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

[richafranco]

Al.

Thanks,

Rich
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Al Scudder
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> Rich, I see if I can do it this weekend
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> scooter 2000LX
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> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> From: BigRichPho@...
> Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 18:06:25 +0000
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: "TO tow or not to tow, that is the
question"
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> Al,
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> 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?
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> Rich
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Al Scudder 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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> > Scooter 2000LX MIchigan
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> > Packin up for G.L.A.S.S. Berrien Springs, MI, Shipshewana, IN,
> Streetsboro, OH
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> > 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"
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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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