Unique RVs BY JANOS BALOGH
and has an ATV to get around in the bush. Quads are made by human . . . they could break down and life is easier if you have another one to tow it out. And there are so many playgrounds for quads. Steve and Dianne are members of ATV clubs, that’s why they wanted to carry 2 ATVs. Most hunters like
We travel to see new things and like to share what we see.
At the time we fell in love with camping we were happy with a tent. T en a few camper vans followed, a Class C later and soon we are talking about fulltiming. At the time you get there you have a lot of toys and it is easy to move in an RV and live in it fulltime but leaving your toys behind? At the time the Victoria couple Steve
and Dianne Colibaba were planning to retire and hit the road they knew they would need an RV to haul the toys and pull a comfy 5th
wheel. Steve likes to hunt The whole rig is 63 feet long.
fi shing too so there had to be room for a boat as well. T ere are not too many RVs on the market that would be able to haul so many toys so Steve started thinking about a custom-built one. A bit later he ordered a GMC truck chassis but recession hit the automotive industry and the factory simply cut his order. It meant he had to buy a regular GMC truck from the dealer and it had to be lengthened about a foot to handle the custom-built box. T e design and manufacturing took about four months by Intercontinental Truck Bodies in Surrey, BC and Steve fi nally had an RV toy hauler built exactly the way he wanted it.
Steve behind the wheel of his toy hauler. T e upper part of the box is fully
insulated and can store two Yamaha 550 Grizzly ATVs, (hence the name: Grizzly Den). Another unique feature is the remote-controlled over-the-cab boat loader also built in Surrey by Load-It Industries. Just push the button and the boat comes down to the ground or goes back on the top storage area and you are ready to go in two minutes.
36 RVT 148 • JULY/AUGUST 2012
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