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Thursday, August 16, 2007

Cowboy RVers Ride the Range in Their Combo Trailer Conversions


In the old days, cowboys road down the trail with a bedroll strapped behind their saddle and slept under the stars or rain. Now they travel in comfort with these combo/conversion trailers. These trailers combine a horse trailer in the rear with a bed and breakfast in the front. Notice the amenities begin with a large cab-over type bed. They typically have a comfortable dinette/bed or a couch/bed that also doubles as a dinette. The standard cooking facilities, refrigerator, sink and microwave oven are standard. There is an entertainment center with indoor and outdoor speakers. The bathroom is not large, but more than adequate with a nice shower and plenty of room to rest. One problem with these trailers is that they do not come standard with entry steps because many cowboys like to use a portable step or just hop off their horse into their living quarters. The rear of the trailer has enough room for three horses with padded dividers and a new easy open divider latch. Since these rigs carry heavy loads, the axles are very beefy.
A side entrance tack room is roomy enough for all your saddles and gear. Lighting for the outside and the horse trailer is controlled by these convenient external switches. Since I’m at the rodeo this week, I’ve seen many of these types of trailers set up near the arena campground area. Rodeo clown, Keith Isley, lives in one of these trailers and works the rodeo circuit living in the comfort of his combo trailer. These trailers come both in a bumper pull and a 5th wheel gooseneck style. Notice that these trailers have only one central landing gear You can attach a hay rack on top and you’re ready for a RVing horseback riding adventure. You can check out the floor plans of these combo trailer conversions here Cherokee Trailers

Watch this video I put together to see these trailers in action.
Taking you places you’ve never been before - Jim Twamley the RV Guy

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2 Comments:

  • A friend of our has one of these and he hauls two motorcycles and a motortrike in back. Pretty neat setup.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at August 25, 2007 9:44:00 AM PDT  

  • Leave it to a Navy Vet to find new places to explore.

    Jim, nice review on the combo trailers. I am seeing TONs of those showing up these days in the west. I like the idea, kind of a toy hauler on hay! Good photos great info. Keep it up.

    By Anonymous Matt, at August 27, 2007 6:44:00 AM PDT  

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