"TO tow or not to tow, that is the question"

[Fred Bellows]

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Rich, one thing to look at specifically, that Pete
mentioned, if you're going to be full-timing, or even semi-full-timing, is the
size of the bath and kitchen, and how they can annoy you after awhile. I
totally agree, and can easily see where that would become the biggest issue,
even within just a few weeks. Now, even the older `birds tend to have ok sized
galleys, but the bathrooms are smaller, especially the sinks, and, boy, are
their showers small! Look carefully at those when you attend a rally, maybe
even ask if you can stand in the shower, and imagine that for months at a time!
The shower in my SP is plenty roomy, and I remounted the showerhead up high.
It's nice. And the swing-wall bath is a wonderful thing! I don't know if you're
interested in more info about considering a motorcycle instead of towing a car,
or if you're even into bikes at all, but here's some thoughts on it. From what
I understand, the biggest hassle with toads, is not all these hardware issues
and expenses that have been detailed on this thread, but the fact that you
can't (hardly) back up. The benefits, of course, are that it seats 4, it's more
comfy, with heat and AC, and you're in out of the rain. But I'm figuring that
if it's really bad weather, I'm probably not going to go-see-do much that day,
anyway. So for me, the fun of the bike, and the benefits of no-tow, outweigh
the drawbacks. By the way, our Vespa has tons of lockable storage. Plenty for
camera gear, I'm sure, because you can fit two full face helmets under the seat,
plus a little more room under there, and then there's the whole extra accessory
trunk, which is huge as well. We have put 8 bags of groceries in this scooter!
Oh, and we use 4 electric bicycles when we have 2 guests, to bike into town,
see the sites, etc., they're great! `Sorry this is so long, -just some more
food for thought.

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\/\/\…Fred

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