Venture fifth wheels have huge benefits over both motorhomes and caravans for traveling Australia

• fifth wheels are more stable to tow than a caravan, due to the hitching position being over the rear axle.
• fifth wheels with the tow vehicle are up to 3 metres shorter than the equivalent caravan and vehicle combination, due to the bedroom area being located over the tray of the ute.
• fifth wheels are more manoeuvrable than a caravan, as the ute can turn at up to 90 degrees to the 5th wheeler.
• fifth wheels give you more freedom than a motorhome as you have a separate vehicle once set up at camp.
• fifth wheels are simple to hitch and unhitch. A one-person job with no heavy weights involved.
• fifth wheels can be towed by standard utes, light trucks, extra cabs and even dual cabs allowing up to 5 people to travel together.

More advantages of Venture Fifth Wheels

Venture Fifth Wheels can be towed by most Australian utes like the Falcon, Holden, Navara, Hilux, LandCruiser, Patrol, Triton etc. Our unique design allows a vast range of utes and light trucks to be used as the tow vehicle. Our fifth wheels gives better fuel economy than a caravan because there is no large gap between the tow vehicle and the van.

Towing vehicle specifications for Fifth Wheels and Falcon, Holden, Navara, Hilux and more

Towing Weights for Fifth Wheels

There are a couple of criteria that you should evaluate when establishing whether a vehicle is suitable for towing fifth wheels in Australia.

1. The overall weight of the 5th wheeler and the towing vehicle is limited to the GCM (gross combined mass) of the tow vehicle. If the GCM is 4.5 tonnes and the tow vehicle weights 2.0 tonnes, then the maximum weight of the fully laden 5th wheeler must not exceed 2.5 tonnes. From experience a Venture Fifth Wheels weigh around 2.2 tonnes on the road.
2. Towing capacity
   1. The weight of the fully laden 5th wheeler should not exceed the towing capacity of the vehicle
      OR
   2. The weight of the fully laden 5th wheeler, MINUS the hitch weight (weight resting on the vehicle), should not exceed the towing capacity of the vehicle

More details on towing a 5th wheeler and an example

Specifications for Venture Fifth Wheels

Venture make fifth wheels to suit you! Built here in Australia we make small fifth wheels at 19' 8" (6.0 metres) long, and larger fifth wheels at 22' 7" (6.9 metres) long. All Venture fifth wheels are luxuriously fitted out with a queen size bed, large bathroom, spacious living area, and heaps of kitchen bench space.

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Accessories and Options for Venture Fifth Wheels

We offer a range of options and accessories on our fifth wheels.

• Air Conditioning
• TV Antenna - Winegard, Satellite, Omni-directional
• Security door
• Single beds
• TV and DVD players
• External mini awnings over bedroom windows
• fifth wheels king pin lock
• Portable boats and boat accessories e.g. Porta-Bote

Photos and details of fifth wheels accessories

Fifth Wheels Hitches, Goosenecks, King Pins and Turntables - ADR 62/01

All Venture Fifth Wheels are supplied with a fully compliant Hijacker turntable style hitch. Our 5th wheeler hitches comply with ADR 62/01 (Australian Design Rules - Mechanical Connections between Vehicles). We even organise the fitment of the hitch and electric brakes to your tow vehicle. The king pin of our fifth wheels are a standard 2 inch king pin, the same that is used for Australian semi-trailers.

More details of fifth wheels hitches and couplings