Another "new to toyhauler" topic.

RoyB wrote:
Know the feeling haha... The trailer the dealers sold me that would be pulled just fine with my 2004 F150 truck still sits in the driveway up next to the woods... Got about 250 road miles on and it did just fine until I went down the the other side of the mountain road on I81 here in VA. It was Katie bar the door white knuckles time then... That's not even a very long drop for roads...

Then I just decided the trailer will make a great second bedroom for the kids when they came over for short stays...

Got me my 2008 Starcraft 14RT OFF-ROAD camper then and my 4WD truck will pull it anywhere I want to go. My trailer weighs in around 4000lbs... I also get 20-22MPG going down the road and the only maintenance I have done on the trailer since 2008 is buy two tires and packed the wheel bearings once. When I traded for a new truck in 2010 I didn't even put the fifth wheel hitch in the bed - its laying under the trailer now. We have all the modern things inside our OFF-ROAD POPUP the big boys have just not much moving around room... makes us live more outside around the patio when parked.

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We pull up behind the big boys at the next Red light every time... Then they usually pull off for fuel and catch back up with me in a hour or so. I'm still on my original 25 gallons I started out with haha... Then I am back in the catching up to them at the next Red light down the road. Then usually I see them pulling off again for more fuel. I'm still on my original 25 gallons I started out with...

I don't miss the big boys with hard sides at all...

Roy Ken

Wish I could keep it simple like that- that thing looks awesome and practical... But I wouldn't be able to haul my side by side with something like that and want something a little bigger for my dogs and guests.
Does your trailer feel solid in high winds when set up?