Hi Jash,
One of the first things you should do is to get check lists for hooking the fifth wheel up to your tow vehicle and disconnecting from your tow vehicle. These will help you make sure you don't forget anything that can damage the trailer, pickup or yourself. There have been several talked about on this website and the one below is what Linda and Virgil posted in the Cardinal , Manuals, and Checklists section.
Fifth Wheel Hitching
1. Raise or lower the 5th wheel trailer to set the 5th wheel kingpin to proper hitch height .
2. Drop truck tailgate ... if you don't have a special tailgate.
3. Open locking bar on hitch.
4. Back under trailer until hitch engages the fifth wheel kingpin.
5. Secure hitch locking bar on the fifth wheel hitch.
6. Put truck in forward gear (don't give it any fuel/acceleration)
and 'bump' the hitch to make sure it is locked.
7. Connect umbilical cord and breakaway switch cable.
8. Check fifth wheel trailer lights and brakes.
9. Raise pickup truck tailgate.
10. Raise 5th wheel trailer Landing gear.
11. Remove wheel chocks from trailer wheels.
Fifth Wheel Unhitching
1. Pull into the site/storage, and situate the trailer where you want it.
2. Chock the wheels tightly so the trailer will not move.
3. Drop the fifth wheel landing gear. (important!) Do this first so you won't forget!
4. Disconnect the umbilical cord and breakaway switch cable.
5. Drop the truck tailgate... if you don't have a special tailgate. *
6. Gently put your truck into reverse... don't give it any fuel/acceleration. This effectively moves the 5th wheel kingpin off the locking bar which will allow you to easily disengage it.
7. Shift in to neutral, step on brake and and apply parking brake.
8. Disengage the kingpin locking bar on fifth wheel hitch.
9. Slowly drive away. Making sure the kingpin is clear of anything in the truck bed and the umbilical cord and breakaway cable are not snagged.
10. Raise truck tailgate.
Adjust 5th wheel height to proper front to back level.
Other things to remember:
When towing you now have a very long extension to your vehicle and you have to make wider turns than before.
Watch for clearances of trees both overhead and side when towing in Rv Parks and city and country roads.
Watch for clearance of low bridges and service station awnings. The height of my trailer is 13' 3" and yours should be about the same.
As Linda said find a large parking lot one as empty as you can get it and practice. Backing up is going to be the most difficult subject to conquer. Take saftey cones with you to use as objects to make turns around and set them up like they were a rv pad you need to back into. The thing about cones are they are more forgiving than concrete islands in a parking lot and they are easier to see.
One of the most important things to remember is that your spouse has not done this before either and
have patience with each other because at first it will be frusturating that you don't do as well as you thought you should! Even after you have been RVing for some time you will find that backing will still ocassionaly cause you to get frusturated!
This is a very enjoyable endeavor you are beginning so most of all
have fun !!
Don