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Yeah, we're going to wait for now. Although, after being a Dumont on Saturday and inhaling dust all day, it would have been nice to have a place to sit inside and escape!!!

Yeah, we decided we'd better start with a better truck. We're looking at possibly getting a used truck that's maybe 1-2 years old. My husband has got to sell his Ram, but his sister sold her Silverado to Carmax recently and they gave her more than the dealers would have on a trade in. So, we're exploring our options for now!! I want to get the right tow vehicle, so we're not limited on what toy hauler we can get.

We went to Dumont on Saturday with a bunch of our friends for the day. Some of our friends came up from OC and stayed with us for the weekend. They'd never ridden in the dunes, so it was a new experience for them. This was my first time at Dumont with my quad (yeah - not stuck at camp)!!! I took our friend's daughter for a little ride near comp. Her dad didn't put paddles on her quad right away, so she was having issues. I don't have paddles either, but at Pismo and Armagossa, I've been fine. Well, I managed to bury my quad and I couldn't get it out of the sand. The stupid thing is that these two people were about 20 feet from me and didn't offer to help!!! My husband saw me all the way from the bottom of comp (about 100 yards away). I sent our friend's kid to get him and he rushed over to me. I've nicknamed myself Damsel in Distress!!! We're getting paddles for me now!!! He saw the 2 people and just shook his head (lots of people passed by me, too)!!! WHAT'S WRONG WITH PEOPLE??? My husband and his buddy saw the buggy at the bottom of the comp, as they were coming down (the accident must have just happened). Some people in our group saw flight for life, but we weren't sure what happened. I saw some kids playing with the mail at the North Pole - I'm not sure if it was the same kids. Stupid kids with stupid parents!!! All in all, we had a good weekend - no accidents in our group. :-) :surrender:

Thanks! I appreciate your 2 cents! Problem is with hubby's truck, it's 2WD. See, we always do stuff a** backwards!! Actually, hubby wanted a truck last year, so we got him one in April. At the time, we didn't have any atv's and just sold our boat. He had a 1500 Ram, then a Jetta and wanted a truck again. So, he got what he wanted. Then... one month later he HAD to get a quad! I was forced to go to Dumont (I've never done the off road thing, nor camped) and I was really ticked because I got stuck at camp. Our friend brought his extra quad for me to ride, but his 16 year old daughter ended up coming - so no riding!!! One month later we were at the Honda dealership buying me a quad. And then we got a 12 ft flat bed trailer. His truck got stuck in the sand at Armgossa, so we got the Tahoe with 4WD (I wanted a new car & got a GM Supplier Discount). Now that the season is upon us, we realize that having a toy hauler would be nice! In hindsight, we would have got a 2500 Dodge in the first place, but we're not that smart!! But hey, I ended up with a new SUV and a quad!!! Now you've heard my whole sad story!!!!

Yeah, I'd like about 12 ft of cargo space, too. My husband widened his raptor and so our quads probably wouldn't fit side by side. I don't know. I'm beginning to think that we should start with a bigger, better truck and then get the hauler. It's just money, right!! LOL!

Thanks for the insight! Yeah, I want to make sure we don't do something stupid and end up ruining my brand new Tahoe!

Thanks for your reply. I appreciate it!!! Yeah, my dad's coming out for Thanksgiving, so we're going to have a serious talk about this. I'll ask him about service in our area.

I like the red frame!!! Very nice!! :shocked2:

Oh, and also... I noticed on the posts here that Jonny Walker RV doesn't work on RV's that are sold by them. They're the only dealer in town that sells Jayco's (of course). Does anyone know of an RV shop that would work on the Jayco's in the Las Vegas area??? I know we could always take it to Prescott and my dad would take care of us, but that's 4 hours away!!! :shocked2:

My huband and I were thinking of purchasing a small toy hauler, so we don't have to be at the mercy of those who own one!!! My dad works sells RV's in Prescott, AZ, so we'd buy one from him. When we were on his lot in August, we looked at the Jayco's and the Holiday Ramblers. We liked the size of the Jayco Octane series. There's only the 2 of us and our 2 quads, so we don't need a big hauler. Plus, we were hoping to pull it with my Tahoe (it has the bigger engine) or his Dodge 1500. We thought about getting a Dodge 2500, but his truck is less than 2 years old and we're still upsidedown on it. Do you think my Tahoe could pull the 24 ft hauler? The dry weight is 5490 lbs and it looks like my Tahoe can pull anything up to 7500 - 7700 lbs. We were considering the Tahoe because it's 4 wheel drive. In the winter we'd be going to Armagossa and Dumont - maybe even Jawbone. In the summer we'd go to Utah, where there are hook ups (I call that 5 star camping)!!! So, we could use his truck for that (it's not 4 wheel drive). Let me know what you all think! I wanted to get some opinions from people who use them on the sand and the mountains. Thanks and happy turkey day!!! :shocked2: