Question: Toy Hauler gas smell?

[killerdoberman]

I am new to the trailer market, if fact still haven't purchased a trailer yet, but I have question about Toy haulers.

I have seen 3 different types, at least I will call them different types of Toy Haulers.

1st. Separate space for garage and for living.
2nd. Outside space for toys/deck.
3rd. Same living space hauler, not wall separating the garage from the sleeping space.

My question is specially related to the 3rd. I know just bringing a quad and/or lawn mower in my house garage for a few short minutes (normally kept in the shed not attached to the house) I get a gas/engine smell that seems to always drift in the house. Now when the living space of the trailer shares the same space as the 'garage', doesn't the smell get onto everything?

[Eskimo]

We haul a fuel injected bike and a carbureted bike with no gas or oil smells. I do shut off the fuel petcock on the carbureted bike.

[2btowed]

The only time I had a smell in my garage was when I put the Oklahoma Joe smoker away after cooking a turkey for 8 hours.Thought it was dead out,I was dead wrong!!
Stopped for a potty break and cheez...smoking in the garage.Pulled smoker out ,turned on fan in garage and smoke was gone...funny though ,every time I load the toys I get hungry!!!!No gas smell however,just BBQ.......

[saturn1213]

I have a Gear Box fifth wheel and have had no problems with gas smell, like I read in earlier post by the time the toys are out of the garage any odors are gone,

[dodgboy]

I camped for a week with 2 quads in my open hauler. No smell whatsoever and I can smell anything.

[thebudman]

killerdoberman wrote:
doesn't the smell get onto everything?

I think Lynrd Skynyrd had a song about this very topic...

[mjayco]

Mmaxed wrote:
We have a separate garage. Turn off the gas on the bike and run it to get the level in the carb down before loading. Never have a gas smell.

New tires on the quad is the strongest smell we have had in the garage.

If you may store the toys in the trailer I would recommend a separate garage.

X2 on the quad tire smell, It goes away quickly once they are unloaded.

[steiny93]

Some folks are more bothered by gas smell then others. From the description below sounds like you may be. (for me its lp; any little bit even on my clothes and I get a headache in about 10 minutes)

If the smell is going to bug you; you may want to get one with a separation.

killerdoberman wrote:
I am new to the trailer market, if fact still haven't purchased a trailer yet, but I have question about Toy haulers.

I have seen 3 different types, at least I will call them different types of Toy Haulers.

1st. Separate space for garage and for living.
2nd. Outside space for toys/deck.
3rd. Same living space hauler, not wall separating the garage from the sleeping space.

My question is specially related to the 3rd. I know just bringing a quad and/or lawn mower in my house garage for a few short minutes (normally kept in the shed not attached to the house) I get a gas/engine smell that seems to always drift in the house. Now when the living space of the trailer shares the same space as the 'garage', doesn't the smell get onto everything?

[beemerphile1]

You are correct in assuming that if the toy smells the trailer will smell. My bike doesn't smell so the trailer doesn't.

[Mmaxed]

We have a separate garage. Turn off the gas on the bike and run it to get the level in the carb down before loading. Never have a gas smell.

New tires on the quad is the strongest smell we have had in the garage.

If you may store the toys in the trailer I would recommend a separate garage.

[Mr__Sandman]

lincster wrote:

dedmiston wrote:
By the time we unload everything and make up the sleeping quarters, there is no smell. If the bikes are in the trailer, then the trailer smells like bikes. Once the bikes are out, it just smells like the trailer.

We've never slept overnight with the bikes in the trailer though. We have to unload the bikes to put up the kids' beds.

X2 on this.

I have owned haulers since 2002, never had a gas smell in the trailer once all of the toys where unloaded.
It also helps to get the rubber floor option and if gas does spill, it wipes up and doesn't soak into anything.

X3 on this.

[linnemj]

dedmiston wrote:
By the time we unload everything and make up the sleeping quarters, there is no smell. If the bikes are in the trailer, then the trailer smells like bikes. Once the bikes are out, it just smells like the trailer.

We've never slept overnight with the bikes in the trailer though. We have to unload the bikes to put up the kids' beds.

We often sleep in a bed over our two motorcycles. We have never noticed a gas smell. If the weather is decent, we do open the windows. I like using all of my trailer and not leaving 8' unused when we take the bikes out. This set up works well for us.

[lincster]

dedmiston wrote:
By the time we unload everything and make up the sleeping quarters, there is no smell. If the bikes are in the trailer, then the trailer smells like bikes. Once the bikes are out, it just smells like the trailer.

We've never slept overnight with the bikes in the trailer though. We have to unload the bikes to put up the kids' beds.

X2 on this.

I have owned haulers since 2002, never had a gas smell in the trailer once all of the toys where unloaded.
It also helps to get the rubber floor option and if gas does spill, it wipes up and doesn't soak into anything.

[boogie_4wheel]

One of the biggest causes of the 'smell' is placing a hot toy in a closed environment. The heat from the engine heats the fuel, causes the fumes to expand and exit via the vent tube. If I load my street or dirt bike when hot, it smells. If I let them cool outside then load them, no smell.

I don't have any air scoops on the sides/top for fresh air other than the standard roof vents. I've never had an issue with fumes. If it has a petcock, shut if off.

[Macman83]

We have vents in the separate garage. They are open when the toys are there and there is always fresh air. Keeps it free of the gas smell.