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

[Al Scudder]

Fred is right you CAN NOT back up on a Toad. There is one bar that you can but it will have some limitations to do that. Look at FMCA Classifieds and look for it or in Motorhome. Scooter are a blast. Our set up is a Tahoe or a Trailblazer we have both with the aux brake from M&G hooked up to the coach air brakes. with a runaway feature that would be a must. But we also have 2 Yamahas on the back of thew Toad. they are on a platform andf ride nicely on the back. They are easy to take off and on so that if you are just camping one night at at =ime you can take the toad and the scooters or you can take just the scooters and leave the next morning with out too much difficulty. Look at the Chevrolet lines for the past thee or four years and most are towable 4 down. all 4 wheel drives are 4 down. the van and the crossovers are 4 down also. make sure that if you choose a toad from a list of models make sure that you have the YEAR SPECIFIC on the potential Toad. Transmissions change sometimes and one year vs the next might not work.

Scooter 2000LX MIchigan

Packin up for G.L.A.S.S. Berrien Springs, MI, Shipshewana, IN, Streetsboro, OH

Honk if ya see the Yamaha training wheels

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To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
From: nytexcel@...
Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 13:03:04 +0000
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: "TO tow or not to tow, that is the question"

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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