Suggested TT or 5th Wheel for working aboard

Toy hauler maybe?

I was very interested in getting a JAYCO 213X a few years back with the idea of pulling out the bunk bed area and adding a full L-shaped desk for OFFICE/COMPUTER/RADIO OPS area. This would have included a DELL HD M90 laptop computer with docking station dual monitors, and printer setup. The Hutch on the desk setup would include all of my radio remote operations.

The floorplan would look like this with the DARK BLUE being the add-ons.


With todays smart mode technology converter/chargers, small 2KW generators, large battery banks, and Internet connections all over the country makes it a great office idea...

The 24-foot JAYCO 213X of course can be easily pulled with a good F150 truck...

It was all just planning for us as we still are running the roads with our OFF-ROAD POPUP trailer. I still have my radio comms and big M90 computer setup going... Just lacking some inside floor space... Was a nice dream however...




Roy ken

How deep are you pockets? New Horizon will build you exactly the floor-plan you request.
Plus they are probably the highest quality rig on the road today.

Thanks for the suggestions!

(n7bsn - thanks, but I'm in the used market I'm afraid.)

I think I would find it hard to make a suggestion as everyone has different likes, dislikes and needs. I have a 30 foot fifth wheel and think that we could full time in it because we like state and national parks, but I am sure there are a lot of people that would think it is too small.

Good luck with your search and welcome to the forum.

Your maximum tow load is going to depend upon the gears of your truck. The 3.73 gears reduce the maximum trailer you can tow down to 10,000 lbs. and that has to include whatever is put inside the trailer for your travels.

Depending upon your "office" requirements you might be able to use the area gained with a slide out section which would greatly expand the living area of the trailer.

Any bunkbed model would work - taking out the beds and you could close it off. Also, a friend has a toy hauler that when they offload their cycle they roll out carpeting, hang a drape on the end ugly door so it appears to be a big sliding door there. They have two recliners in there, their t.v. and a nice desk area. You'd never know it's a toy hauler. It's really neat!

Plenty of them out there if work space means office. Like Rockford's old house trailer?

Almost any FW floorplan will have the bedroom at the opposite end from the living area, which can be converted into an office space (if that's what your work needs) and the entrance will be at the office end. Your office will likely have a kitchen, that's just the way a fiver goes.

Most bunkhouse TTs starting at 26 to 30 feet have a bedroom at each end, one end can be converted to an office. In many, however, the bunk end is also the bathroom end, so the bedroom that could be converted might be the one you would have preferred to use as a master bedroom. Other living areas tend to be in the middle of a bunkhouse. Larger bunkhouse TTs may have a door at each end (a fiver won't) which might be useful to you.

If workspace means machine shop, then look for toy haulers. Fifth wheel toy haulers will still have the bedroom suite, sacrificing living space for shop or garage space. TT toy haulers more often have the living space up front, with the garage area converting into the bedroom suite, after unloading toys.

Just get out and look at what dealers have. There would be no point in somebody else researching makes and models if you are looking for used, as most manufacturers build similar things, and the model numbers change frequently, that's what the marketing department does, create "new" models each year with slight changes and new identities.

2500HD puts you into the "lightweight" category for a 28-34 foot fiver. Older, heavier models that are much larger will carry better on a one-tone dually, it is a matter of how much pin weight goes with a particular size of towable.

All useful info -- thanks. This all helps, so now I have some good ideas of models to look for at dealers.

As an alternative, Dune Sport can make a toy hauler to custom specs if needed. I personally have not worked with them, so don't know how good/bad/ugly they are.