Dreaming I am a long-time RVer. We have had three motor homes over the past 25 years and traveled all over the US with our three kids, now grown and on their own. We just sold our 36-ft RV and ordered a 27 foot. On our last trip along the Pacific west coast we met an older couple recently retired. They were living in their fifth wheel. She was a quilter with a very elaborate Husqvarna embroidery machine. We stopped to chat with them. She was amazing. She had all her sewing supplies in plastic tubs in the storage bays on door side of fifth wheel. She set up a table outside under the awning and was using her embroidery machine. She just opened the bays and all her things were organized and easily reached. She was having a blast! So, take away for me was, you can do whatever you REALLY want to do with some creativity and good planning. If you do purchase a fifth wheel, really consider buying something used. The first few years of depreciation on new units is really outrageous, and EVERY RV will have lots of problems to be ironed out--they all do. Also, buying from a private owner can have benefits as well if you know what you are doing. Private owners usually take great pride in their units and take good care of them. Single owner units are sometimes much better maintained, cleaner and more reliable than units picked up off the lot. Join the IRV2 group and read all you can to be an educated consumer. This site is a treasure of outstanding info on all things RV! There is no reason you cannot continue to enjoy your hobby in the fifth wheel if you really want to! Just not with a long-arm machine, LOL! De-stash and only keep your favorites, or put together projects, and store or sell the rest. If you don't like it, you can always sell the unit in a year or two, and settle somewhere else for the next chapter of your life. Good luck! L