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msturtz
Feb 11, 2015Explorer
An interesting anecdote about a towable vs. a motorhome. We too a trip to Crater Lake National Park with our newborn twins. Originally we planned on bringing the toad with us but at the last minute my wife and I decided to just go with the motorhome. We had made the same trip the prior year with our towable and truck so we have a good reference point. The park was full so we had to stay in the nearest town about 20 miles outside the park. We pulled into the RV park and I pulled out all the hoses and power cords etc. I hooked up within 10 minutes we were set including the slides out and satellite TV working. Each day of our trip we would just disconnect from the park and leave the hoses on the ground out of the way (the water hose I put up a little on the hose bib) and within 5 minutes we were on the way. Pull in the slides, retract the landing jacks double check everything is disconnected and pull out. Hookup was equally easy. Again about 5 minutes and we were back hooked up. Now here is the real benefit. Since we were out all day with the babies we didn't have to pack a cooler and snacks for the babies or for our 8 year old daughter. We had hot lunches and drinks whenever we wanted them. We had a clean bathroom whenever we wanted it. When it got cold we had blankets and coats. Parking was simple and easy. We never had a problem finding a place to park the motorhome inside the park at each lookout and trailhead. It made the trip very pleasant. Open the curtains so our daughter could look at the beautiful views as we were driving by. With the towable we would have to pack the truck every morning for everything we needed for the whole day including snacks and drinks, diapers etc. Changing the babies in the motorhome is vastly easier vs. the truck! We made another trip where we toured the entire length of US 101 along the Oregon coast. We stopped at parking lots and state parks along the way. We were able to see a lot that would have been very difficult and tiring with a truck and towable. I did a similar trip with my old towable and truck on the Washington coast. It was a lot more complicated and tiring. I hope this helps!
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