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Raist11
Jul 07, 2015Explorer
sushidog wrote:
That's all well and good, Raist11, and the points you mention are valid for someone who want's to use their rig to vacation in a few weeks a year, but the OP wants to live in his full-time. It will be their sole dwelling, so while you may like the cozy feeling of a narrow, slideless MH occasionally, I think it would soon become cramped in short order if you were to actually live in it 24/7, 365 days a year.
Fulltimers need a toad, as you don't want to unhook your home and drive it to the grocery store or strip mall every time you want to go shopping, grab a burger, get a haircut, etc.. Backing-up a toad is even harder than a fiver, as those short toads hidden behind a big MH are very difficult to back up straight - longer trailers are much easier.
Another point that was not mentioned is if you have to put your MH in the shop to get engine or drive train repaired, you will be without your home and forced to experience the inconvenience and expense of living out of a Motel till your MH is repaired. With a TT of fiver you are not put out of your home when your TV needs repair, especially if have a back-up transportation plan like we do - a couple of motorbikes, so we are never stranded if the truck is in the shop for a few days.
The title of the OP's post is about comparing costs, so the question is important to him, as he is obviously considering both prospects with the decision ringing on affordability and practicality for its intended use, which is a mobile residence.
Chip
Hi Chip, I think you missed a lot of the point of my post. I don't expect the OP to like what I do and I certainly don't expect you to either. The second important thing, you never back up a MH with the toad attached. That's just a silly thing to even suggest.
You just can't look at it and only compare numbers. You have to look at what will give you the most satisfaction per dollar as well. If we only looked at dollar value, we would have ended up with a small trailer, small car and be miserable.
And if we were all that worried about what the OP wanted.. The question he asks is this: "Can anyone suggest a Class A or Class C that would be comparable?" (to the Keystone Sprinter 319MKS) Something I don't think anyone actually did. Some people were even talking about some video.. But most importantly, I never suggested that the OP should go my route. He has to find what will make him happiest, that was my point.
Cheers
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