Hi, I Am Kevin

[kpinvt]

My name is Kevin, I live in Vermont, and I'm looking into buying a fiberglass RV. MY wife Fran is very interested in a slide in pickup bed camper, me not so much. I'm wondering if there are any models available that come with a Murphy bed.

[alan H]

Welcome Kevin
I m a former Vermonter ( lived in Rutland Vt from 1976-1984) then my wife and i moved to Calif
Miss the 4 season .. Here we only have 2 ( earthquake & fire season)
Recently someone had a nice looking casitas posted from Burlington
I m not really sure what a Murphy bed is so I will leave that question to others
Where in Vermont are you as we have family in the Montpelier/Barre area as well as Rutland
Welcome again


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[Burro Bill]

I do not know of any Eggs that have Murphy beds.
Can't imagine the shape of our rigs or the construction would be suitable for one.
Has anyone on here added a Murphy style bed?

[kpinvt]

Originally Posted by alan H

Welcome Kevin
I m a former Vermonter ( lived in Rutland Vt from 1976-1984) then my wife and i moved to Calif
Miss the 4 season .. Here we only have 2 ( earthquake & fire season)
Recently someone had a nice looking casitas posted from Burlington
I m not really sure what a Murphy bed is so I will leave that question to others
Where in Vermont are you as we have family in the Montpelier/Barre area as well as Rutland
Welcome again


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Thanks for the welcome. We have been living in Montpelier on a narrow street behind the Middle School for 23 years. I looked at Casitas a few years ago but I have stuck with Starcraft pop-ups as the vehicles we have owned were not up to the task of towing anything heavier than 1400 lbs. A couple of months ago I replaced my 2009 Subaru Forester (worst seats of ANY vehicle I have ever driven) with an older Ford F-150. We're both looking at retirement in a few years but are not thinking of full-timing as we both love Vermont. She has her friends and other interests here and I have my workshop and motorcycle. Right now I can't see being retired and not riding.

[Jon in AZ]

There are lots of different kinds of convertible beds in molded fiberglass campers, but none that fold up into the wall, Murphy-style. They are more common in conventional toy haulers, I think.



Not sure what is your reason for asking about them… perhaps you are wanting to carry a motorcycle(s) with you…? Most fiberglass trailers are built for light weight and have very limited cargo capacity. The Happier Camper HC1 does have a rear hatch and modular interior, but it would be limited to a very small dirt bike.



If you really want to carry motorcycles and have a molded fiberglass RV, your wife may have the best idea. Bigfoot makes some nice fiberglass slide-in campers and you could pull a motorcycle trailer behind.

[kpinvt]

Originally Posted by Jon in AZ

If you really want to carry motorcycles and have a molded fiberglass RV, your wife may have the best idea. Bigfoot makes some nice fiberglass slide-in campers and you could pull a motorcycle trailer behind.

Thanks, that's something I had not considered.

[David B.]

Originally Posted by kpinvt

Thanks, that's something I had not considered.

Lil Snoozy or Lil Hauley in S.C. will also carry a motorcycle, but you have to let them know the weight so they can have the proper axle installed.
Dave & Paula

[kpinvt]

Our son moved in with us last September which made buying a two person RV impracticable. We also adopted a 50 lb. rescue dog at around the same time. Both my son and I ride middleweight motorcycles so we went looking for a small toy hauler with room to sleep three adults. August 9th we purchased a Travel Lite Falcon F-23TH Travel Lite Falcon F-23TH - Travel Lite Campers It's a tandem axle trailer that weighs 3150 dry with a cargo capacity of 4000 lbs. Fit and finish is OK, with some nice touches. There is not a lot of storage room but the open floor plan could lend itself to using portable 3 or 4 drawer storage cabinets: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite...esso/140169697 We tend to dry camp so I might swap out the toilet for a C-Head or something similar. Many thanks to the friendly people on this forum for their help.