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08-01-2012, 12:19 AM
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Bumper Pull Toyhauler with seperate Garage?
Who makes a quality, 4 seasons bumper pull Toyhauler with seperate enclosed garage? Thanks!
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08-01-2012, 01:26 AM
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call featherlite
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08-01-2012, 08:51 AM
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I thought Featherlite just made aluminum horse trailers???
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08-03-2012, 01:26 AM
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They make just about everything. They take a standard car hauler and outfit it with living quarters in the front (you ask for a "living quarters trailer". If the garage is for a car, figure 18 ft, and the rest is left for the living quarters - it can get pretty tight unless the trailer gets long.
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08-04-2012, 09:51 AM
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Not sure if it is considerd 4 season, but you can get storm windows as an option, and it has heated tanks. Fuzion 300/301.
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08-04-2012, 05:51 PM
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I have not seen a 4 season bumper pull toyhauler.
Ken
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08-04-2012, 07:19 PM
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With any towable, you have to order/ask for something like an "Arctic Package" to get real 4 season equipment.
Thor has several brands under thier control thanks to the economy:
I had a Dutchmen and it was a very good TT. Dutchmen now has 3 bumper pull Toyhauler models with varied prices and dress levels.
Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc
You need to ask for the "POLAR PACKAGE"
• Heated and Enclosed Underbelly Protects Bottom of Trailer from Road Debris and Damage
• Enhances Aerodynamics of Trailer • Beauflor Flooring - Cold Crack Resistant
I also looked as Forest River because they have a wide variety of Touhaulers including the XLR and Viper ("V" Nose) series.
Toy Haulers by Forest River
For Forest River, they call the cold weather package the "Extreme Package" - 12V Heated Holding Tanks
- Dual Pane Windows
- Enclosed Underbelly
- Double Insulation In Roof
If looking for used, those with a cold weather set-up will be rare but well worth having, because the extra insulation keeps you warm in the Winter AND cool in the Summer...I used the fact that I had the Arctic Pack in my Duthcmen Denali as a selling point.
Bst of luck
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08-04-2012, 07:26 PM
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he key word on that keystone was "customized". Many manufacturers will make what you want. Pace, Featherlite, Haulmark, they'll make whatever you want, just bring money. I believe forest river made a nice toyhauler at one time as well. I used to have a Carson. If you call them and spec it out Bill Modisette will make pretty much anything you want.
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08-04-2012, 07:43 PM
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Arctic and Polar packs do not necessarily make a unit 4 season. A true 4 season unit has a lot more than a layer of aluminum foil bubble stuff in the floor.
Ken
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08-04-2012, 08:30 PM
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So true, so true...foil bubble wrap won't make a rig stay warm.
I trusted that Duthmen knew what they are doing and my Denali with Artic Pack (now named Polar Pack) had a very good ducted furnace, a fully enclosed belly (enclosed with a triple-layer epoxy molded material), heat pad equipped holding tanks, and extra insulation in the box and appliance ports.
I boondocked in the Sierra Nevada during winter ('cuz all the campgrounds were closed during snow season )...the snow just slid-off the slightly peaked roofline. -AND- My trailer was the only unit to NOT burn in our RV storage area during the terrible 2007 Witch Creek fires because the enclosed belly protected the rig from the burning/blowing fireballs from the nearby wood and homes...MAN I loved that trailer!!
There are Naysayers on the forum...I don't get it. In fact the Naysayers even said I shouldn't be able to winter camp in my Outlaw, but I have. And did it in Washington! And, it was WONDERFUL in OEM set-up. All, I had to do was add a small thermostatically controlled floor heater in the garage so some guest could sleep back there
Knowledge is power and I was just trying to give Ryan some good feedback. Hopefully they will be able to make informed decisions and find their dream RV too.
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08-06-2012, 10:41 PM
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I appreciate all the feedback. I'll check out the links. I knew that some toyhauler brands had models with enclosed garages that were bumper pull.
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08-13-2012, 11:05 PM
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And I REALLY would like to find 1 less than 12' tall!
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08-14-2012, 11:31 PM
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