austinjenna
Columbus, Ohio
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Quote:I carry 2 electric bikes inside my bunkhouse 5th wheel. Transporting them inside keeps bikes out of weather and eliminates security issues.
Same here. We have 2 full size electric bikes and put one in the bunkroom and one on top of the dinette. On my old fiver I had a receiver on the back but the rear takes a lot of bumps and my bike holder was starting to bend and this was without electric bikes which are heavier just 2 standard bikes and the rack was a Yakima. so after that I just started putting them inside
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CYCLEPATH
East Tawas, MI
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I have to plead ignorance. When you say bunkhouse, or bunk room, do you mean the room at the far end of the camper? I am fifth wheel ignorant. I use a hitch extension with a Thule rack, on my Lance. I can see the bikes in my mirror. With the fifth wheel, it seems like your bikes are in a different time zone.
Besides price, is the main downside of the toy hauler the decreased amount of living space? I was quite surprised the first time I went to a dealer and saw that they were more expensive. I would have thought the opposite. If the weather is decent, I’d rather sit outside, anyway. Thank you all for the replies.
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way2roll
Wilmington NC
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CYCLEPATH wrote:I have to plead ignorance. When you say bunkhouse, or bunk room, do you mean the room at the far end of the camper? I am fifth wheel ignorant. I use a hitch extension with a Thule rack, on my Lance. I can see the bikes in my mirror. With the fifth wheel, it seems like your bikes are in a different time zone.
Besides price, is the main downside of the toy hauler the decreased amount of living space? I was quite surprised the first time I went to a dealer and saw that they were more expensive. I would have thought the opposite. If the weather is decent, I’d rather sit outside, anyway. Thank you all for the replies.
When we originally looked at FW's I really liked the toy hauler models where the door could make a patio.
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shadows4
Kansas City, Mo
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We mounted a front hitch to our F350. Put both of our bikes on there. You can clearly see them and the view of the road isn't obstructed. We use a bike rack that the bikes rest on their wheels and not hanging. It works very well for us. Only drawback is that they do catch a few bugs.">]![[image]](https://i.imgur.com/y5Ypb7Ml.jpg)
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Campinfan
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I added a receiver to the front of my truck. The front hitch mount was bolt on and was very easy to install. It has a 2inch receiver and then I bought a hitch mounted bike rack. It does not block the radiator because if you look at your bikd from the side, there is a lot of "open" area. It does not block my view either.
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valhalla360
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way2roll wrote:When we originally looked at FW's I really liked the toy hauler models where the door could make a patio.
We wound up currently with a toy hauler and it came with the patio option...we've never actually sat out on it. Other than to show off around the campground, I've never seen much use for it.
It did make it darn easy when we swapped out couches. No tilting the couch on end and spinning it thru a 24" wide door.
I certainly wouldn't go toyhauler if just for a couple of bikes. If you compare two 35ft 5ers, the living space in the toy hauler is tiny by comparison.
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Hammerboy
Zeeland, MI
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We use one of two options: The best one is when it is just my wife and I, I simply put the bikes in the back seat of the truck with the seats folded up of course. This is by far the best way as it keeps them out of the elements and from theft. Once in awhile when we have others with us then we use our 4 place bike rack on the rear of the fifth wheel as it has a 2" receiver.
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C Schomer
Pueblo West, Co.
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My basement is big enough for the bikes and that was fine for LONG trips, but not for every weekend. I built a rear bumper just so I could use my old bike rack again, and that's really easy. Craig
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