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