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Terry and Jo


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Jo and I have been helping her sister and brother-in-law look at RV's this past week.  Initially, they were only considering a motorhome because Richard just didn't want to pull a trailer.  However, with the cost of the motorhomes we've seen they are higher than they want to pay.  So, I made the suggestion that they could buy a good used truck and even a new fifth wheel and easily fall under the price they had set as a maximum to pay.

So, we went looking at fifth wheels and travel trailers.  Since Roxie wants to be sure she can fit in her Clavinova (digital piano) somewhere in the unit.  We kept running into issues of location, space available and other problems until they saw a toy-hauler with the capability of setting things up in the "garage" area.  Roxie is liking that option better than some others, so we will be following up with research on toy-haulers.

Since we are doing that, and they aren't signed up on any forums yet, I'll begin the questioning and these questions will be for those who have currently or in the past owned and used the toy-haulers.

Are there any general issues, both pro and con, with full timing in a toy-hauler?

Is there an issue of the "garage" area not being well insulated or having other problems?

Jo and I have never considered the toy-haulers since we don't have extra motorized "toys" and prefer the "home" atmosphere of a regular fifth wheel.  So, any help that you all can provide the four of us would be extremely helpful.

Thanks for your assistance.

Terry



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Hi Terry and Jo,

I know there are some folks here currently fulltiming in a toyhauler -- Donna and Stu I believe. I think they have done a good bit of customizing of their toyhauler to make it work well for fulltiming.  http://2takinga5th.blogspot.com/p/how-we-travel.html

We currently have a toyhauler and are looking to make a change as part of our transition to fulltiming.

Some toyhaulers are well insulated/cooled in the garage area -- others are not. You just have to check each unit. Ours has ducted heat/air and has never been an issue.

Another plus of the toyhauler is the fuel tank/generator combo. It's great for when we stop for lunch at a rest area or pull over for a few hours sleep overnight.

Downside -- The generator takes up valuable basement storage area.

Another downside -- since we didn't customize our unit, we are lacking cabinet/storage space.

Also, very few toyhaulers seem to be built to hold up to fulltime living. A few are, but they are definitely at the upper end of the price range.

Have fun shopping!




-- Edited by Ckerr on Saturday 27th of November 2010 05:23:02 PM

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Hi Terry,
We full-time in our 41' KZ Escalade toy hauler. It has a 10' garage which holds our two motorcycles and gear. You can read more about our rig, what we've done and see photos here: http://2takinga5th.blogspot.com/p/how-we-travel.html

When Stu is using the garage for a workspace he can run a third A/C unit we added (can only run it or the bedroom at the same time..on a toggle switch) or he runs an electric space heater. It is a garage. LOL!

The only downside to us is that we are living in 31' rather than 41'...and when our slides are in, you can't walk through it. A minor inconvenience....

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