Great explanation & video work, would love to see a follow up review after owning it for some time 🎉

I would like to get a silver truck next time. One thing I noticed when your son hooked up the brake away cable. It was attached to the safety chain. If the trailer does come off the hitch and the chain is shorter than the brake away cable the chain will be stretched to it's max but the brake away cable will still have slack and not activate. The brake away cable needs to be triggered before your chains get tight.

Wow, great information we're looking for a tow vehicle for an Escape 5.0.

Great video. Waiting in anticipation of your Escape 5.0 review ;)

Great video and thanks for sharing especially the bed clearance part. I pull with a 5.5 Tundra bed with the funnel forward and no problems. Also have the B&W setup. Been enjoying my 5.0 since January of 2022.

You are absolutely correct to change vehicles. I had the same dilemma with my F250 and 5th wheel and went to F350, both diesels. Too much risk in case of accident and great piece of mind.

Great video on your Anderson hitch and new Chevy… Looking forward to your Escape 5.0 review as well!

Hi there Old Guy! 😂. I have a lifted 2020 Escape 5.0 as well and absolutely love it. Initially I had a 2019 Ram 2500 as we had a larger 5th wheel and we chose to downsize rigs. Unfortunately the Ram 2500 rode much too high for the Escape and as sad as it was to sell the Ram, I downsized to a 2021 F-150 which tows the RV easily. I have had to make some adjustments to our Anderson Hitch as well, and may need to make another 1-2 adjustments as I have has some minor contact on the top of the hitch and one side rail. I like your experimentation and is a good incentive for me to make the necessary adjustments. I love the weight of the Anderson Hitch & the ease to remove/install it when I want to free the bed up for cargo. The E5.0, what a dream as it is easy, compact, and truly has everything one needs to camp. The trade off is it isn’t spacious, but it has most everything one needs if one thoughtfully selects the appropriate gear & contents. It is amazing what one can pack away in the small storage compartments if packed efficiently.

Congratulations on the new truck. Now it looks like you’re pulling a tear drop.

Hi... Just came across your channel, Very Good Job of Explaining Everything.. THANKS!

Great video, I have the same set up with the Anderson hitch except I have the Ram 2500 and tow my 5.0 no problem.

It seems that far too many RVers think 1/2 ton is far more than 1000 lbs. Have an accident and the lawyers and investigators will be all over you. Having multiple slides and three axles should tell you something. Thank you for the invaluable information you espoused. A well written and edited narrative would help your cause very much.

Thank your son for his service, that’s awesome that he flys the Raptor! Will that be one of your camping trips up to Alaska? Just found your channel, what do you do for work? You do a great job of explaining things.

I enjoyed watching this. I have the “exact” same TV and Trailer as yours. ETI says the trailer cannot be more than I believe, 10 degrees out of level, +/-, due to the absorption fridge, and putting to much weight on the rear trailer tires. Not only do I run my Andersen in the lowest position, I also had to drop the pin on the trailer to its lowest position. That pretty much got me within ETI’s +/-, but to get it dead level, I actually went from 65’s to 60’s on my tire profile. They are either going to have to stop making trucks so tall, or make taller trailers 😏.

Thank you for sharing! We are looking at a similar tow/Escape 5.0 set up!

Your video is very thought provoking and informative. I ran the numbers on my Honda Ridgeline. Definitely a NO GO. I have one question: Have you driven onto driveway aprons such as entering a gas station or other place where your truck will nose up and rear will go down and then after your rear wheels hit the crest, the rear of the pick up has now gone up. How was your clearance then? Just curious. We've gone from a Jayco trailer of which was totaled by a spring failure, no have a thirsty Class C and we need a tow car if you want to tour a town, etc and now I'm looking at your Escape Thanks Art

This is a very helpful video. The exact set up I’m planning on. You may have mentioned it but I’m assuming the 5.0 is lifted? Happy camping!

As small and light as an Escape 5.0 is, you could tow it with a mid-size little truck, Santa Cruz or Ranger

Great video thank you for your Sharing your process. I am currently researching the estate fifth wheel trailer, what would be some of the cons that you don’t like about the fifth wheel trailer made by escape? Second question is this your first fifth wheel trailer that you have owned?

Great. What is the tailgate rail and bed height of you Chevy 2500? I have RAM 2500 and concerned with the vehicle being too high for the 5.0 TA. Thanks.

Great video! I currently have a 2022 Ram 5500 with a CM Flatbed and haul a 2021 Northern Lite 10.2 Truck camper. My wife and I know down the road we will move into the Escape 5.0 TA. My CM flatbed has a gooseneck built into the center of the deck. I was wondering if you could tell me the location measurement of your Anderson Hitch in your new 2500 to your rear bumper? Our 5500 flatbed is loaded with custom build storage boxes which are fabulous for storing all our camper gear and I'd prefer to use this truck with the 5.0 TA as it is paid off and gives us more flexibility than a standard truck with a regular bed. Having that measurement will let me know if it is doable. Thanks🙂

Good day old guy, Thankx for the video, question on the hitch set up what size or model Anderson ultimate do you have? I'm in the process switching my hitch and am curious as the hitch that you used in both trucks and the difference in the height of the beds Thankx

Safety first! Nice video. The only loss is mpg. It would be interesting the difference.

Well?? Are you still lovin' the Escape 5.0?

Like a few others. I am also setting up this same rig. In my reading for the E5.0 the maximum bed height is 58". I see you have a roll up tonneau cover. Can you tell me what your height is at the tail gate? Does yours trailer have the high lift axle pkg?

What’s the sticker CCC (or max payload) on the RAM? Or have you added a lot of weight structure to the RAM? 1100 is very low, even for a RAM1500.

Was your Ram 1500 a Hemi or Ecodiesel? What year.

its actually worse than you thought with the RAM 1500. the 5.0 specs say 646 hitch weight. That is almost always a DRY weight. If you divide that by the total dry weight (3910) you get a percentage of weight distribution (.165) thats a *general* idea of how the overall weight affects the load on the hitch. multiply that by the trailer GVWR (5500) you get 909 lbs. Thats a quick calculation of the *most* payload that hitch will use up. So yeah thats a squeaker for the RAM. Funny thing - I bought a truck this past spring and I had no intention of camper or trailer (that came later) and I didnt choose well if it was my intent to get a slide in or any sort of sizeable trailer. But it does have juuuust shy of a ton of payload - so the 5.0 is a pretty good match. and I really liked the Ram - but I didnt get one because the dang seat wont go low enough for me to comfortably see out the windshield, since I am not shaped like an oompa loompa, this is a common occurrence. Im considering a 5.0 because it suits my dimensions. however my intent is to boondock in the desert and other BLM land. Im concerned about uneven roads causing contact between the bed and trailer

Don't no if u noticed or have rear camera on trailer?? My camera no longer works because of my high country 2500 not supplying enough power to turn on camera

My dads ram shortbed 2wd has less payload then my 21 f150 sc 4x4.

Problem with is video is the old guy believes all 1500's are equal to the one he bought. Not the case. We have a 2020 1500, Quad Cab, 4x2, 6.4 Bed, Hemi that tows our 5.0TA. Door sticker reads Max Payload:1749lbs. More than adequate to tow our loaded 5.0TA with our 1500. Solution is omit heavy options like crew cabs, 4x4, etc. to increase the payload. No math is necessary. The second, yellow, door sticker gives you the vehicle's Max Payload limit. Payload value "includes" 150lb driver & full tank of gas. Our 5.0TA weighs 4324lbs with a 680lb pin weight.

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