Motor Home or Toy Hauler

[samsontdog]

My Daughter and SIL are both retiring soon and moving from NY to Calif to be near her family. They will be buying a house in the Sac Ca area but so far can not find what they want. SIL thinks they should buy a Toy Hauler since he is 6ft 5 and he thinks the MH Class a is not tall enough
for him. This will be just to live in while they find a Home to buy.They will not haul any toys in the Toy H just them selfs and 2 big dogs. Now she said she wants 2 bed rooms since he snores plus 2 bath rs. Is this possible? Dont they have some MHs with tall ceilings? Forget the 2 bath rms? They both want "new" whatever they buy. I think they are crazy but that's just me

[samsontdog]

Good advice everyone, thank you

[way2roll]

samsontdog wrote:
I talked to my Daughter today and informed her of a Forest River Wildwood with 2 bed rs,bath and half. Right at 40 ft. 6ft9in inside. She loved the model. Money is no problem as they made a fortune in the stock market and are selling there home in NY for nearly 2 million. I have 5 acres that they can park there RV or Grand S has 4+ acres that they can use.My SIL said a Dealer told him a 3/4 P/Up would pull a Toy Hauler with 2 BR etc , no problem. I told him no way, not safely

Good on all points except the truck. You'd have to run the numbers but I doubt a 3/4 ton truck has the payload capacity for a 40 foot, 2 bedroom FW. You're looking at a one ton truck. But again, you'd have to run the numbers and it's dependent on the specific truck and fw combo. Even with our smaller 33' FW, a 3/4 would have been right at the limit with hardly any payload to spare.

[valhalla360]

GDS-3950BH wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:


Do they have any RV experience? I would have to agree that it's crazy to buy big and new if they have no experience.

Perhaps someone should inform the recent influx of Covidiots who ran out and purchased their first RV this season of that advice. From what I see the vast majority bought the largest thing they could find. Some folks on this sites heads would explode if they seen some of the new rigs I have seen and what they're being towed with lol.

And if they came here for advice, they would get a similar response.

[rgatijnet1]

samsontdog wrote:
I talked to my Daughter today and informed her of a Forest River Wildwood with 2 bed rs,bath and half. Right at 40 ft. 6ft9in inside. She loved the model. Money is no problem as they made a fortune in the stock market and are selling there home in NY for nearly 2 million. I have 5 acres that they can park there RV or Grand S has 4+ acres that they can use.My SIL said a Dealer told him a 3/4 P/Up would pull a Toy Hauler with 2 BR etc , no problem. I told him no way, not safely

If they buy new, just have the dealer deliver it to your parking site. Then when they are finished with it, they can have the new owner pick it up. No truck needed.

[samsontdog]

I talked to my Daughter today and informed her of a Forest River Wildwood with 2 bed rs,bath and half. Right at 40 ft. 6ft9in inside. She loved the model. Money is no problem as they made a fortune in the stock market and are selling there home in NY for nearly 2 million. I have 5 acres that they can park there RV or Grand S has 4+ acres that they can use.My SIL said a Dealer told him a 3/4 P/Up would pull a Toy Hauler with 2 BR etc , no problem. I told him no way, not safely

[RckyMtnVia]

On topic, I agree on apartment. We just returned to CO from northern CA and our first stop was near Sacramento. Had trouble finding a decent campground and the prices were exorbitant.

On the previous post, it is incredible the number of large trailers being towed by SUVs. My favorite was a 30' airstream being towed by an Audi Q7.

[GDS-3950BH]

valhalla360 wrote:


Do they have any RV experience? I would have to agree that it's crazy to buy big and new if they have no experience.

Perhaps someone should inform the recent influx of Covidiots who ran out and purchased their first RV this season of that advice. From what I see the vast majority bought the largest thing they could find. Some folks on this sites heads would explode if they seen some of the new rigs I have seen and what they're being towed with lol.

[Executive45]

Wishing them good luck in finding a place to park it in the Sacramento area. Only thing possible is an old KOA in P'ville and the fairgrounds which is in a sketchy part of town. Apartment is their best option IMO.....Dennis

[jdc1]

rgatijnet1 wrote:
Forest River makes a two bedroom, two bathroom trailer that may suit their needs. it is the Wildwood DLX 4002Q model.

That's a lot of trailer. I wonder what the tongue weight would be fully loaded? 1,500 pounds?

[Latner]

Lantley wrote:

azdryheat wrote:
They'd be better off renting an apartment for a few months unless they plan on using the toyhauler for the next few years.

This. A new dually and a tow hauler is a 100K decision.
A used class A is a 25-50K decision on the cheap end.
How long will this house search take?
What is the RV budget? $25K pays a lot of rent.
100K pays even more. What are we missing?

Money not being an issue?

[way2roll]

Lantley wrote:

azdryheat wrote:
They'd be better off renting an apartment for a few months unless they plan on using the toyhauler for the next few years.

This. A new dually and a tow hauler is a 100K decision.
A used class A is a 25-50K decision on the cheap end.
How long will this house search take?
What is the RV budget? $25K pays a lot of rent.
100K pays even more. What are we missing?

Agreed. After re-reading the initial post, I question too why you would go through the trouble of buying an RV and a truck only to live in it temporarily. Potentially a large investment and if they aren't RV'ers, having to sell it when they find a home. Their cash and/or buying power would also be reduced since they have to buy the RV and trailer. Get an apartment, get to know the area, Save your cash and buying power and then buy a house.

[Lantley]

azdryheat wrote:
They'd be better off renting an apartment for a few months unless they plan on using the toyhauler for the next few years.

This. A new dually and a tow hauler is a 100K decision.
A used class A is a 25-50K decision on the cheap end.
How long will this house search take?
What is the RV budget? $25K pays a lot of rent.
100K pays even more. What are we missing?

[samsontdog]

Thanks for the replys. My SIL has never towed anything other than a small trailer with a MC in the trailer and dump runs. My Daughter has never camped much except with us, her parents when she was young. He has a new 1/2 ton Dodge diesel which he loves but will buy a one ton dually to tow with. Someone told me about the Forest River Wildwood. I called and he said the Hideout has 2 bed rs and a bath and half. That sucker is 40 ft long!It is a TT 6ft9in height inside which would work for SIL at 6 ft 5. I will call and let them know about it

[wopachop]

As mentioned does the fella already have a tow vehicle? The snoring might be hard to avoid because youre trapped 20 feet away with a fake little wall between you.

You could get a front bedroom toyhauler. Lets the wife sleep up there. Then put another bed in the back of the trailer for the man. Could also bring in a residential couch and big screen TV. The couches that come on most trailers are not comfortable. Turn the toyhauler area into a little studio apt.

Ive been wanting to sell the chairs and couch that came with my toyhauler and get some household recliners and/or a couch.