Welcome to the forum Jan. Risk is very subjective, most of us that have never traveled there may be a lot more wary than those who have traveled there many times. I would try to travel with someone that has been there before. From your OP it sounds like you will be living in the MH with two pets. I would think a small class A and a small tow car would be a better fit for your situation especially with two pets. Something will break on your trip and will need repairing, I like the idea of two vehicles that you can drive if one fails to get a replacement part. What ever you buy make several trips within the US to learn the technical stuff of how your MH works and fix/modify it for your longer trip. It took me 3 years and many repairs and shorter trips to get mine ready for a trip to Alaska. Good Luck on what ever you decide.