Really at a cross roads of what we want to do. When I built our shop I added a car port bay on the far end for a camper, 30’ deep with a 12’ opening so that’s really what I’d like to keep the overall dimensions under.
Towing our friends 25’ travel trailer home basically gave me an idea how our Suburban would do (didn’t adjust the hitch, but it was like it wasn’t even back there outside of some windy conditions on the freeway).
My dads been offering for me to just come get his Forest River Work & Play from Ohio, but two issues there are both due to its size (40’). It’s both too large for the Suburban to tow & way too big for my shaded parking at the shop.
Granted “free” is a really great perk for a camper/toy hauler the shaded storage and buying another tow vehicle are issues.
He’s offered to swap trucks with me, and take his 1990 Cummins back I’m just finishing up a restoration on in trade for his 2003 Cummins SRW CCSB 4x4. It works out for everyone since he’d be able to fly down to use it whenever (camping season is short up north, and endless between here and Florida).
Ideally I’d still rather just buy my own 25ish foot toy hauler that checks all the boxes. So here I am open to suggestions & recommendations from you guys.
If I were to pick up a traditional travel trailer rather than a toy hauler then we’d be cutting out riding/camping trips which would be the majority of its use. Again, if I bought a pickup truck that’s no longer a issue, but I have no plans to sell the Suburban & would rather not add to the fleet.
One suggestion I got from a friend was a large roof top tent & a normal enclosed trailer to cover our wish list while keeping weight, parking & costs lower. Although I’ll admit I don’t know anything at all about roof top tents (lack of AC comes to mind as a big issue in the Carolinas).