New smoker and new 5th wheel

[USMarine2001]

Looks like Im in the market for a 5th wheel looking at Toyhaulers so I can take the smoker with me. However the ToyHaulers are a bit heavy and may have to get a regular 5th wheel.
Should I have to do this (regular 5th wheel) what options would I have to somehow mount a lang 36 hybrid patio. Wondering if I could have something made to mount it to rear of 5er so it can be removed and used while camping. Thought's? Thanks

 

[Happy Hapgood]

Interesting quandary. I'm sure the wizards here will have an answer. In the meantime. Thank you for your Service.

 

[nmeyer414]

couple questions!

1. what do you currently have truck wise?

2. what are you wanting to do with said setup?

3. permanent living or temp living?

4. please be more specific with the information so that you can get better recommendations and become more knowledgeable.

 

[USMarine2001]

3500 6.0 l gmc crew cab.5er will be used at fish camp and deer camp and weekend camping( not too often) 5er will be at marina/campground there 80% of time. Would like to have my smoker with me where ever I go.

 

[mattmountz94]

Dually or single axle and short or long bed? is the 6.0 a diesel? I don't know motors by the liters. I had a 2012 Chevy 3500 crew cab 8ft bed and it pulled my 43' camper with ease. My camper weighs 15k loaded

 

[USMarine2001]

Short bed, gas, single rear wheel. 4x4

 

[pjtexas1]

Your truck should tow almost 15k pounds.

 

[mattmountz94]

Ok the gas motor cuts down on the weight you can pull a fair amount. I would recommended going to rv.net and look around. There is a ton of good information on there on weight of campers and what people pull with there trucks. You can also see how some people mount hitches on the back to haul things.

To answer your question though I have seen people remove the back bumper and weld sleeves onto the frame of the camper and then run 2 trailer hitch receivers and make a custom rack that connects to those receivers.

 

[USMarine2001]

Thanks Matt that gives me an idea.

 

[mjpmap]

I pull a 13,500 5er back & forth to Florida with a Ford 350 power stroke. You can legally pull a second trailer behind the fifth wheel, but I wouldn't recommend it. When you shop for the trailer, ask specifically about what type of trailer hitch can be mounted on the RV. Some frames are too light to handle anything additional. If you find one with a heavy frame, you can mount a heavy hitch to the frame and then use a hitch mounted cargo rack to haul the smoker. You are correct on the extra pull weight for the larger toy haulers. There are some xlite toy haulers on the market now in the under 30 foot range that will handle the smoker as well. Good luck!

 

[DouG M]

Towing %th Wheel

First off you have to know what your truck is rated to tow. Motor/ trans./rear gears.And yes a 4 wheel drive truck has less pull capacity for you now have a 500 LB axel under the truck. My 07 GMC 3/4 ton with a Duramax is rated to tow 16,400 LBs that being said they say to pull 20 % less of your max so I should pull 13,120 LBs this is even more important in hilly country. Length does matter,not like the wieght does ( length = more wieght) . Some trailers have cargo carriers that slide out from under the trailer for extra stuff to be put on but do not know what the max wieght you can put on one. So you need to know the wieght not the about wieght of your smoker and what ever that you are going to put on that carrier. Just what I have learned with towing a 5th wheel for over 20 years with different tow capacity trucks. Hope this helps DouG

 

[USMarine2001]

Ok. Not gonna get into the what truck can do what. Already having that fight elsewhere. Was looking at what my options were if a TH falls thru. Seeing how most on here use a smoker I figured some camp as well. So why not ask here for some ideas. But not what truck can to what.

 

[dwfisk]

I would be real cautious about hanging a +600 pound smoker off the back of a lighter weight camper unless the frame is really up to the task. A ToyHauler by comparison should be up to the task.

 

[kysmoker]

Livin lite.com says they are adding a 5th toyhauler to their line.

 

[Untraceable]

http://aluminumtoyhauler.com/index.html

Not for everyone, but after seeing how cheaply made nearly all campers are, Id take a good look at these. Real aluminum frames, torsion axles, ect.

 

[Ron_L]

How about a more portable smoker like a WSM or PBC to use when you're using the trailer?

 

[USMarine2001]

I haven't used anything other than a lang, I know my lang 60 is all of 1200 lbs. Maybe my guess for the hybrid weight is high. Just thought the learning curve for a second lang would be less ...

 

[Untraceable]

If you know how to cook already, the learning curve of a wsm is about 1 cook

 

[Hookin_Bull]

I recently mounted one of these 16" pits on the back of my 2012 HitchHiker. Have a 2" receiver hitch. Two men can lift the pit. Personally would not want any more weight than this. Quality pit for reasonable price. Holds temp well and cooks fairly evenly.
http://www.brpits.com/hitch---bumper-pit

 

[tonyjohnson619]

I would go with a wsm