How much are you driving your Toad?

I drive my toad a lot

We have a 5th wheel so don't exactly have a toad, but the pickup that pulls the 5th wheel is a monster with about a quarter-mile turning radius, and gets lousy mileage. When we are somewhat close to home we get our Chevy Volt and drive it instead. Believe me, when we're stuck with the pickup because we're far from home, we hate having to drive it because of the mileage and its size. I highly recommend towing a vehicle you're happy with and comfortable driving. It makes a difference on "field trips."

Think about once your "Home" is set up in a campground or near a lake, or in the forest. Say you might volunteer at a RV park for summer for the free site and something to do.

What will you drive when you do not want to move the RV to go get groceries, sightseeing, or whatever you happen to want to do?

I know that I did not want to pack up everything in the RV just to go into town and buy some ice cream. However a short trip in the Honda CRV was a nice change from sitting in the RV.

Now I have a Ford Edge that is all wheel drive. I installed the hitch on the 99 CRV and the 07 Edge. I also installed a brake system using a cruise control motor, that pulls a cable (with engine vacuum) and that pulls the brake pedal to the floor.

I am sure that you will not be driving to work, but still think of all the other tasks that you will do while full timing.

Have a great time once you start full timing.

Fred.