Destination trailers

Thanks for the added info and the support. We liked the floor plan and with 6 kids needed the extra room. We have found a 5th Wheel with about the same floor plan, but about another $25,000 and loose my truck bed space.
Thanks again.

As described by a leading RV mfg…

There’s a kind of non-traditional RV that’s turning heads. It’s called a Destination Trailer and offers many luxuries and some unique advantages compared to the traditional RV travel trailer.

What is a Destination Trailer?

It’s designed to be towed to a campground, parked and used throughout the season. It is not primarily intended to be towed back and forth to your home base each weekend or to be towed cross country on an extended vacation, though that is not impossible. Like your typical travel trailer, the destination trailer hooks on to the rear of your tow vehicle, is self contained with waste holding tanks, freshwater tank, refrigerator, running water, and hooks up to an outside power source.

A destination trailer offers more living space and more residential-style appointments than found in a travel trailer. Ceilings and slide out rooms are typically taller creating a more open, spacious feel; furnishings are heavier-weight and residential in construction and appearance; and appliances are like those you might find in your home. Because easy of towability and aerodynamics were not a consideration, you will find features like large, front vertical bay windows and double wide sliding patio doors. Destination trailers frequently weigh in excess of 10,000 pounds and should be towed with a properly equipped one-ton truck.


To say a trailer almost 41 foot in length, that can be near 13 feet in height without the rooftop AC, and 8.5 feet wide wouldn’t place limits you travel experience, only serves to kid yourself… the best you can expect is to accept there are places and CG’s that were build when a 24 foot trailer was considered a pretty big trailer and their facilities desgine didn’t account for 40+ foot trailers or even 40+foot MH’s…

Most destination trailers are going to require a class V hitch and the extra height and width will increase drag considerably…

D and A plus 6 wrote:
We have a 2014 Salem Villa 402 QBQ, Pulled it all over Missouri, and southern Iowa and Nebraska last summer and Oklahoma for Thanks Giving. Had no issues even staying in State parks and Campgrounds. About a year ago I posted I bought it and they beat me up pretty good and this site, but still very happy with our TT.

You do know just because you haul it all over doesn't mean that are suppose to be. I suppose they are called DESTINATION trailers for a reason:h

I will also add just plan ahead a little and you will be fine.

We have a 2014 Salem Villa 402 QBQ, Pulled it all over Missouri, and southern Iowa and Nebraska last summer and Oklahoma for Thanks Giving. Had no issues even staying in State parks and Campgrounds. About a year ago I posted I bought it and they beat me up pretty good and this site, but still very happy with our TT.

at better than 12’ high and 8’6” wide and 40+ in length it’s not made for back roads and boondocking…
there will be many limiting factors on finding sites especially in older CG… and with a dry weight of over 10,000 pounds and 1,500 in tongue weight some real TV limitations to…
another problem with 15’ tires and wheels the trailer has to be overloaded with your jacket loaded in it… :B

downtheroad, yes my trailer has holding tanks just like a regular travel trailer. Also I guess you missed that I mentioned it is a 2014 trailer. Thanks to everyone for the replies.

That is why we picked up a small used class C.