Towing travel trailer and want to bring drift boat, any ideas?

[Brad Juan]

I have a few vacations planned this year where I will be taking my travel trailer AND would like to bring my drift 16' drift boat. Any creative ways of doing this so I do not need to make multiple trips? Looking into making a rack similar to a lumber rack for my truck. Truck is a long bed, extended cab dodge. Any suggestions would be great, thank you!

Brad

[Cmcculloch]

Any chance the boat can fit in the truck bed? Even its its long, just tie it in well with a red flag on longest point. Or perhaps put the bow over the truck cab, and stern against tailgate.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

They tow three in a row in many states but maybe not in CA?

[B Kane]

Eide boat loader might work.

[Randy B]

You can tow doubles (two trailers) in CA.

CA Vehicle Code 35401 - No vehicles in combination may measure more than 65 feet in length (60’ in designated areas)

[pgw]

Randy B is correct, if the driver holds a Commercial License (Class A now, used to be class 1). I had one when I was a commercial officer and drove a friend's travel trailer and boat trailer behind it. I got stopped in Fairfield after passing the scales and it took the officer a couple of minutes to realize that my license allowed for the operation of any combination of vehicles up to 65'. It wasn't fun to drive and I made up my mind before I fired up the rig that I was NEVER going to put it in reverse.

[Rockman]

I have been told by someone" lying fisherman" that the middle trailer that is hooked to the truck has to be either a 5th wheel or gooseneck set-up and that the last trailer has to be equipped with trailer brakes. Not sure if this to keep the length limitation legal or its just a safer set-up or both. Anyone know how true this is? I have a commercial lic. with a doubles endorsement. I was planning on selling my pop-up truck camper to make the wife more comfortable when we do our Klamath trip. I plan on hauling my jet boat with it.
I am curious PGW, was it like pulling any other doubles? Or was it nerve racking? And not only will I not put the rig in a place that I have to back up, but I am going to put a receiver up front.
Anyone know the real "doubles" rules?
Thanks

[Lance Gray]

I have been told by someone" lying fisherman" that the middle trailer that is hooked to the truck has to be either a 5th wheel or gooseneck set-up and that the last trailer has to be equipped with trailer brakes. Not sure if this to keep the length limitation legal or its just a safer set-up or both. Anyone know how true this is? I have a commercial lic. with a doubles endorsement. I was planning on selling my pop-up truck camper to make the wife more comfortable when we do our Klamath trip. I plan on hauling my jet boat with it.
I am curious PGW, was it like pulling any other doubles? Or was it nerve racking? And not only will I not put the rig in a place that I have to back up, but I am going to put a receiver up front.
Anyone know the real "doubles" rules?
Thanks

I have a call to my friend at CHP I will let everyone know as soon as I here from her!

By the way Almanor Hex Hatch is awesome!

[pgw]

I have been told by someone" lying fisherman" that the middle trailer that is hooked to the truck has to be either a 5th wheel or gooseneck set-up and that the last trailer has to be equipped with trailer brakes. Not sure if this to keep the length limitation legal or its just a safer set-up or both. Anyone know how true this is? I have a commercial lic. with a doubles endorsement. I was planning on selling my pop-up truck camper to make the wife more comfortable when we do our Klamath trip. I plan on hauling my jet boat with it.
I am curious PGW, was it like pulling any other doubles? Or was it nerve racking? And not only will I not put the rig in a place that I have to back up, but I am going to put a receiver up front.
Anyone know the real "doubles" rules?
Thanks

The travel trailer was a 5th wheel with electric brakes and the boat trailer had surge brakes, and it was not like driving a set of doubles, even though the boat was a 19 foot Bayliner, that trailer bounced around back there and could be seen in my mirrors using almost the entire lane. What I had was a power unit (the pickup truck) a 5th wheel travel trailer and a pull trailer...may have been a less hectic ride if everything had combined trailer brakes and maybe a dolley connecting the travel trailer to a 5th wheel boat trailer.

[Brad Juan]

Thanks for all the replies guys! I've done re search on the getting a commercial license and with a doubles endorsement but found out that since I'm a type 1 Insulin dependant diabetic that I will be un able to obtain a commercial license...damn, back to the drawing boards!

Great news on the Hex Lance I will be there Thurs-Mon!

Brad