Why Buy a Toy Hauler?

By Edwin J. Hill

Most people think of toy haulers as garages on wheels for dirt bikes or ATVs (all-terrain vehicles). They don’t see any connection between toy haulers and normal camping. The first ones were little more than garages with basic amenities for camping. The emphasis was on enjoying the toys. Except for transporting the toys, the trailer was secondary.

For many years, they were in the same category as pop-up tent trailers - warm weather only.
Guys would get together, load up their dirt bikes and/or ATV’s, and then disappear for the weekendThe guys were having all the fun!

Once the women started coming along, the old-style toy haulers were no longer good enough. Women like the kind of comfort offered by regular travel trailers. They wanted heating or cooling, bedrooms and bathrooms.

Toy haulers started getting more luxurious. The really big step came when they become available with separate garages. Today, you can walk in the front door and not know you’re standing in a toy hauler!. Today, you can even take your new four-season rig into snow country and go skiing!
I know of a couple who are into antiques. They load antiques into the garage of their toy hauler and travel to an antiques show for the weekend. For the record, they don’t own any dirt bikes or ATV’s.
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Toy haulers of today are a far cry from the originals. Today, they’re among the most versatile RV’s on the market. You can even buy motor homes with a separate garage for toys! Recently, I even saw a commercial for a pickup slide-in camper that can open up and haul an ATV or a couple of dirt bikes. More and more people are buying these versatile RV’s for a variety of reasons and really enjoying them.

When are you getting yours?