When choosing a toy hauler, I was left with very few options. Due to the pin (hitch) weights of these trailers. There is a concerning trend in the toy hauler segment of the rv market, the trend being the ever increasing hitch weights. Not everyone has a one-ton pick-up or dually truck and it is nearly impossible to get an rv that has a compatible pin weight for my three-quarter ton truck.
The truck is no slouch, its a ram 2500, diesel, able to pull 19,000lbs and haul a 2600lbs in the bed, which is where the trouble comes in with the toy haulers now-a-days. The pin (hitch) weight of a lot of the newer fifth wheel toyhaulers are rediculas, most offerings are above 3000 lbs pin weight.
Are they trying to force everyone to larger trucks? I cant help but think this is what is happening. I guess in some ways, thats not a bad thing, considering the overall weight of these trailers, I think we should be using one-tons. It never was like this though, Could be that they are just putting so many new features into the trailers now to make them more comfortable that the weights are just increasing.
I guess the point i’m trying to make here is, when is enough, enough? I mean I don’t think people with no training on pulling large vehicles should be out and about with these large vehicles!
I have my Class A CDL and many endorsements to boot. I think there should be some kind of training mandated to help people figure out how to drive these rigs properly, whether it be a fifth wheel or a Class A RVs. Also there needs to be some kind of FEDMED (Commercial Requirement) equivilent where these people should be medically cleared and checked every two years like in the commercial relm. I’m veering off topic, lets reign this back in…
Ok, so I needed a fifth wheel for stability while pulling and I needed a 13’ garage, separated from the living area. You can readily find fifth wheels and bumper pulls with 13’ or even 16’ garages but they are open to the living quarters, which means all the fumes and debris from the utv would be all over the living quarters, not my idea of a good time. Also, it’s hard to find a toy hauler in a non-tripple axle configuration, which my thinking is, these types of trailers would chew through tires, something I didn’t want to deal with.
I also really wanted to have a fuel station on-board which will help immensely while out camping in remote areas. No more having to deal with fuel cans, as I did in the past.
I found exactly what I was looking for with this Wolfpack, I searched for close to 3 years before finally coming to this decision. It ticks all the right boxes and has more than what I was looking for at a great price.
So, after realizing what rv i wanted to purchase based on the needs and wants I was looking for, I started searching. I use the website RVTrader to search locally and nationally to compare stock and prices. This website is my go to for browsing before purchasing. I used this website to find my Intech Flyer Chase which is what I had before this RV. I searched for sometime for that rv as well, due to the high demand of those small rv types.
I both cases I used the RVtrader website and found it to be easy to use and accurate, great tool and I would highly recommend it.
So, In conclusion, I ended up finding everything I wanted after dealing with a small teardrop style camper for several years. While that small rv was fun and a easy way to enter into the rv life, I needed the additional space that this new larger rv provides. I can’t wait to get it out there and start enjoying it!
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