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SoCalDesertRid1
Jun 18, 2016Explorer II
Congrats on new trailer! I like the one big open room layout of the older style toyhaulers. When the industry started going to the garage wall seperation layouts, I lost interest in toyhaulers.
For a short bumper pull toyhauler to have a slideout and still have room to haul the toys, the slideout would have to be all the way up front, in the kitchen and bathroom area. That would make the hitch weight heavier, which would make the trailer not able to be pulled by lighter trucks and SUV's that don't have enough payload and rear axle weight capacity. The lure of the smaller trailers is that you don't need a 1-ton to pull them.
For a short bumper pull toyhauler to have a slideout and still have room to haul the toys, the slideout would have to be all the way up front, in the kitchen and bathroom area. That would make the hitch weight heavier, which would make the trailer not able to be pulled by lighter trucks and SUV's that don't have enough payload and rear axle weight capacity. The lure of the smaller trailers is that you don't need a 1-ton to pull them.
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