We purchased our first class A a few months ago. We recently got all set up so we can use our F150 as our toad. Our first vacation with the toad is coming up and now my wife can't go (boo) due to a family health issue, but she is insisting that the kids and I still go. My concern is when I get to the campground, since I am the only driver, how do I unhook the toad and get it to the site without getting in the way and holding everybody else up, as it will take me a while to do everything by myself? I have never really paid attention to where and how others unhook their toads.

Pull up near your site and unhook. Any "normal" person will understand and not consider it as "being in the way".Also you could get a pull-thru site.

Consider parking and unhooking in a lot away from your site where it won't inconvenience anyone, then enjoy the walk back to get your truck.

Not sure how old the rest of the family members are, but my 15 year old helps me. He is a better driver than the DW.But aside from that, I do not see it being a problem. It is a common occurrence and I think everyone would be Okay., unless you are arriving at 1:30am!!!For us, we haul our toad with an aluminum trailer, so we have to unload car, unhitch trailer, then pull MH up and hook trailer to toad. I also try to pick sites when available that I can pull through an leave trailer attached.

Artum Snowbird wrote:Consider parking and unhooking in a lot away from your site where it won't inconvenience anyone, then enjoy the walk back to get your truck.Yes, normally at the check-in location, there is plenty of room to do this.

Do a dress rehearsal unhooking at home. Should only take a minute or two. Two pins, safety cables and electrical and the toad is free. Park the coach then park the toad. We'll wait for you but once you start checking tire pressures and power train fluid levels I might be tempted to voice my displeasure. Your other option is pull thru camp sites.

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2chiefsRus
Explorer
Jul 07, 2016
It is going to vary from campground to campground but if there are auto parking spaces where you check in, then I would leave it there and walk back to it after you get the coach parked.

Not a problem but if you are concerned about going to a campground that you haven't been at before, you might consider looking at the check-in area on Google earth.
Dale_Traveling
Explorer II
Jul 07, 2016
Do a dress rehearsal unhooking at home. Should only take a minute or two. Two pins, safety cables and electrical and the toad is free. Park the coach then park the toad. We'll wait for you but once you start checking tire pressures and power train fluid levels I might be tempted to voice my displeasure. Your other option is pull thru camp sites.
korbe
Explorer
Jul 07, 2016
Artum Snowbird wrote:
Consider parking and unhooking in a lot away from your site where it won't inconvenience anyone, then enjoy the walk back to get your truck.

Yes, normally at the check-in location, there is plenty of room to do this.
lakebum
Explorer
Jul 07, 2016
Not sure how old the rest of the family members are, but my 15 year old helps me. He is a better driver than the DW.

But aside from that, I do not see it being a problem. It is a common occurrence and I think everyone would be Okay., unless you are arriving at 1:30am!!!

For us, we haul our toad with an aluminum trailer, so we have to unload car, unhitch trailer, then pull MH up and hook trailer to toad. I also try to pick sites when available that I can pull through an leave trailer attached.
Artum_Snowbird
Explorer
Jul 07, 2016
Consider parking and unhooking in a lot away from your site where it won't inconvenience anyone, then enjoy the walk back to get your truck.
Ranger_Smith
Explorer
Jul 07, 2016
Pull up near your site and unhook. Any "normal" person will understand and not consider it as "being in the way".
Also you could get a pull-thru site.

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