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I have been very happy bouncing around the country and just using my Aspen Classic camper. But my 6 year old son has decided he likes riding with me and camping. I did take him on a weekend camping trip earlier this year. We went to a campground about an hour away. He did just fine and had a blast. He said he wants to do a lot more. Unfortunately the really good riding is a bit if a journey and I dont think he would enjoy spending hours on end on the back of the trike riding to destinations as well as the possibility of rough weather. For me, I'm fine doing that and have done it many times. But because if this, I figure using a toy hauler is a reasonable compromise.
The choices on these are a bit overwhelming. So I have been looking for quite a while. I knew what I wanted. I wanted a dual axle trailer. I wanted a door on the side in middle instead of rear to have more access inside when trike is loaded. Minimum of at least a queen sized bed and at least one fold down couch bed for the little guy. I wanted it to have the ability to handle my 1200lb trike. I wanted it to be smaller and lighter so I would have no problem towing with my 2015 Silverado 5.3l 4x4. This would allow for more flexibility in destinations.
I plan on staying off the Interstates as much as possible. With it being smaller and lighter, I'm hoping it will struggle less on grades like out in Colorado, Wyoming, Tennessee, etc... I pretty much decided on one of the Forest River models. I really liked the Grey Wolf 19RR. It looked like it was going to be a bit tight width wise as well as having the fold down couch bed in the rear where the trike would be so that would have been worthless.
It is a 24 footer which is about the length I was looking for but with the size of the cargo area, my CSC Viper was just barely going to fit. The dealer also showed me a 22RR which was very nice as well but started to get longer than I wanted. It is approaching 29 feet but didnt really have any more useful cargo space and the front bedroom was closed off. Since I'm with my son, I would rather have a more open front bedroom. I still liked the 19RR better although it had some shortcomings.
After looking a little further, I found the Forest River FSX toy haulers. They are also under the Forest River name, Wildwood and Salem labels They are basically identical and just different cosmetic color schemes. The one I found there was the 190RT. It was a foot longer which was ok. The 19RR cargo area was listed at 68" wide in the rear but narrowed down as you went forwards. It was also listed at 121" for cargo. The cargo area on the 190RT lists a nominal 70" wide but 124" in main area but also has more cargo room at 54" wide as you move forward. It also has 2 fold up couch beds on the same wall.
The rear one like with the 19RR would be useless with trike loaded but I think the front one would still have enough room to fold down. But even if it doesnt, there would still be enough room to open up a foldable cot and still have access to the bathroom, the front bed, the fridge, etc... This is important because sometimes we will probably need a day or two to get to whatever destination and could just find a handy spot to sleep for the night without having to setup or unload. One added bonus is that both the 19RR as well as the 190RT have patio ramp doors.
They come with collapsible fencing that is easily used which will create more useable space. So I now have one on order and supposed to be delivered to dealer in 10-12 weeks. Not going to hold my breath because I have heard about manufacturing issues because of component availability. But I did reach out to a rep at Forest River who said that things are getting much better and production times are coming down. As long as I can get it by mid spring, I will be a happy camper, LOL!
The choices on these are a bit overwhelming. So I have been looking for quite a while. I knew what I wanted. I wanted a dual axle trailer. I wanted a door on the side in middle instead of rear to have more access inside when trike is loaded. Minimum of at least a queen sized bed and at least one fold down couch bed for the little guy. I wanted it to have the ability to handle my 1200lb trike. I wanted it to be smaller and lighter so I would have no problem towing with my 2015 Silverado 5.3l 4x4. This would allow for more flexibility in destinations.
I plan on staying off the Interstates as much as possible. With it being smaller and lighter, I'm hoping it will struggle less on grades like out in Colorado, Wyoming, Tennessee, etc... I pretty much decided on one of the Forest River models. I really liked the Grey Wolf 19RR. It looked like it was going to be a bit tight width wise as well as having the fold down couch bed in the rear where the trike would be so that would have been worthless.
It is a 24 footer which is about the length I was looking for but with the size of the cargo area, my CSC Viper was just barely going to fit. The dealer also showed me a 22RR which was very nice as well but started to get longer than I wanted. It is approaching 29 feet but didnt really have any more useful cargo space and the front bedroom was closed off. Since I'm with my son, I would rather have a more open front bedroom. I still liked the 19RR better although it had some shortcomings.
After looking a little further, I found the Forest River FSX toy haulers. They are also under the Forest River name, Wildwood and Salem labels They are basically identical and just different cosmetic color schemes. The one I found there was the 190RT. It was a foot longer which was ok. The 19RR cargo area was listed at 68" wide in the rear but narrowed down as you went forwards. It was also listed at 121" for cargo. The cargo area on the 190RT lists a nominal 70" wide but 124" in main area but also has more cargo room at 54" wide as you move forward. It also has 2 fold up couch beds on the same wall.
The rear one like with the 19RR would be useless with trike loaded but I think the front one would still have enough room to fold down. But even if it doesnt, there would still be enough room to open up a foldable cot and still have access to the bathroom, the front bed, the fridge, etc... This is important because sometimes we will probably need a day or two to get to whatever destination and could just find a handy spot to sleep for the night without having to setup or unload. One added bonus is that both the 19RR as well as the 190RT have patio ramp doors.
They come with collapsible fencing that is easily used which will create more useable space. So I now have one on order and supposed to be delivered to dealer in 10-12 weeks. Not going to hold my breath because I have heard about manufacturing issues because of component availability. But I did reach out to a rep at Forest River who said that things are getting much better and production times are coming down. As long as I can get it by mid spring, I will be a happy camper, LOL!
