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Vt_Rv
Explorer
May 11, 2014

What do you do with your trailer when you get to campground?

I keep going back and forth between a toy hauler vs class A with trailer. We like the idea of the toy hauler for carrying our motorcylce and the spare room in the back for kids and guest. The problem is that I don't have truck enough for most of them which leads to Class A and trailer.

What do people do with the trailer when they get to a campground. Do you have to pay extra to unhook it and leave it somewhere. Do most campgrounds have a place to put them? I can see that tow dolly's are smaller and can problably be stashed on your site but a trailer would be much longer.

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  • Class A and trailer here. 63' total length. On rare occasions the campground may not have a pull thru long enough for us so we unhook and put the trailer in their storage lot. Most Rv parks that are nice these days have long enough pull thrus.
  • I have been pulling a 16' flat bed trailer for over 9 years. I research the campgrounds in the area I want and review those that have pull through sites long enough for my rig and always call ahead for reservations.
  • I have not had a problem, I use the big Rigs book and the trailer has stayed hooked to the motor home, same with KOA so long as I call ahead and tell them how long I am.
  • With a large trailer behind a motorhome you are also going to find once you get into a site you are going to be out of position to easily reach the services. Most RV sites have the connections to the rear third of the sites, which is the most convenient location to serve the multitude of different types of rigs. With a long trailer you are going to have the connections to your RV in the front third of the site, making long cords and hoses a necessity. Not a deal breaker by any means, but an inconvenience at the least. Also, you will not be able to easily use a back in site since you will have to unhook the trailer and jockey it to it's parking location before you can back into most RV sites. Even if you are a great backer-upper you will find many campground roads will just not offer enough maneuvering room to back a large trailer and a Class A rig into a site.
  • Keep in mind also that with a toy hauler you have to think about having a site with enough room in the rear to drop down the door. We've seen folks emptying their hauler before parking in the site.
  • Ivylog's avatar
    Ivylog
    Explorer III
    X2 on MC in back of a small crew cab PU. The PU makes a nice toad for getting around in a size that will get over 20 MPG in the rain. As half timers we put as many miles on the toad as the MH and no that is not when it's behind it.
  • My solution on the MH and the motorcycle is to use my Dodge Dakota Crew Cab as my TOAD and then load my MC in the bed of the truck.
  • If you can I would most definitely go with the toy hauler. No need to buy a new truck to haul a toy hauler TT just buy a Class A or Class C toy hauler.

    I've watched fellow campers have to deal with having to put their trailers in the back of CG's. And most CG's do not have a dedicated area for them so if you have a big coach many times you can't get the coach back to the area to drop them. So unless you have one that you can physically move yourself which in itself is IMHO another reason to go Class A or C toy hauler problem solved!

    http://outlawrv.com/
  • 2112's avatar
    2112
    Explorer II
    Overflow/guest parking area. Most parks have them.