Motorhome/Toad vs Truck-Trailer/Chase Car
I have been doing a lot of study on the motorhome vs truck-trailer approach to full-timing. There is the issue of having a smaller vehicle to run around in - easily satisfied by choice of a suitabl...
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We researched and talked about this a lot prior to going full-time. We posted on the Escapees and RV-Dreams forums and got lots of good feedback. As has been stated by previous posters, there is no right or wrong way. For us, since we already had the "chase car" and it was paid for, we decided (as was suggested) to try it for a year and see how it works out. Having the smaller car (a Toyota Corolla) has been invaluable in several situations: 1) driving 30 - 40 miles round trip every day while visiting family in the the Baltimore area; 2) driving into and parking in downtown Baltimore to visit another family member; 3) driving to and from medical appointments and surgery while back in our previous home area for almost a month; 3) scouting out campsites rather than getting into tight situations with a long rig; 4) and running around locally while spending over a month in southern New Mexico enjoying the holidays with family. We have also had a number of one or two night stays where the site was level enough to leave the trailer on the truck and just take the car to run errands or buy groceries (as mentioned above).
We also anticipate the car coming in handy when we head to the San Diego area next week and for sightseeing in Arizona on the way. My wife doesn't mind her alone time on travel days (we usually keep our drives between 4 and 6 hours and use two-way radios) so she can listen to her books on tape or her own music.
We're not even half-way through our first year, so the jury is still out - but so far, the "chase car" concept is working for us. I've also seen and talked to many full-timers for whom the motorhome (usually large DPs) and tow'd are working well (although those rigs are usually way out of our budget range).
Rob
We also anticipate the car coming in handy when we head to the San Diego area next week and for sightseeing in Arizona on the way. My wife doesn't mind her alone time on travel days (we usually keep our drives between 4 and 6 hours and use two-way radios) so she can listen to her books on tape or her own music.
We're not even half-way through our first year, so the jury is still out - but so far, the "chase car" concept is working for us. I've also seen and talked to many full-timers for whom the motorhome (usually large DPs) and tow'd are working well (although those rigs are usually way out of our budget range).
Rob
