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kebmw
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Jul 09, 2013

Thinking about a Toy Hauler, but not for toys

We've been RVing in a 5th wheel bunkhouse for 4 years. A two-bunk model that Jayco doesn't even make anymore 29.5bhs Superlite. It's great but our son is growing out of the small bunk room pretty quick.

We can make do, but have been thinking about what a toy hauler would be like. We only have one kid, who is 14 and will probably be a 6 footer before he's 18, and two dogs (medium sized). We would love to get out of the bunk room styles, but want to keep him in a bedroom. I came up with the idea of a toy hauler since many of them seem to have larger beds in the back room and we could certainly put the back room to use with our grill, wood, bicycles and everything we try to cram into our truck bed. We camp with a lot of friends and I'm sure they will have items they would love to transport in the "toy room". So, anyway, no real toys right now, but I think we could put a toy hauler to good use.

Since we don't really live the toy hauler lifestyle of going out for the purpose of lots of other activities, we do like a nice interior as we do a lot of cool/cold weather trips and like to hang out with friends inside sometimes. Kitchen and living space are important. I'm thinking that finding a really nice upgraded used toy hauler instead of buying new (which I'm sure we couldn't afford) would be the way to go. We pull with a Ford F-250.

Does anyone out there use a toy hauler for purposes like what I'm describing? Just curious to see if this idea has been tried out before and what you think about that.

Thanks for your advice!
~Karin
  • We also use ours for a kayak and bikes otherwise in the spring and the fall it is a wonderful place to let the ramp out level like a deck while backed up to a lake or river and enjoy coffee or tea in the mornings and with railings it is a good place to keep the dog confined also. We also have a portable table and extra dorm type of fridge with frezzer to use for meals when the weather is nice. Only thing I miss is some models have a sliding glass door to enjoy the view from the inside as our previous one was a rear living. I have plans to put in a window to solve that for my KZ 37k. Look for one with three slides as it does make a difference. The interiorof ours is about the same as the 27 foot 5th wheel we had previously. There are little thing that we had but I have added due to the interior being a little smaller such a shelf at both sides of the bed, an fold out extension to the kitchen counter ect... We would purchase another toy hauler again just for the two of us.
  • Great information, exactly the kind of details I was looking for. Thanks again!
  • kebmw wrote:
    Doughboy12 wrote:
    Not only has it been done before but the question has been asked before...many times.


    Oh, sorry! I should have (and will) check the archives.

    ~Kain


    No sorry needed...just thought I would give you a head start on all the answers you were going to and did get. Enjoy your search and remember, only one person ever said "my RV is too big"...lol