W Companion hitch and factory towing package. The Fivers we are considering are the Mobile Suites 36, the Cameo Hitchhiker, the NuWa , and the Holiday Rambler Presidential. Looking for a good used unit. What are your thoughts please for a 36 - 37 foot four season unit. Thanks in advance. Roger and Barbara On the pale blue planet, retired and happy. 2011 DRV MS 36RSSB3 2015 GMC Crew Cab Duramax DRW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Greg Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 NuWa makes the HitchHiker and is located in Chanute, Kansas. They stopped production a couple years ago but have started to have Excel manufacturer new HitchHikers to NuWa's specs. NuWa is now the Kansas RV Center selling new and refurbished RVs; HitchHikers plus other units such as Mobile Suites. Here's a link to their website. http://www.kansasrvcenter.com/ If you want to find out more about HitchHikers visit the active NuWa Owners Forum which is not sponsored by NuWa. http://nuwaowners.org/ Greg Greg & Judy Bahnmiller Class of 2007 2014 F350 2007 HitchHiker Champagne Both sold 2/19, settled in Foley, AL after 12 years on the road http://bahnmilleradventure.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR "Scott" Cundiff Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Not sure on weights of the Mobile Suites and Presidential with a that pickup - likely okay though. All the campers you name have good reputations. I'm partial the the Hitchhiker because that's what we have. Others may have first hand experience with more than one of the brands you named, but I'm thinking you can go with any of them and let the price/floor plan be your deciding factor. Our "Here and There" Blog 2005 Safari Cheetah Motorhome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaHybrid Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Well....i'm a little partial to Mobile Suites. Like you, we hunted long and hard for our next fiver and after looking at DRV and their floorplans for over a year, we ordered one in September last year and moved in the first of this month. I will say this about how happy we are with ours. It has felt like home since the first day we moved in with everything being right where it should be, plenty of storage and very comfortable. 2017 Kenworth T6802015 DRV 38RSSA Elite Suites2016 Smart Prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helipilot Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Thanks for the comments. Roger and Barbara On the pale blue planet, retired and happy. 2011 DRV MS 36RSSB3 2015 GMC Crew Cab Duramax DRW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 We search long and hard and continued to come back to the Hitchhiker. Have had ours for ten years. It's our first RV with no plans on getting anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Personally, I'd add Newmar to the list. 2012 F350 KR CC DRW w/ some stuff 2019 Arctic Fox 32-5MCindy and Tom, Kasey and Maggie (our Newfie and Berner) Oh...I forgot the five kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nana25k Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Our previous rig was a Holiday Rambler Alumi-lite. We bought it 7 years old and used it fulltime another 7. We had zip,zero,Nada problems with that fifth wheel other than regular maintence. We did replace the refer. The cabinet build as well as fit and finish was top notch. We would have purchased a Presidential if we could have located the right floor plan. We had great tech support from Monaco even thru all their ownership changes. The towable tech guys know their stuff. Needless to say our MH is a Monaco!! I would do some research on the frames. It seems that a few years did have issues Ron & LindaClass of 20072000 Monaco Diplomat 2005 Honda Element"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are" Theodore Roosevelt"We can't control the wind, but we can adjust our sail""When man gave up his freedom to roam the earth, he gave up his soul for a conditioned ego that is bound by time and the fear of losing its attachments." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missourijan Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 In my humble opinion, you are doing it right, a used unit. Drv, Excel, Hitchiker, Newmar are all good choices. The HR Presidential had some delamination issues around 2005. Stick with a good quality unit and also find a floorplan that looks liveable to you. You really won't know if the floorplan is a good choice until you live in it. If you buy one that doesn't work out you can always buy another one. We own our 3rd rv, our 2nd Drv. We had a 2000 Avion, 2007 Drv Select Suites and now a 2012 Drv Mobile Suite. I highly recommend the Drv units, good quality, good insulation. We lived fulltime for 5 1/2 years in our Select Suite and now 3 years in our Mobile Suite, lots of storage but heavy. You should have plenty of truck. Jan & Thomas 2012 Drv Mobile Suite 5'r 2012 Ford F350 Super Duty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Helipilot...have you seen the add for the Newmar that's in the "For Sale" section? 2012 F350 KR CC DRW w/ some stuff 2019 Arctic Fox 32-5MCindy and Tom, Kasey and Maggie (our Newfie and Berner) Oh...I forgot the five kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KodiakJack Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Most of the higher end 5ers are heavy. Your B & W companion is rated for 18K pounds so keep it in mind. Nice truck I have a similar rig and companion hitch for our 16.5K 5er. Good luck with your hunt. Later, J PS Just looked and B & W now has a companion rated 20K. So depends on which you have.... 2012 Landmark, San Antonio 2013 Silverado CC, 3500HD, Duramax, DRW, 4x4 Backup, side and hitch cameras, Tireminder TPMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Don Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Good choice on every RV's I've had 2 hitch hicker well insulated both 32.5 feet long and have a 2011 cameo great floor plan and 38 feet long. Backing or pulling a 32.5 ft or 38 ft is no difference to me. Longer means more room that matters. Hitch hikers are warmer and cooler than most I 've been in. Others you mentioned we have considered almost bought a presidential. Now wife would like a DVR. Some can get by in smaller unit full-time but we couldn't. I do have a 20K companion hitch. Quality is a must, have enough truck and a big enough RV, no matter what you have every heard size matters and quality in rving. Find floor plan you want and set in it for a couple of hours and see how it feels. Good luck happy hunting. 2012 Nuwa Champgne 38CKRD 2012 Dodge Laramie 3500 Full timing since 11/20/2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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