| Most people think of toy haulers as | | | | Toy haulers started getting more |
| garages on wheels for dirt bikes or ATVs | | | | luxurious. The really big step came when |
| (all-terrain vehicles). They don't see | | | | they become available with separate |
| any connection between toy haulers and | | | | garages. Today, you can walk in the |
| normal camping. The truth is quite | | | | front door and not know you're standing |
| different. The first ones were little | | | | in a toy hauler! Another wonderful |
| more than garages with basic amenities | | | | feature of the new generation of them is |
| for camping. The emphasis was on | | | | four-season capabilities. Today, you can |
| enjoying the toys. Except for | | | | even take your new four-season rig into |
| transporting the toys, the trailer was | | | | snow country and go skiing! More and |
| secondary. | | | | more campgrounds are open year-around. |
| For many years, they were in the same | | | | But, that's not the only way people are |
| category as pop-up tent trailers - warm | | | | using these. I know of a couple who are |
| weather only. It was nearly impossible | | | | into antiques. They load antiques into |
| to find one suitable for four-season | | | | the garage of their toy hauler and |
| use. So, what happened to change all | | | | travel to an antiques show for the |
| that? | | | | weekend. They sell what they can and |
| Guys would get together, load up their | | | | bring back antiques they have bought. |
| dirt bikes and/or ATV's, and then | | | | For the record, they don't own any dirt |
| disappear for the weekend. They'd come | | | | bikes or ATV's. |
| back grungy and exhausted. They had had | | | | Others use that garage area as a second |
| a great time out there. Their wives got | | | | bedroom for friends or relatives who |
| jealous! The guys were having all the | | | | travel with them. Again, they're not |
| fun! The gals wanted to get away, too. | | | | using it to haul any toys. |
| One by one, they insisted on coming | | | | Toy haulers of today are a far cry from |
| along. | | | | the originals. Today, they're among the |
| It wasn't so much that they wanted to go | | | | most versatile RV's on the market. You |
| out and ride dirt bikes; they wanted to | | | | can even buy motor homes with a separate |
| relax and enjoy the weather and the | | | | garage for toys! Recently, I even saw a |
| scenery. The fact that they could spend | | | | commercial for a pickup slide-in camper |
| that time with their guys was also very | | | | that can open up and haul an ATV or a |
| important. | | | | couple of dirt bikes. They are the |
| Once the women started coming along, the | | | | newest, latest and hottest thing on the |
| old-style toy haulers were no longer | | | | RV scene today. More and more people are |
| good enough. Women like the kind of | | | | buying these versatile RV's for a |
| comfort offered by regular travel | | | | variety of reasons and really enjoying |
| trailers. They wanted heating or | | | | them. |
| cooling, bedrooms and bathrooms. | | | | When are you getting yours? |