How many people use the patio on toyhaulers

[rtaylor0830]

Just wondering how many people use the patio on the toy haulers I have 3 kids and if they were sleeping back there it seems it would be a pain to set the patio up and break it down every night

[MartyMoose]

The patio with the 3 season doors is one of the reasons I would still have a toy hauler when/if I don't need the hauling need.
The back room is much nicer to hang in as it's so much brighter with the back door down.
We use ours whenever possible picking sites that have nice rear views. We don't use ours when the patio is out in the open like on a short pull thru site as you feel like you are on display...ha

[Strabo]

We camp in winter so it's just too cold for that kind of setup. And I have to take it down when we leave, and I hate packing up.

[2001400ex]

I don't have one and there's not one time I would have wanted one in my 8 years of owning a toy hauler. I generally just sit in lawn chairs outside. The only time I'd want one is if I camped right on the sand, which I don't. Also, if I had dogs,I could see letting them chill in the patio. I'd also want stairs because that's the main complaint from the friends I know that have one. I've yet to see them use it while camping with them other than to just try it out.

I joke that I think manufacturers add these to sell rigs and not really to use them. That being said, obviously some people use them, which is great. I just don't think they get much use overall.

[Sprinks542]

Have the rear patio on ours. If we're at a campground we usually try for a pull-thru site. Never a problem with site space. It's nice for us, dogs have some more room and little more shade if the suns hitting the side. we have seasonal doors separating patio from garage and a glass weather man door separating garage from living quarters. Enjoy ours when camping!

[Carlos___Ranae]

Our Seismic 4212 has the side and rear patio. The rear patio has a slide door that separates it from the garage and a side door into the garage.

We took a three month trip (17) states and Canada and were able to open both patios at all campgrounds we stayed at. We are very happy with this toyhauler.

[1Adam12]

We use ours year around in Fl. If the patio is down (takes one person less than 5 minutes) we leave it down. We have the seasonal doors as well and they keep it dry and or cool/warm depending on the conditions. Not sure why you would close the patio every night unless you have young kids. We have two kids and we use the patio regularly. The bunks are in the up position until it's time to sleep.

[lawnspecialties]

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.

[lightfoot]

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.

[Merrykalia]

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.

[arhayes]

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.

[lawnspecialties]

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.

[ramgunner]

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.

[azdryheat]

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

[1320Fastback]

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.

[DennisVR]

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.