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tshank123
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Aug 03, 2016

Buying my first Toy Hauler

Hello everyone. Im new here and I figured I should ask for some advice before jumping into this large purchase. I want to buy a toy hauler to put my jet skis in to go to races and camping trips. I'm looking for suggestions, advice, tips, do/don'ts etc. Not sure if Im gonna buy new or not, just depends on the price etc.

Here is some of my requirements:

- Bumper Pull (becasue I like having a truck bed)
- No larger than 35' (my rv parking wont hold any bigger)
- Front Bedroom
- Counter space in the kitchen
- Prefer a dinette over the captain chair option

Thanks in advance!!

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  • Your requirements are fairly common so it should be fairly easy. Now its time to just do some internet shopping and make some visits to local dealers.

    Start with Camping World online. Lots of choices but most of the time, terrible prices.
  • tshank123 wrote:
    Thanks for the replies. I have a Duramax 3/4 ton. I didn't think towing would be an issue for what I'm looking for.

    I googled the Keystone Carbon 31 and it looks pretty good for what Im looking for.


    Well it would be if you had said 1/2 ton. We cant assume you have enough truck.
  • Thanks for the replies. I have a Duramax 3/4 ton. I didn't think towing would be an issue for what I'm looking for.

    I googled the Keystone Carbon 31 and it looks pretty good for what Im looking for.
  • We have a 2014 Keystone Raptor 27FS. It's 32ish' including the hitch. They don't sell them as Raptors anymore, they are the Carbon 27 now. Ours fits most of your requirements, however, there is no door to the bedroom area and it's not a walk around bed. There also isn't much counterspace in the kitchen (which is one of the things I don't like about it).

    The Carbon 31 or 33 both fit your criteria, other than they're slightly longer than 35'... 35'2" and 35'5" respectively.

    And yeah, tow vehicle will be important. We started out with an F150 and traded it in for a 250 pretty quick. The 250 was a much better option and would have been fine if we didn't want to upgrade to a 5er soon, and now we have a 350 DRW.