Toy Hauler for a Harley? What are You Thinking???

[@darrelgraham9206]

Also using the toy hauler you don't have to rush in the morning. One other thing you need, is to change is the mattress the ones that come with the trailers are junk

[@DKCustomProducts]

True on both points! 👍

[@Peter-976]

A toy hauler makes motorcycle traveling so much easier. Especially the older you get.

[@DKCustomProducts]

To get almost anywhere we like to ride...curves, mountains, scenic...we have to cross anywhere between 500 and 1500 miles of flat boring roads, PLUS it is much nicer to stay in our own home than a motel.

[@aarondeere]

Toyhaulers are so versatile. I'm 44 and my wife and kids absolutely love camping. We bought our toyhauler before I got back into motorcycles and loved the layout they offered. Staying in your own bed is priceless and cooking your own meals is great. All about the enjoyment and toyhaulers add to it.

[@DKCustomProducts]

Yep, it has revolutionized our trips. Much nicer and less expensive and get more riding that we like in. We've also found ourselves using it in ways we never thought about before...doing camping, business trips, and of course during this crazy lockdown, it is a home on wheels.

[@tomhopkins6758]

Very well said. I'm 45. Wife and I have and use the camper. Nothing wrong with that lol. Just depends on where and how long the trip is..we definitely tent camp too. Fact, we tent camp first and the camper is a backup plan. Also: PLEASE for God sake. DONT BUY A BIG CAMPER lol. They are WAY too much trouble and they just don't fit anywhere.

[@tonkadriver1082]

Nice to see our AZ camp made the video. One Pro to emphasize is that every night you are staying in your home as opposed to a bed that a stranger with who knows what possible health condition was sleeping in just last night.

[@DKCustomProducts]

Absolutely!

[@velikijoxotnik]

My wife and I have been glamping for years. We also love riding and long rides. This past year, I finally talked my wife into trading our camper trailer for a toy hauler. We love to camp and we love to ride. This summer, we're headed to Colorado Springs in July for a multi-week stay, to do the 5-in-1 10k-peak riding challenge with the Pikes Peak HOG chapter. Sure, we could ride to Colorado Springs and stay in a hotel, or we could stay longer and bring more stuff and have our own camper, if we toy hauled. Sometimes we ride to the destination. Sometimes we toy haul. It's all good.

[@DKCustomProducts]

Man yes, no matter how you get there the ride is awesome! Thanks for commenting! 😎 MB

[@LonesomeNomad137]

I love your videos, my wife and I just turned 60. You give us awesome ideas.

[@DKCustomProducts]

Man, glad you're enjoying them. Hope you are healing up well. Yeah, our riding & trips have been revolutionized.

[@LonesomeNomad137]

@@DKCustomProducts thank you, I’m getting better everyday. It’s a good thing that the weather has turned because I’m not sure I could resist. Keep up the good work, hope to see you on the road.

[@DKCustomProducts]

@@LonesomeNomad137 That is great that you are healing up. Yeah, that first ride once I got better was sweet. Definitely hope our paths cross and can do some riding.

[@timpotter6332]

I'm with ya, I'm 61 my Wife is 63 and we use to ride everywhere, now we have a toy hauler and myself I love it. We are from Nothern Michigan everywhere we go seems like it's 1500 to 2000 miles one way. Sure, makes it nice.

[@DKCustomProducts]

Yes, for decades riding long straight, even hot, cold, or rainy miles to get to the great riding destinations (mountains, curvy roads, etc.) were fun. Now with the TH we are able to eat up those "boring" miles, save $, and ride in all the primo areas. Glad you are enjoying! 👍

[@timpotter6332]

@@DKCustomProducts Trailor gang..... lmao yep I'm one myself

[@BellsRidesAboardSeaBoss]

Not to mention the quality of the rest in your own bed compared to a hotel. Plus it’s your own cooties compared to 1000’s of other people’s in a hotel which for me is enough to justify a rv. We just finished outfitting our rv toad for our bike to travel full time. Can’t wait Enjoy the Ride

[@DKCustomProducts]

Congrats on going full time. Hope y'all have a blast. Yeah, having your own place instead of a different motel every night is a whole different world.

[@BellsRidesAboardSeaBoss]

@@DKCustomProducts Right on brother, hope to see you in Sturgis. I’m organizing a a charity ride called The Blue Ride honoring fallen LEO. Would love to ride with y’all.

[@DKCustomProducts]

@@BellsRidesAboardSeaBoss We go thru Sturgis every now and then, but generally not during the rally. Send us an email regarding your charity ride. We like to help out on those when we can. [e-mail]

[@Dave-sw2dm]

Your story sounds like mine. Im just a few years behind you. In 2020 i converted a cargo trailer into a one person toy hauler. I now can set up a base camp and explore the local area. Im now looking at official toy haulers and have looked at the little freedom express.

[@DKCustomProducts]

You won't regret it in my opinion! Thanks for your comment!

[@ernieme101]

on a 40 or 50 day trip this is the best way to go , motel and food costs will just eat you up otherwise . for a few days or a couple of weeks unless you're travelling massive miles on the Interstate it seems a little less fun . very cool that you've found a solution that works for you and keeps you riding to new places ! speaking of which i really have to do Newfoundland sometime , did a couple of weeks in Nova Scotia , rented a little house right on the ocean . we still laugh about that trip , everything was wonderful except the beds in the house , all 4 of them were so old that we always rolled into the middle , ended up sleeping in separate beds !

[@DKCustomProducts]

Thanks. Yeah, gets rid of those long days on the interstate...gets us to where we want to ride. Sounds like you had a lot of fun in Nova Scotia. Newfoundland was amazing too!

[@dka8085]

Makes a whole lotta sence. One day we'll be doing the same along with some fishing and 4-wheeling. Kevin & Mary is living the dream!

[@DKCustomProducts]

Thanks for watching and commenting. Appreciate it. Hope you enjoy it as much as we are. 👍

[@OZARKSHDRIDERS]

My wife and I have been thinking about getting a toy hauler for the past couple of years, sounds like we are the same age as you guys, and I think that time is getting closer for us as well, TC guys 💯

[@DKCustomProducts]

It was a hard decision. Mary removed the sticker from her helmet- "Silly Yuppie, Trailers are for Boats". But we are glad we made it.

[@OZARKSHDRIDERS]

@@DKCustomProducts we're seriously thinking about it for sure

[@brokenspokes6731]

I've been looking at the same toy hauler for the last year and your video convinced me that is the way to go. thanks

[@DKCustomProducts]

Glad I could help

[@kurtfirestone2761]

I want to get a pull-behind camper for my trike and travel like that

[@DKCustomProducts]

It is a blast!

[@marcelvanderley8578]

Love this idea for long hauls. When we both retire, we want to travel cross country and now thinking that towing a trailer with either 5th wheel behind would be a plus in my book! Thank you!! I get to keep my Harley!! Haha

[@DKCustomProducts]

Go for it! We are in Utah right now, enjoying all the sights and great riding roads....and we did not have to ride 1000+ miles of interstate to get here, and we have not paid anything for hotel rooms. It is great to have your home on wheels wherever you go.

[@jshingler5284]

We added a pop out camper to our setup a few years ago. We have ridden all over the country but its nice to know that I can spend the full amount of time on vacation at a destination and no matter what the weather come home warm and dry. Like 1200 miles to Sturgis. I can leave Sat morning and with two 600 mile days I can be back at work on Monday. Something I don't care to do anymore. Getting older and long days in cold and rain don't excite me any more. LOL Someday I will ride to Sturgis but when I have more time for the trip. I can put the wife's tri glide and two full dressers in and have multiple drivers for the long haul home. Still pull it all with my daily driver 1/2 ton pickup. So I agree Kevin, nice job!

[@DKCustomProducts]

Sounds like you have a set up that works well for you. We really enjoyed our pop out tent campers that we pulled behind our 2 wheelers and Trike. Spent hundreds of nights in them.

[@jshingler5284]

@@DKCustomProducts Kevin, This is what I was talking about the pop out bunk. Allows you to go to bed without unloading. Not as much room as yours with bikes inside but it works out great for hauling more than one bike at a time. rnrtrailers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/BUNK-007.jpg

[@DKCustomProducts]

@@jshingler5284 Oh, that is very cool. Had not seen that. Good use of space.

[@jshingler5284]

@@DKCustomProducts Thanks we like it. The downside is if you want to go to sleep they know what your doing. Not stealthy. LOL Its all aluminum and weighs in at 2,700 lb. With the wifes Tri Glide, my Electra Glide and a buddies Electra Glide we roll out at a little over 6,000 lb. I do wish I would have opted for the AC unit though, but then again it would not fit in the barn. Hummm Great video!

[@DKCustomProducts]

@@jshingler5284 Always trade-offs.

[@budirwin9825]

Totally understand where your coming from. Wife & I are looking to do the same 65 &68. Need one large enough for 2 triglides. Probably go with racecar trl. with living quarters due to the space we need. You just helped push us over to pull the trigger & buy one.

[@DKCustomProducts]

I hope you two enjoy it as much has we have been. 👍

[@motarded4214]

Man, I ran the same numbers for my 10 day, twice a year trips, and I was surprised to see that my average hotel room cost was like ~200/night. I've been doing solo moto trips since I have a 5 year old and my wife is a teacher. We decided to buy a 5th wheel toy hauler so we can go more places together. I can bring my motorcycle and spend a day or two out riding twisty roads on my own, and then the other days we can all go do things together. Ride bicycles or motocross tracks.. what ever. I think it'll just work a lot better for our situation.

[@DKCustomProducts]

Yeah, there is a certain adventure that is given up by using a trailer, but the benefits are many...financially, time-wise and flexibility in doing different things. 👍

[@dbbaker8]

I learned this years ago. We now have our toyhauler and look forward to the long travels. Planning is I ride and she hauls to location. Wait then she says shes riding hers and I must haul. Keeping it equal.

[@DKCustomProducts]

Interesting. Sounds like you two have found your groove.

[@tgjustcruisin1005]

Do you take a cover for the trike in case of rain? You obviously have to keep it outside once you get to your camp site. We have a toy hauler and have a trike ordered, which should be here by end of August.

[@DKCustomProducts]

We do not. It would probably stay cleaner if we did, but we ride thru rain, snow, dust storms, and we wash it with water periodically, so sitting out is not going to hurt it. Here's a video of riding home from work in the snow- kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5aylmaun5qXj68

[@tgjustcruisin1005]

@@DKCustomProducts Great video! Hope I enjoy my trike as much as you are enjoying yours. Anxious to get it here and start doing my heat reducing projects. Safe travels and keep those great videos coming

[@DKCustomProducts]

@@tgjustcruisin1005 Thanks man! Congrats on the new TG coming in. Wishing you many miles of smiles!

[@nelmar5560]

You have good experience. How many feet, gvrw, what is your truck make and model? What down sides?

[@DKCustomProducts]

33 feet long, nose to tail. Inside is 28 feet long. Trailer is 6000 lbs empty and 9000 lbs fully loaded. We have a 2020 F350 Dually crew cab powerstroke. It is far more truck than is needed for this trailer, but we do other things with it too. We pulled it for over 10K miles with a HDPP F150 with the 3.5 Ecoboost. It did fine on level ground and hilly terrain, but when it came to steeper mountain grades, the power and the brakes were insufficient. A properly set up F250 or 2500 would be sufficient for anywhere in North America. Downsides: Some of the adventure of taking a trip on a motorcycle is missed. Trailers need regular maintenance (got to be handy, because RV repair facilities make HD Dealerships look extremely competent AND Fast) Takes about 30 days of travel per year, where you are saving $ those nights on motels to be a break-even venture regarding costs. (that is if you already have a truck) For us, traveling more than 60 days a year, and having already had hundreds of thousands of miles of motorcycle trips all over NA, and time being an important factor, it is absolutely worth it to travel with our home with us...and be able to get to the great riding areas and do our riding there.

[@murraehaynes3182]

Thanks for the info…we have the same toy hauler and we’re getting ready to load our bike and hit the road this November 👍🏼

[@DKCustomProducts]

Very cool. Enjoy your trip! 👍

[@edwincolon4606]

What type toy hauler and how many feet, can you list the model, thanks!

[@murraehaynes3182]

@@edwincolon4606 Coachmen Freedom Express Blast, 29’ , pull it with a RAM 2500 diesel. We haul two bikes

[@HangTimeSolutions]

Good video to open the door to the experience. During COVID-19 I traveled and work up and down the east coast in a RV. It has cons but the pros outweigh the cons. My ultimate goal when I retire is a class C or A toy hauler.

[@DKCustomProducts]

Thanks, glad you found the video interesting. Sounds like a good way to work...and a good retirement goal. A Super C is very appealing, AND VERY EXPENSIVE, but would be the cats meow. 👍😎👍

[@HangTimeSolutions]

@@DKCustomProducts A super C is perfect if you can afford it and the maintenance only one brand I would order from in that class as a toy hauler and that's Renegade. A regular class C Thor Outlaw. My class C is a Itasca Viva and I just purchased a used small toy hauler Cherokee Grey Wolf 19 RR not near as big as your but that's smallest two axle I could find I rented a Wolf Pup 18RJB and one blow out made me realize I never want to pull a one axle toy hauler ever again. LoL

[@DKCustomProducts]

@UCLCKWuzkkwyRfStPEAGOTc%F0%9F%99%82Q Yeah, unless we win the lottery, which is unlikely since I don't buy lottery tickets, a Super C is not in our future. The Itasca Viva are really nice. 👍 We started with a Coachmen TH 17BLSE just to see if we would like it....we did and then went bigger, the 17 is pretty small. Your Grey Wolf is a bit bigger. Agree, single axle is no good for a TH. Enjoy the road!

[@TedK-m2b]

Hey Kevin. What is the smallest toy hauler that will accommodate a harley triglide. What is the rear axle weight concerns. Thanks

[@DKCustomProducts]

I do not know what the smallest is....but our first on was pretty small. Here's a link to it. coachmenrv.com/freedom-express-select/17BLSE/9224 When the trike was loaded we had to climb over it to get to the rest of the trailer. With the trike loaded we had full use of the bathroom, bed, & stove, along with partial access to the fridge, & partial access to the sink. Here are a few links to some photos of the Tri Glide loaded- www.dkcustomproducts.com/image/ToyHauler/TG%20in%20TH%201.jpg www.dkcustomproducts.com/image/ToyHauler/TG%20in%20TH%202.jpg Not sure if you're asking about truck rear axle or trailer axles. Prolly you're asking about the truck. I would never go over 80% of the trucks cargo carrying capacity. Also, the tongue weight on the trailers tend to be a bit heavier than what they list in their literature. Whatever trailer and truck, get a good, well set up, load distribution system. We use the pro-pride Hensley design. It is amazingly stable.

[@samueltorres6897]

I’m 59 and have been thinking of trading in our fifth wheel, which we don’t use nearly as much now, for a smaller toy hauler for the reasons mentioned on this video. Just confirmed that it is much better. My wife rides with me , one bike, and it does add a bit more fatigue the older you get. Thanks-I’m going to more seriously look into one for 2021. Stay safe.

[@DKCustomProducts]

Cool, glad the video was helpful. We are very happy with our bumper pull and NO slides, no hydraulics. Makes for a bit smaller living space and for a lot less maintenance. One other thing not mentioned in the video, ours is 96" wide instead of the more typical 102" wide. Not a lot of companies do that, and it does make for a bit less space, but is easier towing and maneuvering.

[@tomhopkins6758]

I have a really nice 5th wheel toy hauler. I also tent it quite a bit. Definitely just as. Much fun either way. Ya really should experience both. Last couple years, I use the camper for spring Daytona, just because of the weather. And because that trip we will usually stay in FL for another 2-3 weeks after the rally. Brings up the issue with the dog. This way I can take him..

[@DKCustomProducts]

Right on! Agree 100% with you. Lots of great memories from the tent camping days. 👍😎👍

[@chrishodapp1962]

One more pro for the toy hauler is you don’t have to use it…. If you want to road-trip on the bike you can, leave the rv at home….if it looks like bed weather, load the bike up and hit the road

[@DKCustomProducts]

Yes, Great point! Thanks for commenting! 😎

[@garyluzier6171]

After watching some of your videos featuring the smaller 20' trailer, we ordered a Freedom Express on September 1st. There is a huge backorder on any type of trailer. Originally we were told 12 weeks but now it has been extended to the end of January. We do a lot of bike touring and are really looking forward to traveling with the trailer. Thanks for the video.......Gary

[@DKCustomProducts]

Cool, good to hear you enjoyed the videos. Congratulations! Wishing you many miles of smiles on all your trips! Once you get it, and get it set up for your needs, it is amazing how convenient it is to have your home with you all the time. To be able to unload and ride when the roads are good, and beat feet when they are not great riding roads, to get to the next ones.

[@templar2b1ask]

Didn’t know Freedom Express made a toy hauler model, which did you buy?

[@bajarvcouple]

Great video; nice tour! Always more comfortable to have your home with you wherever you go! What did you do with the couch?

[@DKCustomProducts]

Glad you liked it. The couches are in the shed. The shelf for storage is much more useful and the chairs we have are more comfortable than the couch.

[@jamessturtz728]

Would liked to have seen how you get the bike/trike inside.

[@DKCustomProducts]

We have a video that shows that, will link below. Look at the 2:55 mark in this video- kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3yYYpKegsl5eJY At some point we will probably do a video showing both the trike and the 2 wheeler being loaded up & strapped down, what we do and why.

[@HUMINT1]

Appreciate the video. Crazy thing is a few years back my wife and I were traveling from Southern California through Palm Springs to Las Vegas via Parker, AZ on up through Laughlin. We hit that same 110+ degree heat at around noon time. I even took a similar photo of the display on my Ultra showing the temp as well. Fast forward to about a month ago and we just purchased our first Toy Hauler and Truck to tow it. Last year we took an 8,000 mile, 11 state motorcycle trip through the Pacific North & Southwest on that same Ultra pulling a small cargo trailer I had built to carry our camping gear. One of my biggest concerns is losing some of the stories and experiences from the road. Do you load both the trike and Softail or just one or the other? Also are toy haulers built heavier in the tongue so when one loads their “toys” it sorta evens out the weight the way it’s supposed to at like 40% rear/60% front? I really appreciate you sharing your toy hauler story and experience with us. Both my wife and I are 54 and our plan is to definitely travel by toy hauler/truck for the same reasons you pointed out. ✌🏽

[@DKCustomProducts]

Yep, sounds familiar! There is no doubt that you lose some of the adventure of a road trip when using a Toy Hauler. But, from where we live, to get to great riding areas (like last week we were riding Beartooth Pass and around Yellowstone), we would have ridden over 1000 miles of relatively straight boring interstate miles, AND been in a different motel every night. Our particular Toy Hauler will only fit the Tri Glide, or it will fit two 2 wheelers, but not a 2 wheeler and a Trike. Yes, the frame on most toy haulers are significantly beefier to handle the extra weight. Most toy haulers also put the heavier components of the trailer up front to compensate for the weight of the "toy" in the rear. Wishing you many miles of smiles with your new way of travel. Oh, and we still do shorter trips without the toy hauler...but, like the one we are on now, it is a 6000 mile loop, and during that loop we will be riding all the great areas we see, from the comfort of our own home on wheels.

[@HUMINT1]

@@DKCustomProducts Yes I couldn’t agree with ya more on having to ride through relatively “boring” interstates to get to the good riding areas. We live in Southern California and seem to have to always travel those same type freeways and desolate areas to get to where we want to be and ride. And yes from my early 20’s say after discharge from the military up until maybe my mid 30’s it didn’t bother me much to have to ride through those desolate areas. You know I’ve been following you guys or DK Custom videos for awhile but for the life of me can’t remember what it was I purchased from your company originally. Do you sell custom relocating brackets for say Dyna Ignition Coils? So they can be mounted below the fuel tank where the horn is located? If so I dig that kit and I get compliments from that bracket all the time. Anyways I appreciate all the videos you’ve put out over the years. For a guy like myself who’s been riding for over 35 years loves to wrench on his own stuff and learning things in the process I’ve found your videos to be very educational. Maybe you could do a video on loading your motorcycle in the toy hauler, and how you tie it down and chock the front wheel as well as if you’ve come into any clearance issues? Since I haven’t yet loaded my Ultra Limited Low I don’t know what awaits me but I’ve heard I might have issues at the transition from toy hauler ramp into toy hauler garage. Thanks again and safe travels up there in Yellowstone.

[@DKCustomProducts]

@@HUMINT1 Thank you! Glad you are finding the videos useful/interesting...and we appreciate your business and glad you are enjoying the parts. Here are a couple of videos showing loading a bike and a trike in our Toy Hauler. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIPNZX-Dqs1-qM0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/navFfKypppaso8U

[@fernominal]

Really nice setup in the toy hauler! Thanks for sharing brother!

[@DKCustomProducts]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it. 👍

[@mikedanaher3413]

I agree. The older you get... the more comfortable you want to be. I’m almost 51 so not on my radar yet but, in 10-15 years it’s definitely going to be a option.

[@DKCustomProducts]

Yep, and the more important time gets! Besides saving $, saving the time so that we could spend more time riding where we want was a huge unexpected benefit.

[@chevyon37s]

Go ahead a do it sooner. You’ll thank yourself. I’m 27 and not only do i enjoy motorcycles but I go on trips to hunt out of state, as well as just camping trips. We even take a camper to the Indy 500 for the weekend. So by getting my own toy hauler I can do all that with no hotel room costs and hassle, and just be able to pack up and go, as well as have room for friends.

[@ThePNWRiderWA]

Do you need to use a ramp to get the trike into the garage ?

[@DKCustomProducts]

Depends on if I am parked on an incline or decline. Also, different toyhaulers have different length hinged door/ramp. On this one I generally use ramps. Here is a video showing me using them- kzbin.info/www/bejne/navFfKypppaso8U Here is a video of us on the road loading up where we did not need to use any additional ramps- kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpKunIprlqqjY6s

[@Daybreaker3101]

Would you entertain the idea of making a video of how you load and unload your Trike in your Toyhauler without tearing the exhaust off? I have a converted Cargo trailer and no lower than it is I still scrape the pipes. It is no where near as steep of a ramp compared to a Toyhauler. I'm 66 and after a stroke I can't ride a 2 wheeler. I now have a Tri-Glide. Thank you for your videos.

[@DKCustomProducts]

. The first thing is to make sure the rear of the Tri Glide is not sitting low, use a Convertible Comfort Lift™ that you can see here- www.dkcustomproducts.com/harley-trike-lift-kits-c56-48.htm The other things we do are either park the trailer where the trailer tires are in a bit of a dip, or more often, we use leveling blocks underneath the ramp, with a few more leveling blocks leading up to the ramp for the front tire. For the rear tires we use Race Ramps. You can see at this photo link that the ramp is not on the ground, because we have leveling blocks lifting it up a bit to make it at less of angle. www.dkcustomproducts.com/image/2019_TJ_AZ_Trip/Getting_into_US_Next_10a/98-up%20ramp.PNG In the following video, at the 6 second mark, you can see in the right hand corner, behind Dwaye, the race ramps that we use. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXyYqWaimLapgLc We will shoot some video soon of the a-z of loading and unloading.

[@jshingler5284]

I doubled a couple 2 x 6 and angled the one end. Place a set in front of each rear wheel and drive right in. The 2x6 raises the trike rear while not raising the front wheel. Also Kevins lift kit for the tri glide helps. Since installing that I no longer need the 2x6 unless uneven ground.

[@DKCustomProducts]

@@jshingler5284 Yeah, the 2 x 6's are less expensive than the race ramps. Thought about doing that, but they can be heavy, so I went the easy (light) way.

[@DKCustomProducts]

Here's a video showing us loading up, just adjusting the ramp a bit. look at the 2:50 mark in this video- kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3yYYpKegsl5eJY

[@hondo1829]

What size toy hauler do u have now?

[@DKCustomProducts]

You can see all the specs at this link- kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWbOYaWulqiSmrc It is a 271, or 27'11" inside and 33 overall length.

[@chevyon37s]

I gotta ask since you take longer trips... what about laundry? Do you just visit a laundromat to wash clothes or?

[@DKCustomProducts]

Great question. When we were riding (not using a Toy Hauler) on long trips...like the 53 days we were gone when we went up the the arctic circle, the amount of clothes we could carry was limited. So we used motel laundromats and when we were visiting family we used their machines. Also, a big thing was using shirts, underwear and socks that could be washed and dried easily in the motel bathroom. ((Under Armour type is very easy to wash in a sink and hang dries very quickly) With the Toy Hauler we can carry a much larger amount of clothes and usually do not need to deal with laundry until we return home. If we do, same as above.

[@frankrice5364]

Thank you lots of good information in your vedios

[@DKCustomProducts]

Cool, glad you are enjoying them and finding them useful. Appreciate the comment. 👍

[@ognomem]

we're shopping for a toy hauler. what do you suggest?

[@DKCustomProducts]

Oh man. There are so many options, and different uses, and different expectations, and different levels of quality and pricing. Following are a few thoughts that I think apply across the board- What vehicle do you have to tow with, or will you be getting another vehicle to tow with. This is probably where the biggest mistake is made, not having enough truck to comfortably/safely tow the trailer. What space and layout will you be satisfied with? Are you handy and able to take care of inevitable little things that need work (even on a new trailer), or are you willing to pay more for a trailer that may have less ongoing (they all have some) work needed on it. What about amenities in the trailer? Tank sizes? A/C and heat, weight load? Will you mostly be in campgrounds with full hookups, or will you be out in the boondocks a lot, totally self contained? The above barely scratch the surface. Oh, definitely test fit your bike in the trailer, both for loading and for space, tie downs etc. Make sure there is enough cargo carrying capacity. Again, there is so much more...possibly even renting one for a weekend or week may help identify what you want/need. We have been very happy with our Coachmen Freedom Express. They have good capacity, and are overbuilt, so even if we are at max capacity we are well under the axle and tire ratings. The build quality on ours has been good (no guarantee it will be on others). It could be better for more $, and we have seen a lot that are much worse. BUT, at the same time that we are happy with the Coachmen, we know a lot of folks that would not be happy with it. No slides, no hydraulic jacks, etc. One last suggestion...walk thru as many as you can at different lots. You can also see floorplans online, but seeing them in person, you will have a better feel for what you will be happy with and what just won't cut it for you.

[@ognomem]

@@DKCustomProducts Picked up a Winnebago. Excellent!

[@DKCustomProducts]

@Thomas O'Leary Happy Travels!

[@SwedeTheKing6408]

Great info safe rides 👍👍

[@DKCustomProducts]

Thank you for the comment, and thank you the well wished. Right back at you! 👍

[@SwedeTheKing6408]

Hello It looks absolutely fantastic to be able to travel that way. I live in Sweden and am a bit limited to be able to go on tours due to the weather half the year. But I understand that in your country with those distances and destinations, it must be perfect. But you never know when my wife and I will retire so maybe we will take the step of buying something similar. Best and ride safe Joachim

[@cheby56]

That rig is average size for Toyhauler/Travel trailer. I pull a 30 foot 5th wheel and running 70-75 the entire time.

[@DKCustomProducts]

Sounds like fun! What tow vehicle do you use?

[@cheby56]

@@DKCustomProducts 2500HD

[@DKCustomProducts]

@@cheby56 That's what Devin (the "D" in DK) drives. He really likes it, and he tows pretty heavy sometimes.

[@tombstone2826]

If its a trip on my Harley ! either a tent or motel room it's an adventure and fun ! Leave the toy hauler at home ! There nothing like the open road on a Harley !

[@DKCustomProducts]

You make a great point! 👍

[@themistermax]

Great video, thanks. ... One thing no one ever talks about is... well, poop. :[

[@DKCustomProducts]

Glad you enjoyed. Yeah, nice having your own food, bed, bathroom with you. The idea of staying in a hotel is incredibly unappealing now.

[@Wild-Wisdom]

Where yall getting this $1.79 gas?

[@DKCustomProducts]

Video was made a couple of years ago. Mississippi. It it now in the $2.79 area.

[@johnnydangerously7186]

The only constant is change.

[@DKCustomProducts]

True that!

[@strohdog242]

Lot of miles on the bike and hauling the bike. Wow.

[@DKCustomProducts]

Yeah, used to put 40k miles a year on the bikes...not as much now, but all the riding is primo...no more day after day of interstate riding to get to the good riding!

[@contentofcharacter]

Gas was less than $2.00 only a year ago. Let’s Go Brandon🤬

[@DKCustomProducts]

1.99 for diesel is what I was paying in Dec. of 2020

[@pimpy_og9128]

1994 born. Non epa tree hugger

[@DKCustomProducts]

What is a non epa tree hugger?

[@pimpy_og9128]

A diesel, gas, vtwin, old school semis, cars, carhartt blue Jean loving american. Not a computer Abercrombie lover like the rest of my generation. Non epa tree hugger means I don’t support the environmental protection agency and I don’t believe in restricting vehicles I believe in making it friendly and mechanical for the average American to fix like it was back in the day. When times were great gas was cheap when California was the place to live the American dream.

[@DKCustomProducts]

I like it! 👍😎👍