Will upgrade to 42ft widebody make me cry?
We're looking to retire somewhere around the spring of 2017 and are looking to purchase the Retirement rig in the near future so we can work the bugs out prior to hitting the road. We won't be doing the full time thing, but a lot of longer trip travel, and maybe setting it up in a warmer climate during the winter for getaways.
Units we are leaning towards are front living area units such as the Evergreen Bay Hill rigs.
Just traded in the 2011 2500 Ram/cummins truck for a 2015 3500 with cummins Aisin Tranny, but it is a shortbed and SRW. Current RV is a bumper pull 240RKS timber Ridge bumper, total length of 28 feet which is a breeze to tow anywhere be it dirt roads, tight winding steep mountain roads etc. It was also a great unit for off grid camping, whereas the rigs the wife likes would be best parked in an RV park. She isn't a fan of the little bumper pull.
I realize what we're giving up in regards to spots we can camp, but how much will I give up in trying to tow something that long and wide? Would dragging it up to Alaska for the summer be an option? Would a summer circling the lower 48 over say 5 months be something where I'd find the towing angst outweighed the good life while parked?
The advise from those who have been there and done that would be greatly appreciated.
Units we are leaning towards are front living area units such as the Evergreen Bay Hill rigs.
Just traded in the 2011 2500 Ram/cummins truck for a 2015 3500 with cummins Aisin Tranny, but it is a shortbed and SRW. Current RV is a bumper pull 240RKS timber Ridge bumper, total length of 28 feet which is a breeze to tow anywhere be it dirt roads, tight winding steep mountain roads etc. It was also a great unit for off grid camping, whereas the rigs the wife likes would be best parked in an RV park. She isn't a fan of the little bumper pull.
I realize what we're giving up in regards to spots we can camp, but how much will I give up in trying to tow something that long and wide? Would dragging it up to Alaska for the summer be an option? Would a summer circling the lower 48 over say 5 months be something where I'd find the towing angst outweighed the good life while parked?
The advise from those who have been there and done that would be greatly appreciated.
