New guy with a question RV vs. Travel Trailer

[Wrestlingdad73]

Hello all,

Glad to be a member of the forum. I am not new to camping, and have own a travel trailer in the past but sold it a few years back.

My wife and I are looking to buy a new Class C or Travel Trailer this summer and I am hoping a forum can give us some information we can use to help make our decision. We do a lot of boating / whitewater rafting in the summer, however we do a lot of traveling when rafting and that leads to staying overnight.

When Traveling with a trailer we either have to pull doubles to tow our raft or we would have to take two outfits everywhere which is our biggest issue with buying a new trailer. Our issues with a Class C is depending on the spot we have to shuttle to for rafting we may not be able to get there in a Class C and what do you guys do when you want to travel locally where you are camping if you did not tow a car? Do you have to tear down camp to go to town? Just seems like a lot of hassle for day trips away from a campsite.

I get there is not a perfect solution to the issues except maybe a pickup box camper though it wouldn't fit our family.

Anyway thanks for having me in the forums and all comments / suggestion are greatly appreciated!

 

[sanda]

What are the dimensions of the raft?

 

[Wrestlingdad73]

Raft is a 14 foot raft, the trailer is approx 16 feet long. There is little to no tongue weight on the trailer, a guy can lift it with no issues, and the raft and frame are light. We are not worried about towing in any way, I have a CDL and I am very experienced driving trucks and trailers. Just trying to decided what the best option is for our camping lifestyle.

I suppose its all personal preference. I sure love the idea of the family all together in a Class C heading down the road, just not sure I like the idea of having to have someone else shuttle my raft once we get there, or the fact if we tow a raft with the Class C we have to tear down camp to go to town or sight see when a vehicle is required.

Which brings us to the travel trailer... either pull doubles or take two vehicles which in this day and age is expensive!!

 

[Lab00Rat]

Necessity is the mother of invention...

roof rack the raft, and bumper tow the trailer.

 

[sanda]

Raft is a 14 foot raft, the trailer is approx 16 feet long. There is little to no tongue weight on the trailer, a guy can lift it with no issues, and the raft and frame are light. We are not worried about towing in any way, I have a CDL and I am very experienced driving trucks and trailers. Just trying to decided what the best option is for our camping lifestyle.

I suppose its all personal preference. I sure love the idea of the family all together in a Class C heading down the road, just not sure I like the idea of having to have someone else shuttle my raft once we get there, or the fact if we tow a raft with the Class C we have to tear down camp to go to town or sight see when a vehicle is required.

Which brings us to the travel trailer... either pull doubles or take two vehicles which in this day and age is expensive!!

If you want a TT I would go with a pickup tow vehicle with the 8' bed. You can buy a fairly cheap pipe rack from harbor freight and haul the raft on it. The previous picture shows what it would look like minus the camper shell.

 

[Jabber Jaw]

A "Class C" would let the family be together for travel!
Add and a tow a full-size pick-up, as suggested above. Put the raft on top of the truck! You then have a means to move the raft about, & a vehicle to "sight see", shop, etc!
Good Luck, & Have Fun......Whatever you decide!

 

[oldguy49]

Have you considered a large fifth wheel toy hauler? Keystone Fuzion has a toy hauler with a 15 ft. garage.https://www.keystonerv.com/product/fuzion/toy-hauler-fifth-wheels/floorplans/419