With out the tow

We will be at Disney, then coming straight home.

We make way too many last second "Hey, let's go see this..." decisions to ever leave the toad at home. We've pulled into campgrounds expecting stay just a night or two, and left a week later after making numerous day trips to local attractions we found out about after we got there.

Last few trips we haven't taken the toad and rented a car. It was just easier for the trip we were doing. You'd have to be pretty much in the middle of nowhere in Fla not to find a rental company nearby and most will come pick you up. We use Enterprise mostly although we wanted a Jeep in Fla and there are companies that will do that too. Downside is you will spend $35-100 a day on a rental.

Just google rental cars at your destination and I am sure there will be some.

How long are you going to be down? If only a couple weeks, FL has plenty of rental cars if needed. Getting to it could be a problem. If longer I'd bring the car.

We always bring the toad - for 2 reasons:

1. Rentals aren't nearby many of our destinations.
2. We've always liked the peace of mind of having a 2nd vehicle in the event that we have a breakdown. It has happened once or twice, and having the toad was really a comfort.

It should not be a problem, until you need a car and one is not available.

If you're not going to be using it, what's the problem?

I never travel without towing the car. Relied on rentals for one tour of Florida a couple of years ago and was let down by Enterprise despite making reservations months ahead of time. Never want to rely on a rental being available again.

I have been preparing my Mazda Miata for towing. However, my wife and I went to AZ in January to meet some of her cousins. They are full-time now in a short 32-foot Class A and have not been towing. They rented a car for the month from Enterprise off-airport office for about $700. We used that for our touring with them.

Now I am thinking that towing might be a pain when monthly car rental seems about as reasonable as owning one. We will probably try the rental in Colorado for April to see how it works.

I have found lots of complications in my prepping the Miata for towing. Just seems too much a bother if rental is reasonable at our locations.

A couple of thoughts...

We do not tow, never have. We have rented a car from time to time at various destinations. Sometimes my wife has followed me in her car if the distance from home is just a couple of hours away and we will want to see a lot. When we went to Disney the last time, no car required.

Once we broke down at a state park 20 miles from home and we had the car. Tow truck went one way, we went another.