Toy Hauler / Tow vehicle help picking out
Ok, let me start by saying this will be my first toyhauler, however defenitely not my first time hauling. Pulled some heavy boats. We are selling my lake house and considering getting a toyhauler i...
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You're exactly in the same shoes I was in 6 months ago. Especially the non-dually part. The reason I decided to go 5th wheel is there will be days we don't ride the bikes and need a vehicle to tour in, and prefer one we already have on site, already set up the we like it rather than a rental car. The big difference between us is I am testing the waters first, before it's -money no object- I have less than $40k in my TH & TV combined with all repairs and upgrades completed (closely fitting your bill). Both are 06's and I will do my first trip (a short weekend shake down) in a couple weeks, then 12-15,000 miles for about 10 weeks. After our trip, I will know what I like or dislike, and the next one (if that happens) will be correct. If I need to get out of either, I'm not going to take a big hit.
A good (and knowledgeable) friend, highly suggested I get the TH first so I knew what size TV would do the job... Long story short, when I scaled the TH that the mfg says weighs 13,500....... Yeah, that's on it's axles! Add another 3480 on the pin, just got a dually, been driving it around bob-tail for the last month and only jumped one curb so far LOL... It's not so bad, and since it is a Mega Cab, it has a ton of space inside which is nice.
Good luck on your search, I had fun so far in this endeavor. BTW, we have been using the TH as a get away, parked 240 miles away, and learning what we like and dislike about it. So far, I would like a bigger shower. This past weekend there was a RV show here, after walking through all that was there we like the one we already have! We could possibly go to class A motorhome (and tow the bikes and our Jeep in a trailer), we'll see how it goes on this trip.....
A good (and knowledgeable) friend, highly suggested I get the TH first so I knew what size TV would do the job... Long story short, when I scaled the TH that the mfg says weighs 13,500....... Yeah, that's on it's axles! Add another 3480 on the pin, just got a dually, been driving it around bob-tail for the last month and only jumped one curb so far LOL... It's not so bad, and since it is a Mega Cab, it has a ton of space inside which is nice.
Good luck on your search, I had fun so far in this endeavor. BTW, we have been using the TH as a get away, parked 240 miles away, and learning what we like and dislike about it. So far, I would like a bigger shower. This past weekend there was a RV show here, after walking through all that was there we like the one we already have! We could possibly go to class A motorhome (and tow the bikes and our Jeep in a trailer), we'll see how it goes on this trip.....
