Canadian ski by 5th wheel trailer home?

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"Jorrit Memel" wrote:

Hi,
We are planning a ski-holiday in Canada for the comming winter season. We
are planning to rent a 5th wheel trailer home for 2 weeks and traveling from
Vancouver to Calgary (and doing Whistler, Banff, Sliver star, Golden). Is it
a good idea to travel by 5th wheel trailer home?

We're from the Netherlands, so we don't have much experiance traveling such
a trailer home during winter.

FWIW, I am not sure if you can rent a fifth wheel. It is a large
trailer that requires a very large "hitch" to be attached to the bed of
a pick up truck. Might be better to stick to a motor home.

Also, I am not sure how well insulated these things are (5th wheels,
trailer caravans, motorhomes).

"Jorrit Memel" wrote in message
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Hi,
We are planning a ski-holiday in Canada for the comming winter season. We
are planning to rent a 5th wheel trailer home for 2 weeks and traveling
from
Vancouver to Calgary (and doing Whistler, Banff, Sliver star, Golden). Is
it
a good idea to travel by 5th wheel trailer home?

We're from the Netherlands, so we don't have much experiance traveling
such
a trailer home during winter.

Any tips?

Regards,
Jorrit.
There are places to winter camp in Banff, but you had better be an excellent
driver if you want to haul a 5th wheel on Hwy #1 in a snowstorm especially
at night. The pass around Golden BC can be a challenge in winter.

Hi Jorrit,

In years past I used to camp in a VW Westfalia camper to ski at Whistler.
Most Winter campers used motorhomes. If you have never Towed a 5th Wheel
or even a Travel Trailer through the mountains in Winter, I would recommend
against it. A motorhome with will give you fewer problems with sway in the
wind and snow. I also recommend that you book campgrouds in well advance
and make sure that they have good washroom facilities with showers.

Good luck.

Doug


Jorrit Memel wrote:

Hi,
We are planning a ski-holiday in Canada for the comming winter season. We
are planning to rent a 5th wheel trailer home for 2 weeks and traveling
from Vancouver to Calgary (and doing Whistler, Banff, Sliver star,
Golden). Is it a good idea to travel by 5th wheel trailer home?

We're from the Netherlands, so we don't have much experiance traveling
such a trailer home during winter.

Any tips?

Regards,
Jorrit.