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

[richafranco]

Al,

Thanks for the info. So really the ideal vehicle to pull is a 4wd,
maybe kinda light and maybe even some type of scooter on the back of the
4wd? Do you have any photos of your set-up?

Rich
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Al Scudder
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> 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.
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Streetsboro, OH
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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"
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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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> Fred & Wendy Bellows
> Queen Creek, AZ (so.east Phx)
> '90 SP36
> "Maunder Maximum"
> photos of coach and upgrades
> current location
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