How many people use the patio on toyhaulers

i've used it once.

It's extremely "bouncy" with the steel cable supports when people walk on it, therefore I thought if I used it more I'd buy some stands to support/stabilize the ramp door/patio.

Mine didn't come with the stairs that exit off the patio (you have to go back into the trailer to go outside).

I couldn't imagine using the beds in the garage while the patio is set up as you'd have to crawl over the lower bed (with people in them would be worse). My trailer has the pull down screen to separate the patio from the garage which would provide no privacy or noise separation.

Just my 2 cents!

I bought my hauler used and it didn't come with the patio option so installed a couple eye bolts on the ramp and used some chain to hold it up. Its works great for my wife and I. If I had kids I would like the railings, because it would be a good drop if one would fall off. I use the patio all the time so I don't have to walk up and down the stairs to go in and out.

No kids here, we have dogs so our ramp door has a expen fence around it and I use saw horses that I cut down to hold the door level with the main floor.

We use our patio when space permits but too many rv spaces are too short to use it.

There are now two types of patios. Our 2016 Grand Design Momentum 385TH has the rear patio option on the back door. It's supported by two cables, and has a rail system that folds up quickly. We enjoy using it, and try to find spaces long enough for us to do so. Many long-term sites are perfect for this.

There are also models coming out that have a side-mounted patio. A wall panel folds down, most often on the curb-side. It becomes a patio and there is a sliding glass door going to the interior. I personally prefer the rear setup, but these side patios are becoming more and more common.

Our Vengeance has the rear patio and the side patio. As azdryheat mentioned, so many campground sites are too small to fit the camper and the rear patio extended. But we use the side patio 100% of the time. By far, its the best thing about our camper.

We camped seven times last year. I think maybe twice we put the rear patio down and still, we used it very little.

We have full-timed in our Grand Design 380TH for 3 years and have used it on several occasions. Our rig has the 3 season doors between the garage and patio, as well as a sliding glass door between the living room and garage, so it is easy to make the garage a separate space.it is nice if you are backed into a space with good vistas behind you. it is also nice to have a raised patio option when the ground it wet.

I don't have one, but I would think that the REASON for the tow-hauler would determine the usage of the patio.

Many people purchase them to haul their toys around (hence the name), but many people purchase them to use as bunkhouses since there is so much room for a separate room for the kiddos or friends.

I would imagine that the usage of them in the first category would be more, but only if the campgrounds permit. Usage by the 2nd group would be much less because that was not the main purpose of purchase was more "interior" room.

We picked up a 2015 Voltage last year that had the patio option. As some have said, not all campgrounds have the room to put out the door and setup the patio. We tried it once last year and that afternoon it started to rain. Guess what, it does not fold up very easily. Thank goodness for the rear awning. It save us from getting totally drenched. We have removed the railings and stairs and have it in storage so it can be returned to the trailer when we sell/trade it in in the future. We did keep the cables holding the ramp up with the trailer just in case we do have opportunity to open the ramp in the future.

arhayes wrote:
We have full-timed in our Grand Design 380TH for 3 years and have used it on several occasions. Our rig has the 3 season doors between the garage and patio, as well as a sliding glass door between the living room and garage, so it is easy to make the garage a separate space.it is nice if you are backed into a space with good vistas behind you. it is also nice to have a raised patio option when the ground it wet.

arhayes brings up a great point I forgot to mention. The three-seasons doors make a big difference in how often you may use the patio. Its a wonderful option as long as it doesn't take up too much room for what you're hauling in the garage.