Ok, some talking points.
With either a Class A towing a car. or a decent size 5ER and the tow vehicle, the MPG camp\ to Camp or Home to camp is going to be.. Darn close if not identical.
BUT with the class A your towed care may well hit 30 MPG or more if you need to run to the store, an attraction or church (Just got back my car is 25mpg roughly)
OR MORE
But that big honking pickup you likely won't get but around half that bobtail.
Another consideration: Some folks only travel a few weekends a year. A MOTOR vehicle.. Does not like to sit and sit, it likes to RUN AND RUN.. Trailers do not mind sitting so much (Just repack the bearings and replace tires a bit more often).
A Class A, after the first couple tries.. Is easier to back up into the site (DO NOT BACK UP WHILE TOWING less you trailer your car)
Two stories, both true.
I pulled into a campground north of Kalamazoo MI on one of my first trips.. ON the way there I decided I needed a table for my Navi-Computer... and I had the lumber to make it with. So I got out the lumber, Got out the tools, Looked skyward, Put tools away (Don't recall if I left the lumber out) and headed in .. As the door clicked shut the first drops of rain hit.. And then the DELUGE, I mean it came down so heavy you'd a thunk we were UNDER water... But I was dry. With any kind of a trailer I would still have been setting up.
But with the Class A I can do the BASIC (Boondog style) setup from INSIDE the RV Only need to go out to plug in and hook up water and sewer and stuff.
Other trips I'm going down the freeway and feel the need for a rest area.. If it's clear and sunny. I hike to the building.. If it's raining felines and canines (Cats and Dogs) I . Use the in-house plumbing. Very nice
True story: Parked next to first timer She's talking to her hubby when I returned from shopping (no car then just the Class A) I pulled off onto the paved "Wash" on the other side of the road put 'er in Reverse and Hammer Down backed into the site (Straight back).. She's talking to her hubby. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THIS GUY NEXT DOOR BACK IN... (what can I say. A class A, not a trailer, Straight back, not around a corner.. Of course she was impressed But a child could have done it, in fact I did much worse when I was not yet old enough to drive a car (Backing a trailer on the farm).
