A fifth wheel trailer is a camper that is designed to be towed using a special hitch mounted in the bed of a pickup truck. In this arrangement, the trailer is attached over the truck's rear axle and wheels, which then supports a significant portion of the trailer's weight.
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Websites of fifth wheel RV manufacturers with listings of current models.
Americana - factory ordered models: RT, SKP, Sequoyah
Carriage Inc. - models: Cameo; Carri-Lite; Royals International
Carson Trailer, Inc - models (toy haulers): Carrera Lite; Fun-Runner; Titan
Cikira RV - models: Lux Lite, Skyhawk (toy hauler - "coming soon")
Coachmen RVs - models: Brookstone; Chaparral; Chaparral Lite; North Ridge
Crossroads - 5th wheel models: Cruiser; Cruiser CTX; Kingston; Seville; Zinger
DRV (formerly Double Tree RV) models: Elite Suites; Mobile Suites; Select Suites
Dutchmen - models: Colorado; Denali; Grand Junction; Voltage (toy hauler)
Dynamax - model: Dyna Aire
Eclipse Recreational Vehicles Inc. - Attitude (toy hauler); Milan; Stellar (toy hauler)
Evergreen Recreational Vehicles - model: Ever-Lite™
Excel Fifth Wheels - models: Limited; Wild Cargo (toy hauler); Winslow
Extreme Warrior RV - models: MegaLite (toy hauler); Monterey; Road Ranger; Sportmaster
Forest River - models: Blue Ridge; Cardinal; Cedar Creek; Cherokee; Salem; Flagstaff; Rockwood; Salem Sport (toy hauler); Sandpiper; Sandstorm (toyhauler); Shockwave (toy hauler); Sierra; Stealth (toy hauler); V-Cross (some toy hauler floorplans; Wildcat; Wildwood; Wildwood Sport (toy hauler) Wildwood X-Lite; Wolf Pack (toy hauler); Work and Play (toy hauler/cargo carrier); XLR (toy hauler)
Forks RV Continental Coach - premium custom coaches
Glendale RV - model: Titanium Tour Edition; Titanium Pearl
Gulf Stream - models: Aztec; Canyon Trail; Enduromax (toy hauler); Mako; Prairie Schooner; Yellowstone
Heartland - models: Big Country; Bighorn; Cyclone (toy hauler); Elk Ridge; Geystone; Landmark; North Trail; Road Warrior (toy hauler); Sundance; Sundance XLT
Holiday Rambler - model: Savoy LX
Jayco - models: Eagle; Eagle Super Lite; Pinnacle; Recon ZX (toy hauler)
KZ Recreational Vehicles (KZ RV) - models: Durango 1500; Durango 2500; Escalade; Escalade Sportster (toy hauler); Inferno SST (toy hauler); Sportsmen; Sportsmen TH (toy hauler); StoneRidge
Keystone RVs - models: Alpine; Avalanche; Big Sky; Cougar (with 3 toy hauler models); Cougar High Country; Fuzion (toy hauler); High Country; Laredo; Montana; Montana High Country; Montana Mountaineer; Outback; Raptor (toy hauler); Springdale; Sprinter; Copper Canyon by Sprinter; Sydney; Xlite
Komfort RV - model: Komfort; Trailblazer
Marathon Homes - custom towable manufacturer
McKenzie RV - models: Medallion Estate; Cascade; Dune Chaser; Lakota; Lakota Estate; Starwood
MVP RV (formed after purchase of Thor California, Inc.) - model: EnvY (toy hauler)
New Horizons - (factory direct) models: Classic; Summit; Majestic; Motomover (toy hauler)
Newmar Corp - models: Cypress; Torrey Pine; X-Aire
Northwood Manufacturing - models: Arctic Fox; Desert Fox (toy hauler); Nash
NuWa Industries - models: Hitchhiker LS; Hitchhiker Champagne; Hitchhiker Discover America
Open Range RV - Open Range; Residential; Roamer; Rolling Thunder (toy hauler)
Pacific Coachworks - models: Tango
Palomino RV - models: Puma; Sabre; Thoroughbred
Play-Mor Trailers, Inc. toy-hauler models: Motorsport; Motorsport Deluxe FW; Racer; Sport LX; Sport-Maxx
Prime Time Manufacturing (a division of Forest River) model: Crusader
Recreation by Design - Designing custom-built recreational vehicles is our business. (formerly American Travel System)
R-Vision - models: Trail-Lite; Trail-Sport
Skyline RVs - modes: Aljo; Layton; Nomad; Weekender
Space Craft Mfg. – custom built
Starcraft - models: Emblem; Homestead; Lexion; Rock Star (toy hauler)
SunnyBrook - models: Bristol Bay; Brookside; Titan SURV (toy hauler), West Pointe
Travel Unit's, Inc. - custom built
Triple E RVs - model: Topaz
North American recreational vehicle manufacturers web sites are provided on Haw Creek in the RV categories of class A motorhomes and coaches, class B motorhomes and vans, class C motor homes, fifth wheel campers, travel trailer RVs, tear drop trailers, tent or folding trailers, and truck campers, including off road RVs. In most instances, along with the home page for the manufacturer, a list of available models is provided.
RV Manufacturers:
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