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Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by PaulDavisThe1st on Sunday March 06, 2022 @03:47PM (#30581114)
I'm in my van right now, out on some BLM land with others parked in most directions. The fifth wheelers can ONLY be hauled by a truck because of the way they are designed. Regular hitch-pulled trailers come in all sorts of sizes, and over the weekend we were parked next to two that got pulled by SUVs.

But sure, I take your point, there are legitimate, "ordinary" needs to pull a lot of weight sometimes. The question is whether the frequency of these really justifies this sort vehicle being someone's daily driver.

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Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by humanrebar on Sunday March 06, 2022 @05:25PM (#30581892)
I know a man who retired into a fifth wheel. He doesn't move it much, but it's definitely smaller footprint housing, so more responsible than most when optimizing for environmental impact. You'd definitely want a truck if that was your lifestyle.
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Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by PaulDavisThe1st on Sunday March 06, 2022 @05:35PM (#30581971)
Fifth wheels are just a specific type of pull-along vehicle that connects to the mount in the bed of a pickup truck.

There are many pull-along vehicles ("campers", "trailers") that offer precisely the same space and features as any particular fifth wheel, but connect to a regular ball hitch instead.

At least that is how I've learned the meaning of this term.

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Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by humanrebar on Sunday March 06, 2022 @06:25PM (#30582305)
Well, this guy has a fifth wheel, so he needs a truck to move it.
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Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by mgarfias on Sunday March 06, 2022 @05:14PM (#30581801)
Who said my truck was my daily?
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Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by PaulDavisThe1st on Sunday March 06, 2022 @05:21PM (#30581857)
OK, so the adjacent question is about the sustainability of everyone (or a lot of people) having a 10k lb-hauling vehicle sitting around in addition to their daily driver.
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