i am kicking the idea around about buying a toy hauler i mainly ride atv's so that is what i would use it for has anyone that has one got any suggestions i would take the whole family 4 including myself what size is better than another most importantly which brand i am open to either a tag or a gooseneck thanks everyone

 

Try to go to an RV show to see all the possibilities (with your wife and kids). You'll be suprised at all the differences in the units. One thing I really wish I had gotten on my unit was a separated garage and living area. The fuel smell drives my wife crazy. (I love the smell of race gas in the morning!!!).

 

You'll get all the answers to your questions at www.trailerlife.com.

 

I have a 30' Weekend Warrior and am very happy with it. It is the front sleeper version with the bay window option.

It has a 5.5 kW Onan generator and fueling station. Haven't used that all that much as my track bike runs race fuel and I even run a mix of race and regular gas in my dirt bike. It has a 120 gallon fresh water capacity and two 40 gallon holding tanks for the grey and black water.

The F-250 pulls it nicely though I'm perhaps a couple hundred pounds over my GVWR depending upon how I load the trailer. I do have a weight distributing hitch with sway control. That helps a lot.

Daryl

 

Hey Daryl, are you a roadracer?

 

I was.

I raced a '96 GSX-R750 with CCS in the California division in 1998 as an Amateur and a '00 GSX-R750 again in 2001 as an Expert. Raced at Buttonwillow in '98 and mostly at Streets of Willow in 2001 with a couple races at Buttonwillow.

Won the HW Sportbike and Endurance championships for the region in '98 and placed 2nd in the HW Superbike and Sr. Sportbike as well. Finshed 4th overall in points in the region for all Amateur catagories.

In '01 as an expert I was mostly finishing top 3 and at least top 5 in my events. Got taken out by another rider in July and had a little ride to the hospital - OK, just a concussion. Then we found out that my wife was pregnant and a few other things going on with work and so on and I decided to pack it in.

Was still doing track days up until about a year ago but now have even given that up . . . still do some dirt bike riding though and take the trailer out to the desert and camp with the family.

You can see some on track video I took at www.trackcam.com for another month or so till I hand the site over to another fellow who wants the domain name.

Daryl

 

darryl do you have any pics of your trailer mainly inside thanks jason

 

Not handy, but you can see some at http://www.a1warriortrailers.com/

One thing to keep in mind when pricing them is that RV dealers make car/truck dealers look like saints. It really pays to shop around. I told the dealer near me that I wanted his best deal for the loaded trailer and that I wasn't going to dicker around in price so he'd better get it right the first time.

I found the same brand new trailer at a dealer in Phoenix for $5000 less and went there to pick it up. It was a nice first pull for the truck. The first dealer called back as I was leaving for AZ and tried to get me to come back to them and said they'd beat my new dealer's price. I asked them why the original price they quoted me was the best they could do a the time and they didn't have a good answer for that.

Weekend Warrior was the first firm to come out with the toy hauler configuration and their frame and construction is much nicer than that used by some of the competition. You can find a new trailer from another brand for less, but you can find a used trailer of another brand for a lot less than what you can find a used Weekend Warrior for. That speaks volumes for what the perceived value of a trailer is after it's been used for a while. The WW brand holds up well.

Also, I went with the 30' over the 26' for a couple reasons. You get another axle and the brakes that come with it. The payload increases a bit. It isn't that much heavier or harder to pull - though maneuvering it in tight spots is a little harder. Resale value around here is higher because of the high percentage of folks that have buggies, sand rails, jeeps, or a whole load of quads and bikes. You can fit more in the 30' trailer.

Finally, I went with the fiberglass exterior over the siding. That adds some weight and detracts from your payload but it holds up a lot better over time and doesn't get those vertical dirt streaks down the side.

 

Hey Darryl I'm getting back into roadracing this year. I'm going to go for WERA novice. I'm currently trying to sell my mint 02 street R1 so I can buy a 04 or 05 R6 to compete on. Two friends and I are doing this. One of them bought a new Dutchmen Victory Lane SRV35 35' fifth wheel toy hauler for us to race out of. He has a F-250 cCC 4x4 V10. The trailer loaded weighs about 15,500 lbs. I am getting a fifth wheel hitch, actually just the rails, put in my truck so we can pull the trailer with it, as his v-10 struggles a little with it. I think the 15,500 is a little overrated for my F-250 PSD, but I'm going to just go with it. The trailer is really nice, but the garage is only 8x10. It will be tight with 3-4 bikes in there, plus trying to squeeze gear in. The good thing is were all 3 within 10 pounds of each other in weight and 2 inches in height, so setup should be similar on all 3 bikes. We're wanting to run R6's. After looking at all of the toy haulers my suggestion to someone buying one would be to get one with plenty of cargo room, and I'd look for one with a loft over the garage to add extra sleeping space. I saw a really nice one that had a loft and the TV swiveled around to the garage too.

 

Mine is a tag type. I went that way so that I wouldn't have to deal with the 5th wheel hitch taking room in the bed. I also heard stories of guys having some problems bending pins or slapping the top of the bed when pulling 5'vrs down some off road trails. Since the trailer was going to be used for both Road Race and dirt bikes when I bought it I decided to go the tag route.

I'm usually at around 10,000 to 11,000 lb when I go out. 15,000 lb is pretty heavy and you'll want to pay close attention to your pin weight. You might need some air bags . . . not sure.

The 30FS that I have as a queen size pull down bed over the rear of the garage. When the bed is stored it is 6.5' or so above the garage floor.

There are two TV stands in the trailer, one in the bedroom up front and one in the living room area - you can see that one from the garage area.

The trailer in the normal configuration sleeps 8. In the bay window config we have, one bed/couch is deleted and you get two chairs instead.

Another nice thing about the WW is that the roof is a walk on top OK type. You can set up some chairs and watch the races, etc., and not worry about structural damage. Just remember to protect the membrane roof from puncture by the chair legs.

BTW, as long I remember to turn off the fuel valve on the dirt bike I never smell any fumes in the living room area - and I have a good sniffer. My fuel cans are good ones that haven't leaked so far.

 

I purchased a 24ft Storm here http://www.wmtt.com/ about a year ago and have been well pleased with it. Beautiful workmanship inside and out and quality all the way. I got the model with front cabinets, generator compartment and white vinyl walls. Fully insulated, flourescent lights, 12 volt lights, 4 wheel brakes, and chrome wheels. Under $10,000! The owner is a great guy to deal with.

BTW, on a recent trip to SC (580mi) with the trailer hauling a 944 Porsche with my 03 CC FX4 6.0l King Ranch with SCMT in Econo mode I averaged 13.8 mpg at an average speed of 70-75mph. I couldn't be happier!