Do you tow with your B?

The two of us put more than 250,000 miles on our 22 ft. 2004 Dodge/Sportsmobile/Sprinter 2500 built by Mercedes and 100,000 miles on our 21 ft.1996 Dodge/Coachmen 3500 starting in 1997 and have never towed. Sometimes, when visiting friends, we have parked a distance away from them and walked to their home. That was because of association restrictions not because the parking lot couldn't fit us. Other times we have parked in a friend's yard, often, over night. I like to find parking slots where I can let the back hang over the curb or else find a double row of parking and use two slots that are end to end so I'm not impeding traffic flow. We overnight in RV parks and state parks more than half the time and our site is usually vacant from 9 to 9 most days. Before my RV life, starting in 1972, I have driven many miles in Chevy 3500 vans and used trailers occasionally. From that experience I have formed the opinion that towing is hard on a van.

Quick story on rental cars from our last big trip. Took the Class B to Montreal and camped by Lake Ontario/St Lawrence going and in the Adirondacks returning. Got to Montreal where we wanted to stay in town in hotels. Stayed one night in an airport hotel, arranged to park the B there a few days, rented a car for our stay in town, and all worked perfectly. In other words, the car rental allows you to either use it from a campground, or park your B for a few days storage if you want to stay right in town in hotels. We did drive the B in town, but also used the option for a compact rental car, and also could have used subway.

Same as some above, I only hook to electric on a daily basis, water and sewer only as needed. Travel relatively light and keep organized to be ready to go in the morning. Just a few outdoor things to pack up. Would never tow a car, but maybe a boat is in my retirement plans. I like your idea on the car rental. That is a great option if you want to stay in place several days and set up a campsite. Campgrounds should even consider renting cars or brokering rental cars, if they do not already. Some campgrounds near cities might have shuttles to mass transit, and I know of one campground on the bus line to subway (Cherry Hill near DC). Car rentals are fairly affordable.

I tow a 21' boat with my 20" Xplorer 230XL. No need to tow a toad with the B.

Have a Roadtrek 190 Popular on a Chevrolet chassis. I've found no reason to tow or to rent a car at our destination. The Class B's are easy to unhook and move so I've never felt the need to rent a car. I seldom hook up the water hose and just use our on-board supply until a refill is needed. Makes it easy to unplug and go.

And no drive thrus or underground parking lots. Easy to drive around town, though a little heavy on gas in town.
john 'I am Canadian'

Don't tow, just use the Roadtrek. No real problems, but try to be careful when parking, and will find an open area on the parking lot rather than squeeze into a closer space between other cars. About the only thing that you can't do is the popular-always-crowded-restaurant-with-tiny-parking-lot type of business, and you can probably even do some of that if you're willing to endure a lot of effort to get in & out. Maybe not a problem for someone who's maneuvered a 38 footer.