To toad or not to toad, that is the question
Having never made this trip before I am working from a beginning point of ignorance ... so I can only improve! I really don't want to drag a tag vehicle behind me on the trip, and so my question is...
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RV'd for years with out one. I just couldn't see the need for one. I can park my RV anywhere I want to go.
That said when I went full time 'everyone' swore I should have one. Well I lasted a few months on the road and did agree and bought one.
If you RV where you stay an extended time in one place as many RV'ers do, then yes it is worth dragging one around. Weekend RV'ing not so much.
Once you are all set up in a CQ for even as short as just one week, it sucks to have to pack up everything to go shopping or sightseeing for a few hours and then come back and have to set up all over again.
What clenched justifying the cost of buying one for me was the first time I broke down.
I have broken down with out a Toad. I travel with dogs and a breakdown is far from being a pleasant experience for anyone but with dogs it adds an added anxiety factor.
With the toad on board all you do is unhook the toad, load the dogs DW, DH and/or kids up, throw the keys to the MH to the tow truck driver and say call me when it's fixed. And we head to the local motel. Break downs are now a breeze for me!
It also gives you a piece of mind when opting to RV off the beaten path because you have your safety net tagging along behind you.:C
That said when I went full time 'everyone' swore I should have one. Well I lasted a few months on the road and did agree and bought one.
If you RV where you stay an extended time in one place as many RV'ers do, then yes it is worth dragging one around. Weekend RV'ing not so much.
Once you are all set up in a CQ for even as short as just one week, it sucks to have to pack up everything to go shopping or sightseeing for a few hours and then come back and have to set up all over again.
What clenched justifying the cost of buying one for me was the first time I broke down.
I have broken down with out a Toad. I travel with dogs and a breakdown is far from being a pleasant experience for anyone but with dogs it adds an added anxiety factor.
With the toad on board all you do is unhook the toad, load the dogs DW, DH and/or kids up, throw the keys to the MH to the tow truck driver and say call me when it's fixed. And we head to the local motel. Break downs are now a breeze for me!
It also gives you a piece of mind when opting to RV off the beaten path because you have your safety net tagging along behind you.:C
