Best Toy Hauler for Harley
#21
02-19-2012, 08:16 AM
Outstanding HDF Member
What you are saying makes some sense. I am retiring in July and have been thinking pretty seriously about the Toy Hauler route. I live in Wisconsin and right after Christmas I am ready to escape. The Toy Hauler seemed like a way to go. I thought about touring the country for a few months until the weather became more hospitable at home. After some research I came to the conclusion I would have to spend about $28,000 on a truck. That buys a 2006 Ford F250 Super Duty Turbo Diesel with around 40,000 to 50,000 miles on it. I could find 2006 to 2008 Toy Haulers in the 33 to 35 foot range for low to mid $20,000 range. My tastes tend to make me want the ones in the mid 20's. Obviously you could spend a lot more on the truck and the Toy Hauler. Bottom line is I am into it for the mid $50's before I get out of the driveway. On the other hand if I stayed in a motel for 2 months at $100 per night I would spend about $6,000. There are other costs to consider on both sides of the question. It probably makes the most economical sense to just move south so I can ride all year.
we do not get to use it as much as we would like but will someday , will retire one of these days , this is our 3rd one and some of the things you learn is that there is not a perfict camper , some things we have learned is bathroom size , counter space , storage and a bed you can use if your bikes are still in the camper , first camper we had to unload the bikes to fold down the beds , stoped over night on a trip up north and spent the night in the truck cause we did not want to unload the bikes [2 ] just to get a few hrs sleep , look around and get as big as you can cause they fill up quick
#22
02-19-2012, 08:27 AM
#24
02-19-2012, 09:22 AM
I've done it both way's. I had a 2008 F150 HD edition truck and pulled an enclosed 6X10 V-nose with a 2008 Ultra classic. Then my wife wanted to ride her own bike and bought a 2010 SG Trike. I traded the UC for a 2010 RK and bought a 7X16 open trailer to pull both bikes out west. The truck got anywhere from 8 to 13 mpg pulling this rig and we stayed in Motel's averaging 100.00 per night.
Now we have a 36 ft Dutchman Toyhauler that will accomadate both bikes and us comfortably. I tow it with a 2011 Ford F250 Super Duty with a 6.7 Turbo Diesel engine and 6th speed tranny. Truck does an excellent job and get's about the same gas mileage as before. The cost averages about the same, but it's nice to have your home with you with all the comfort's and own it all when you get home.
Plus you meet some nice folks in RV parks around the country.
Now we have a 36 ft Dutchman Toyhauler that will accomadate both bikes and us comfortably. I tow it with a 2011 Ford F250 Super Duty with a 6.7 Turbo Diesel engine and 6th speed tranny. Truck does an excellent job and get's about the same gas mileage as before. The cost averages about the same, but it's nice to have your home with you with all the comfort's and own it all when you get home.
Plus you meet some nice folks in RV parks around the country.
#25
02-19-2012, 01:37 PM
Cruiser
#26
02-19-2012, 01:43 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
I've done it both way's. I had a 2008 F150 HD edition truck and pulled an enclosed 6X10 V-nose with a 2008 Ultra classic. Then my wife wanted to ride her own bike and bought a 2010 SG Trike. I traded the UC for a 2010 RK and bought a 7X16 open trailer to pull both bikes out west. The truck got anywhere from 8 to 13 mpg pulling this rig and we stayed in Motel's averaging 100.00 per night.
Now we have a 36 ft Dutchman Toyhauler that will accomadate both bikes and us comfortably. I tow it with a 2011 Ford F250 Super Duty with a 6.7 Turbo Diesel engine and 6th speed tranny. Truck does an excellent job and get's about the same gas mileage as before. The cost averages about the same, but it's nice to have your home with you with all the comfort's and own it all when you get home.
Plus you meet some nice folks in RV parks around the country.
Now we have a 36 ft Dutchman Toyhauler that will accomadate both bikes and us comfortably. I tow it with a 2011 Ford F250 Super Duty with a 6.7 Turbo Diesel engine and 6th speed tranny. Truck does an excellent job and get's about the same gas mileage as before. The cost averages about the same, but it's nice to have your home with you with all the comfort's and own it all when you get home.
Plus you meet some nice folks in RV parks around the country.
#28
02-19-2012, 02:48 PM
#29
02-19-2012, 03:06 PM
#30
02-19-2012, 03:17 PM
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I have a Fuzion 302 toy hauler. It works great and we like it because you can go to an area and set up a base camp and get a chance to ride all the local roads across multiple days, plus we like to camp and I'm not sleeping on the ground anymore, been there and done that for over 20 years.
If it rains one day, we just sit under the awning and drink beer, play cards, or whatever. We do take trips on the bike without it but those are usually trips where we are doing a loop where we are not in one general area for more than a day. It just depends on what we are trying to see and do.
I haul two baggers with no problem in the toy hauler.
We also use it for camping trips and trips to my land in Tennessee so it's definitely not just for the bike.
Lots of choices out there but the 302 is bit enough to stay in for awhile but not too big to get pull around easy enough.
If it rains one day, we just sit under the awning and drink beer, play cards, or whatever. We do take trips on the bike without it but those are usually trips where we are doing a loop where we are not in one general area for more than a day. It just depends on what we are trying to see and do.
I haul two baggers with no problem in the toy hauler.
We also use it for camping trips and trips to my land in Tennessee so it's definitely not just for the bike.
Lots of choices out there but the 302 is bit enough to stay in for awhile but not too big to get pull around easy enough.
You can not possibly get any better than this unless you hide the damned thing from your wife and and loaded the thing up with strippers and beer drinking friends!