For months I've been on a quest to upgrade our camper to something
in my price range that could get our two quads up to camp with us.
Obviously the only choices are either a toy hauler or a motorhome.
I was seriously looking at Class As, and would still love to have one,
but then I found what I hope is the right camper for us,
a 2010 Dutchmen "XRV Crossover" front-deck toy-hauler.
Our last trailer was a '97 26' Dutchmen "Aristocrat" and was a well-built unit,
so I jumped to go look at this one when it I saw it for sale
(usually by the time I find something, it's sold or pending).
The camper in this photo is apparently the 2009 version, but has the exact same floor plan.
Our 2010 (next photo) has fiberglass siding and plastic fender skirts.
It came with a WDH that has a mini-ball up on the hitch.
I don't know what brand that is, but I plan to ditch it and use
the Blue Ox SwayPro 1500 that I bought for our last trailer.
The living space is pretty small, but we're down
to three of us and we spend most of our time
outside when we're camping, so no biggie.
My wife loves the coziness of it, so mama's happy.
Worked out pretty well because I'm already outfitted with TT accouterments,
e.g., X-Chocks, Anderson Levelers, and the aforementioned Blue Ox.
One thing this one doesn't have is an electric tongue jack.
I put one on our last camper which went with it at the sale.
It was a $120 Amazon find that did the job, but seemed to struggle.
Any recommendations concerning that would be appreciated.
The trailer has three, for lack of a better term, "brackets" on the curb side,
and neither I nor the gentleman I bought it from know what they're for.
Anybody? Thanks in advance, and thanks for reading my novella.
in my price range that could get our two quads up to camp with us.
Obviously the only choices are either a toy hauler or a motorhome.
I was seriously looking at Class As, and would still love to have one,
but then I found what I hope is the right camper for us,
a 2010 Dutchmen "XRV Crossover" front-deck toy-hauler.
Our last trailer was a '97 26' Dutchmen "Aristocrat" and was a well-built unit,
so I jumped to go look at this one when it I saw it for sale
(usually by the time I find something, it's sold or pending).
The camper in this photo is apparently the 2009 version, but has the exact same floor plan.
Our 2010 (next photo) has fiberglass siding and plastic fender skirts.
It came with a WDH that has a mini-ball up on the hitch.
I don't know what brand that is, but I plan to ditch it and use
the Blue Ox SwayPro 1500 that I bought for our last trailer.
The living space is pretty small, but we're down
to three of us and we spend most of our time
outside when we're camping, so no biggie.
My wife loves the coziness of it, so mama's happy.
Worked out pretty well because I'm already outfitted with TT accouterments,
e.g., X-Chocks, Anderson Levelers, and the aforementioned Blue Ox.
One thing this one doesn't have is an electric tongue jack.
I put one on our last camper which went with it at the sale.
It was a $120 Amazon find that did the job, but seemed to struggle.
Any recommendations concerning that would be appreciated.
The trailer has three, for lack of a better term, "brackets" on the curb side,
and neither I nor the gentleman I bought it from know what they're for.
Anybody? Thanks in advance, and thanks for reading my novella.
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