newbie question about extended stays

First motor home was a 24' Isata. We had her for a year and traveled with no toad. We found it doable with limitations. We almost always were able to find a spot to park, especially in larger parking lots such as Walmart, major grocery chains etc, even larger tourist attractions. We had our tear down, set-up routine down to a science and could stow, pack and vacate a site in less than 15 minutes. Often our set-up was less because we would just plug in if our water tank was full and we didn't need to dump. What we eventually realized, though, was that more and more often we simply skipped going to do something or missed some things we would really have enjoyed seeing because we just didn't feel like going through the hassle and, as some one mentioned, going off leaving the motor home with the genny running so the dog stayed comfortable. Our first trip with the toad clinched it. We so enjoyed that and we realized that, for us, a toad was a "must." In a year of travel we now put 5,000 to 8,000 miles on the motor home but double or even triple that on the toad.