Light weight/big toy hauler for half ton

I have not had it weighed yet for 2 reasons. Convenience and fright :) I would like to know though. I don't dare add anything in the bed. The thing has a monster battery on the a frame too which is not good. I'm assuming it's close. People weight= probably 350-400+ battery I'm assuming weighs around 100 and tanks of propane+ towing goods. I guess if the tongue weight is 900 or less I will b ok. If anybody knows what it is please let new know.It's an 05 roadmaster camp master 28ft. Bought it this summer cause I got a crazy good price on it. I'm getting rid of it anyway.Well probably only use it 10x total.Thanks

cchristanis wrote:
Im looking for something comparable to living lite's axxess or quicksilver packages. I just dont like the insides of those (colors, layouts, etc). The longer the better. Would like sleeping area for me and my girl (queen would be nice) plus beds for some kids(at least 1 other sleeping area). What other manufacturers have this? i have a half ton ram with 3.92 gearing so its rated for 10k pounds but only a 1500 payload. Im currently pulling a 05 roadmaster that is 7k dry with no problem but it does squat . i have a wd system and replaced the bump stops with timbrens. Dont want to deal with airbags. Thanx

You say your Ram "squats" with the 05 Roadmaster. Have you weighed your rig to verify tongue weight? I towed a friend's toy hauler across town with my 1/2 ton and it had a "mild squat". Out of curiousity, had it weighed along the way---1550 lbs. of tongue weight!!

IMO, for those trying to use the manufacturer's "empty" tongue weight specs to make some kind of educated "loaded" tongue weight guess-estimation are taking a big chance---especially with a toy hauler. Weight of your toys and *where* you place that weight can have your tongue weight go from one extreme to another.

I have a Work & Play toy hauler that has a manufacturers empty tongue weight rating of 750 lbs. In the realworld, loaded, it can vary from 950 lbs. to 1200 lbs. depending on what toys I have loaded in it. With a few gallons in the forward black/grey tanks, it can quickly soar to 1400-1500 lbs! And this, believe it or not, is a Forest River Work & Play toy hauler with a manufacturer's UVW rating of 5000 lbs!

Yea, that's the knock on toy haulers ,although using a WD hitch, then adding 1,000 lbs to the garage will reduce it somewhat, but all the ones I listed are at our limit.

Nice. I didnt know about some of those. But, i just started looking. i dont know if i will be getting one before winter or if im getting used. i like the keystones interior. All those hitch weights scare me, especially the 303 being about 1000pounds. I wouldnt touch that. With a payload of 1500 on my truck that leaves 500 pounds. Nevermind throwing anything in the bed of the truck. I might just get a different rig and not worry about it :)

GCSuper wrote:
We're pretty much in the same boat, trying to find something we like but can be pulled by our half tone Ford EB. Here's our favorites so far:

Hyper-Lite 27 HFS
Keystone Carbon 27
Cruiser RV Funfinder EXTRA 276
MXT 303

We're pretty much in the same boat, trying to find something we like but can be pulled by our half tone Ford EB. Here's our favorites so far:

Hyper-Lite 27 HFS
Keystone Carbon 27
Cruiser RV Funfinder EXTRA 276
MXT 303