I need some help!!! (deciding on a rv)
Ok so my family and I are taking our first rv trip this summer and we are trying to find an rv to purchase. We thought about renting but the prices we are seeing are in the 5000 plus range and then e...
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OBX Bum wrote:
Rick,
The more I think about it the more I agree that we would want/need a vehicle on the trip. The great thing is I have two prius's that we own and from what I've read they pull great on a dolly. I have to admit I'm already stressed out about having to back up with the car hooked up though. I've backed many a trailer but haven't backed a dolly with a 32' class A.
The answer to the question about backing with a car on a dolly is simple: you can't, or at the very least should not try.
A car on a dolly has two pivot points, rather than one, and any slight misalignment when backing will tend to make things jackknife pretty quickly. The proper solution, should you need to back up somewhere, is to take the vehicle off the dolly and back it separately. (Often, at that point, it's easier to also unhook the empty tow dolly and manually tote it around, too, but it's at least theoretically possible to back the empty tow dolly around...except perhaps if it has surge brakes).
If you do get a dolly, I would suggest also installing a hitch on your car so that you can use the car to move the dolly around the campground if needed.
