Toy hauler question

dhuffjr · 09-25-2011, 04:20 PM

Looking at toy haulers and I'm wondering. Do you have issues with a smoke smell? I currently use Eggs and they go into my van and at most a day or so of airing out gets rid of any smell that gets in the van on the way back from a contest. I wouldn't be storing cookers in the trailer just traveling. I'm wondering if a separate garage is a must have feature or not. I've been advised to go that route by a couple of folks. Looking to see what you guys think.

thillin · 09-25-2011, 04:28 PM

I picked up a toy hauler last month. You will get some smoke smell. But f you unload, it shouldn't be bad. Might also depend on how much fabric can absord the smell. Mine is faint storing a large egg and a medium Spicewine in it. And the Spicewine vents are left open.

I have a Hobbi toy hauler and it's a little more utilitarian than some of the larger more expensive ones.

jbrink01 · 09-25-2011, 04:58 PM

I keep a UDS, FEC and Louisiana TG in mine. I do leave the door open during hot weather, but I have covered storage,

Podge · 09-25-2011, 05:06 PM

Mine has a separated garage. The living quarters smells like BBQ during the contest, but it airs out quickly. The garage has a faint hint of BBQ smell to it after 4 years with the trailer. I am considering selling my toy hauler, because I've been thinking about getting a 5th wheel toy hauler.

I'd say you'd definitely should get a toy hauler that separates the garage from the living quarters !

thillin · 09-25-2011, 05:38 PM

Take into account your towing capacity with the hauler loaded. One of the reasons i went with a Hobbi. 1/2 ton friendly.

Ron_L · 09-25-2011, 05:40 PM

I generally keep the roof vents open on our when it is sitting. If there is a smoke smell i can't detect it.

jbrink01 · 09-25-2011, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thillin

Take into account your towing capacity with the hauler loaded. One of the reasons i went with a Hobbi. 1/2 ton friendly.

What he said. I bought an 18' (23' total) Work and Play. Built well and 7k pounds when full. I saw a 2006 on St. Louis Craigslist for $12k.

Smoke'n Ice · 09-25-2011, 07:14 PM

Depends on the interior construction. Lots of fabric and plywood, smell will be asborbed. Tile floor, FRP walls and ceiling, no issue. As long as the fires are totally out, ashes dumped, etc, should not be an issue for a day or so.

Never had a problem with mine but it meets the hard wall/floor criteria.

Mack

Frankbbq · 09-25-2011, 09:57 PM

I have a couple of wsm's that haven't been used in 2 years and they still smell of smoke and bbq. You need to completly remove all grease and ash.

Balls Casten · 09-26-2011, 12:08 PM

I like the BBQ smell the trailer now has ... doesnt smell like an old musty trailer. :-)

We have a seperate garage (work N play) and still get orders up front. But when it gets real bad Fabreze covers it up nicley. We also use these odor eliminators.
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping...y-12-oz-/55449

Ryan Chester · 09-26-2011, 01:18 PM

We have a 36 ft. Weekend Warrior and if we unload right away, the smell is gone immediately.

sprinter · 09-26-2011, 01:35 PM

We have a 31' toyhauler, 10' garage with a wall and separated living quarters. I dont think I would want a toyhauler WITHOUT the garage but it may just be the way we cook also. We lay the gate down, jack it up so its level with the garage and roll the cookers outside to cook. We do have a screen to close in the garage area from bugs etc. but smoke still gets in there if the wind is right. The door to the living area from the garage typically stays closed and we dont have any BBQ smell inside the living quarters at all. I like the separation the wall provides us from the garage and it helps us keep the living area clean and dry.

Once the cooking is over we shut down the cookers, an FE, a small Traeger, and a Stumps Stretch. Usually within an hour after the last turnin we are loading the cookers into the garage area. We put a towel in the exhaust of the FE and the Stumps has an exhaust cover. The Traeger is usually all out by then, no more smoke. As we travel we have vents built into the walls of the garage that are open and we unload immediately upon our return and there is never any issues with the cookers or smell etc lingering. Does the garage smell like BBQ, sure. Is it overpowering, not at all and usually within a week or so you cant smell anything in the garage area.

Hope this helps.

Troy

09-25-2011, 04:20 PM	#1
dhuffjr On the road to being a farker Join Date: 10-16-07 Location: Ohio Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Toy hauler question Looking at toy haulers and I'm wondering. Do you have issues with a smoke smell? I currently use Eggs and they go into my van and at most a day or so of airing out gets rid of any smell that gets in the van on the way back from a contest. I wouldn't be storing cookers in the trailer just traveling. I'm wondering if a separate garage is a must have feature or not. I've been advised to go that route by a couple of folks. Looking to see what you guys think. __________________ Scramblin Eggs BBQ Team....I've been an Eggman since 1998 and own 2 larges and 1 small.

09-25-2011, 04:28 PM	#2
thillin somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-21-04 Location: Keller, Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I picked up a toy hauler last month. You will get some smoke smell. But f you unload, it shouldn't be bad. Might also depend on how much fabric can absord the smell. Mine is faint storing a large egg and a medium Spicewine in it. And the Spicewine vents are left open. I have a Hobbi toy hauler and it's a little more utilitarian than some of the larger more expensive ones. __________________ Med Spicewine-adopted 3/13/10 *CL Score* 2 Large BGEs(pimped out w/Thirdeye Eggcessories)-hatched 6/4/07 & 4/20/11 Med BGE-adopted 2/2/08 *CL Score* -SOLD Mini BGE-adopted 1/31/08 *CL Score* Traeger 075-adopted 12/3/11 CL Score Weber 1 touch *CL Score* Weber Spirit 500 *CL Score* Weber Smokey Joe Silver *CL Score* BLUE & RED Thermapens Klose 20x42-SOLD Paddlin Pigs BBQ Ty

09-25-2011, 04:58 PM	#3
jbrink01 is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 08-17-06 Location: Washington, Missouri Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I keep a UDS, FEC and Louisiana TG in mine. I do leave the door open during hot weather, but I have covered storage, __________________ KCBS #13207 **2013 Insane Can Posse Tour** Sponsored By: *Gateway BBQ Store* *Blues Hog BBQ Company* *Plowboys BBQ Company*

09-25-2011, 05:38 PM	#5
thillin somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-21-04 Location: Keller, Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Take into account your towing capacity with the hauler loaded. One of the reasons i went with a Hobbi. 1/2 ton friendly. __________________ Med Spicewine-adopted 3/13/10 *CL Score* 2 Large BGEs(pimped out w/Thirdeye Eggcessories)-hatched 6/4/07 & 4/20/11 Med BGE-adopted 2/2/08 *CL Score* -SOLD Mini BGE-adopted 1/31/08 *CL Score* Traeger 075-adopted 12/3/11 CL Score Weber 1 touch *CL Score* Weber Spirit 500 *CL Score* Weber Smokey Joe Silver *CL Score* BLUE & RED Thermapens Klose 20x42-SOLD Paddlin Pigs BBQ Ty

09-25-2011, 05:40 PM	#6
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Chicago 'Burbs Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I generally keep the roof vents open on our when it is sitting. If there is a smoke smell i can't detect it. __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Save The Fatty! FEC-100/BWS Party/Memphis Pro SS/PBC/LBGE X 2/SBGE/Mini BGE/Nomad Pellet-matic/Good-One Model 42/WSM X 2/Cookshack Smokette 008/Weber Performer/Weber Gasser/Weber Kettle X 2/Weber Smokey Joe/WGA/UDS/Coffee Roasting Gasser and a pickle Remembering a friend

09-25-2011, 05:06 PM	#4
Podge is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-25-06 Location: Elk Creek, Ky. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Mine has a separated garage. The living quarters smells like BBQ during the contest, but it airs out quickly. The garage has a faint hint of BBQ smell to it after 4 years with the trailer. I am considering selling my toy hauler, because I've been thinking about getting a 5th wheel toy hauler. I'd say you'd definitely should get a toy hauler that separates the garage from the living quarters !

09-25-2011, 07:14 PM	#8
Smoke'n Ice is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-08-09 Location: Plano, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Depends on the interior construction. Lots of fabric and plywood, smell will be asborbed. Tile floor, FRP walls and ceiling, no issue. As long as the fires are totally out, ashes dumped, etc, should not be an issue for a day or so. Never had a problem with mine but it meets the hard wall/floor criteria. Mack

09-25-2011, 09:57 PM	#9
Frankbbq Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 08-07-11 Location: N. CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have a couple of wsm's that haven't been used in 2 years and they still smell of smoke and bbq. You need to completly remove all grease and ash.

09-26-2011, 12:08 PM	#10
Balls Casten is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-04-09 Location: Johnston, Ia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I like the BBQ smell the trailer now has ... doesnt smell like an old musty trailer. :-) We have a seperate garage (work N play) and still get orders up front. But when it gets real bad Fabreze covers it up nicley. We also use these odor eliminators. http://www.campingworld.com/shopping...y-12-oz-/55449 __________________ Doug Backwoods G2 Party Yoder YS480 "I thought you just ate?" "I did but that was what I like to call first lunch."

09-26-2011, 01:18 PM	#11
Ryan Chester is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-06-09 Location: Orange County, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We have a 36 ft. Weekend Warrior and if we unload right away, the smell is gone immediately. __________________ Ryan Chester - The Rub Company & Smoqued California BBQ

09-26-2011, 01:35 PM	#12
sprinter Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 02-07-08 Location: Mt. Vernon, IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We have a 31' toyhauler, 10' garage with a wall and separated living quarters. I dont think I would want a toyhauler WITHOUT the garage but it may just be the way we cook also. We lay the gate down, jack it up so its level with the garage and roll the cookers outside to cook. We do have a screen to close in the garage area from bugs etc. but smoke still gets in there if the wind is right. The door to the living area from the garage typically stays closed and we dont have any BBQ smell inside the living quarters at all. I like the separation the wall provides us from the garage and it helps us keep the living area clean and dry. Once the cooking is over we shut down the cookers, an FE, a small Traeger, and a Stumps Stretch. Usually within an hour after the last turnin we are loading the cookers into the garage area. We put a towel in the exhaust of the FE and the Stumps has an exhaust cover. The Traeger is usually all out by then, no more smoke. As we travel we have vents built into the walls of the garage that are open and we unload immediately upon our return and there is never any issues with the cookers or smell etc lingering. Does the garage smell like BBQ, sure. Is it overpowering, not at all and usually within a week or so you cant smell anything in the garage area. Hope this helps. Troy