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Best RV Toy Hauler Guides

Everything RV-Roundup has on toy haulers in one place: six buyer’s guides, from 16-foot trailers an SUV can pull to motorhomes with a garage, a side-by-side look at each type, and a quick finder that points you to the right guide for your truck and your toys.

Buyer’s guides

6

Plus a full brand list

Lightest trailer

2,380 lb

Sun Lite 14TH, dry

Biggest garages

17 ft

On fifth wheels

Types covered

3

Trailer, fifth wheel, motorhome

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Updated November 6, 2026 · By RV-Roundup

Pickup trucks and a UTV at a base camp below Sand Mountain in Utah's Little Sahara Recreation Area

Photo: Jeremy T. Dyer, BLM Utah, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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The guides

Six toy hauler guides, one for every kind of rig

Each guide compares current models on the maker’s own weights and garage sizes, with plain-English pros and cons, a calculator and FAQs.

Trailers and toy haulers camped in a row at the Imperial Sand Dunes
8 models

Lightweight Toy Haulers

Sixteen to 24-foot toy haulers from 2,380 to 5,542 lb dry, for SUVs, midsize trucks and half-tons.

Compare light toy haulers

Toy haulers and trailers camped below a tall sand dune at Little Sahara Recreation Area
8 lines

Best Toy Hauler Travel Trailers

Full-size bumper-pull toy haulers with 13 to 15-foot garages, and which truck each one needs.

Compare travel trailers

A fifth-wheel trailer and side-by-side on a site at Rio Verde RV Park
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Best 5th Wheel Toy Haulers

The biggest garages, up to 17 feet, for heavy-duty pickups. Includes a payload calculator.

Compare fifth wheels

Thor Outlaw Class A toy hauler motorhome parked with its rear garage ramp door closed
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Best Motorhome RV Toy Haulers

The few Class A, Class C and Super C motorhomes still built with a rear garage. No trailer needed.

See toy hauler motorhomes

12 floorplans

ATC Toy Hauler Campers

Every ATC Plā model on a fully welded aluminum frame, from 4,850 lb to 45 feet, with prices.

See the ATC lineup

Thor Outlaw Class A toy hauler motorhome with a rear garage, parked at an RV show
45 lines

Toy Hauler Brands and Models

Every toy hauler line on sale for 2026 and 2027, grouped by maker, with lengths, garages and weights.

See every brand

At a glance

Toy hauler types compared

The kind of toy hauler you can own is decided mostly by what will tow it and how big your biggest toy is. Here is how the types stack up.

TypeWhat tows itEmpty weightGarageGood forGuide
Lightweight trailerSUV, midsize truck or half-ton2,380–5,542 lbAbout 8–15′Dirt bikes, e-bikes, kayaks, a small ATVLightweight guide
Full-size travel trailerWell-equipped half-ton to three-quarter-ton5,900–8,895 lb*13′ 4″–15′*A side-by-side plus family campingTravel trailer guide
Fifth wheelHeavy-duty pickup with a bed hitch9,300–19,200 lb10–17′Big side-by-sides, full-time living5th wheel guide
Motorhome with garageNothing: you drive itGVWR 14,500–32,000 lbAbout 8–10′Bikes and gear without towingMotorhome guide
All-aluminum (ATC)Half-ton to heavy-duty, by floorplanFrom 4,850 lbVaries by modelBuyers who want no wood in the frameATC guide
Ranges are for the models compared in each RV-Roundup guide, from the makers’ published specs. *Representative floorplans shown in the travel trailer guide; whole lines run lighter and heavier. Scroll sideways on a phone.

Guide finder

Which toy hauler guide fits you?

Two quick questions. The finder points you to the guide, and the section inside it, that best matches your tow vehicle and your toys.

1. What will move it?
2. What’s your biggest toy?

Your best starting point

Lightweight Toy Haulers

Open the guide

A starting point, not a towing approval. Always check your vehicle’s towing capacity and payload against the trailer’s GVWR.

Before you buy

Five steps to the right toy hauler

The order that saves the most time, whichever guide you start with.

  1. Weigh and measure your biggest toy. Its length, width and height decide the garage you need, and its weight comes out of the trailer’s cargo capacity.
  2. Find your vehicle’s real numbers. Towing capacity from the trailering guide for your exact configuration, and payload from the tire and loading sticker on the door.
  3. Pick the type. Use the table above: the vehicle you have, or are willing to buy, usually decides between a lightweight trailer, a full-size trailer, a fifth wheel or a motorhome.
  4. Shortlist floorplans by GVWR. Keep the trailer’s GVWR at or under about 80% of your towing capacity, and its loaded tongue or pin weight inside your payload.
  5. Tour and weigh. Check garage length with the beds down, the ramp rating and the tie-downs, then weigh the loaded rig before the first long trip.

One rule for every guide

Shop by the trailer’s GVWR, not its dry weight. The toy haulers in our guides are rated to carry anywhere from about 1,400 to more than 5,000 lb of toys, fuel, water and gear, and owners tend to use it.

See every brand and model

Helpful answers

Toy hauler questions, answered

The basics before you pick a guide.

An RV with a garage behind the living area and a rear ramp door, so motorcycles, ATVs, side-by-sides or other gear ride inside. Toy haulers come as travel trailers, fifth wheels and a few motorhomes, and when the toys are out the garage turns into extra living or sleeping space.

Start with what will tow it. SUVs and midsize trucks suit lightweight trailers; half-ton pickups suit the lighter full-size travel trailers; heavy-duty pickups open up the big travel trailers and fifth wheels; and a motorhome with a garage needs no tow vehicle at all. Then match the garage to your biggest toy.

Yes, if you choose carefully. Camping World’s rule of thumb for half-ton towable is a dry weight under 7,000 lb and a GVWR under 9,000 to 10,000 lb. Our lightweight and travel trailer guides flag the models that fit, but payload is usually the limit, so check your door sticker.

A travel trailer costs less, leaves the bed free and works with more trucks. A fifth wheel tows more steadily, offers the biggest garages and the most living space, but needs a heavy-duty pickup and a bed-mounted hitch.

Measure your biggest toy with any racks attached and add room to walk around it and strap it down. Check the ramp door width and height too, and remember that beds or sofas lowered in the garage use some of the floor.

Where a maker publishes a starting price we show it in the guide, with the date we checked. Dealers often sell well below list price, so compare out-the-door quotes.

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Not sure which type?

Two questions about your truck and your toys point you to the right guide.

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Thank you to the people behind these photos. Hero photo: Base camping area at Sand Mountain by Jeremy T. Dyer, BLM Utah (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons. Card photos are credited on each guide: ISDRA camping by Sarah Denos, BLM California, and Little Sahara by Hannah Cowan, BLM Utah (public domain); fifth wheel courtesy of Rio Verde RV Park; Thor Outlaw Class A Toy Hauler by TaurusEmerald (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Brand and model names are trademarks of their owners.

How we make these guides

No manufacturer or dealer pays to appear in RV-Roundup’s toy hauler guides, and the links to makers are plain links, not affiliate links. Weights, lengths and garage sizes come from the makers’ published specifications, or from dealer listings of those specs where the maker’s site doesn’t show them; each guide lists its sources and the date we checked.

Use your judgment. Towing limits come from your vehicle maker. Specifications change during the model year; confirm them with a dealer and weigh your loaded rig. This page is general information, not professional advice.

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