Need help choosing fulltime toy hauler

Thank you all for the input. I also have come to realize that with the 2500 Ram the weights between GVWR and CGVWR are way close in any double axle model toy hauler. (and I see 3/4 ton trucks towing triple axles down the road!)

I am also coming to terms with maybe starting out used and do long periods of time on the road to figure out all the ins and outs of living out of a fifth wheel before actually jumping into full timing with zero experience.

aza2010 wrote:
Hello everyone!

As I am a new member and hope to soon be owner of a RV I am looking for advise and info on anyone who full times in their toy hauler.

I currently am looking into the voltage line and venom.

I would like to stay at a double axle since I will be towing with a 2016 Ram 2500 6.7

any advise for long extended stays and full timer pointers would be great! Thanks!

Be careful. Even some of the dual axle toy haulers can easily push your Ram 2500 over its limits.

5th wheel toy haulers are notorious for high pin/hitch weight. Also, the actual, real world pin/hitch weight is typically quite a bit higher than the manufacturer's advertised empty pin/hitch weight.

Our tow vehicle is a '16 Ram 3500 Cummins SRW. We purposely purchased the smallest Voltage 5th wheel toy hauler to keep our pin/hitch weight acceptable. Advertised pin/hitch weight on our toy hauler was 2,300 lbs.---actual 2,800 lbs. Loaded for the road we have 3,200 - 3,300 lbs. of payload---nearing the payload limit for our Ram 3500. 3,300 lbs. would be at or over the limit on a Ram 2500---that's based on the RAWR, not payload. Again, this is with Voltage's smallest 5th wheel toy hauler.

The sales people at our dealership told us our Ram 3500 was twice the truck necessary to tow any dual axle Voltage toy hauler. Simply, not true!

I'm traveling in a 40'TH. If you subtract the 12' garage its like living in a 28' 5th wheel. But it works great for us, because we load a smart car in the back and use it for sight seeing when we stop, also it gives us 2 vehicles so when I want to go fishing I use the truck and the wife uses the Smart Car. As they say it's all a compromise.

If/When I get to the point of full time I will be looking into one of these, but sorry you don't have enough truck for them.
http://www.drvsuites.com/full-house-luxury-fifth-wheel-toy-haulers/floor-plans.html

Now as for regular off the shelf variety, the wife and I saw a Venom last year that we really liked and I thought it was built well.

Not that I know much about T/H but I'm always looking and I have to say those new Grand Design Momentum's(376 and 399) are Beautiful!

We have full timed for over 2 years now in our TH. I see no real difference between us and anyone full timing in a traditional 5ver. Once our bike is unloaded, the garage becomes living area with a desk, sewing table for the wife, etc, I'd make sure to look at weights and your truck's capabilities, though, as Toy Haulers are generally heavier than their regular counterparts. if you truly plan to travel full time, the right Tow Vehicle will make all the difference in comfort AND safety.

PS there is a section here on Full Timing so you might peruse it too and post any questions after reviewing the posts. Good luck!