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