Because I travel to horse shows by myself, I was looking for the smallest rig, but with a decent amount of storage, and something that I could handle by myself. I also already own a daily driver truck, a 1/2 ton pickup and when I was looking for something in 2004, I wasn't ready to have to invest in a new truck to carry a camper. I also did not like the limited space in a camper. Class A RVs all tow tow 5k lbs or more, but those were too big for me. My husband is a non horse person so a living quarters was totally out. I discovered right away that a Ford E-350 or a Chevy Workhorse Class C RV had an average tow capacity of 3500 pounds. I did not own a horse trailer yet so I researched that part of the puzzle and decided a double wall aluminum 2 horse would put me at right around 3400 pounds with one horse fully loaded. This was cutting it close, but it really opened the door for me in regards to what Class C RV would work.

I purchased a used E-350, 22ft with bed in the back. I loved it, but my husband HATED the cab space for driving and in fact he refused to drive it after the first trip we took. We kept that RV for a few years and it hauled the one horse over Highway 2 (Stevens Pass) many times without issue. However, because of my problem with not wanting to drive all the time, I started to research the Chevy Workhorse chassis Class Cs and I found a brand that touted a 5k tow capacity (Four Winds brand). Because I had started vending, my tow load had increased about 500 lbs to 4k lbs so I was starting to get a bit nervous towing that much on the #3500 hitch. I had my husband drive the 5k Chevy and he was in heaven. We traded in our used E-350 for the new Chevy Workhorse. It is 26' long with the bed in the back. I have had it for 2 years now and we are always towing either the horse trailer or our Jeep Grand Cherokee with it. The only problem I do have is with the brakes. In 2008 I had to have the rotors turned and the first time they were done there was still a slight wobble, so I had them redone (for free of course) and since then the brakes have been stable. We hauled the Jeep 3000 miles with no problems at all climbing up and down many passes. For reference, the Jeep weighs 3800lbs.We are considering a banks power pack upgrade because we do end up with the gas peddle on the floor when climbing up big passes.

• 2007 23a Chateau Sport Chevy chassis
• 2006 2 horse slant Classic Cavalier (all aluminum double wall up to 48", dressing room is single wall) #2400
• Sterling tow bar/Everbrake
• 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee - #3800