How useful is a Toad?

Wharfcat wrote:
I have a 2013 Honda CRV that is capable of being towed 4 wheels down.
How many of you have a towed and what your thoughts are.

Wharfcat,
Well, I'm not too sure how this thread got diverted into truck camper use but, I'm pretty sure you wanted info on towing your CRV and what maybe others TOW? Well, we've been motorhoming, towing, camping etc. for well over 35-36 years or so. We've towed a Toyota 2WD truck, an '11 Honda CRV EX-L All Wheel drive, an '11 GMC Sierra 1500 Extended Cab 4x4 and, 9 different Jeep Wranglers.

Our coach doesn't move an inch, without one of our present toads. We've been broken down a couple of times in those 35 years and, it's no fun if you're dead in the water and no way to get around. Towing for some, make it harder than it needs to be. For others, it's so routine, that all aspects of it are done as second nature.

You never, ever know if and when, even something small can break down in and or on, your motorhome so, having mobility, at least to us, IS A MUST!! And we don't even think about all that Uber ****. We're not gonna RENT any car anywhere. Every single vehicle we've purchased in the last thirty years has had considerations for towing. There's quite a few various toads that are flat towable out there.

And, speaking of that, your '13 CRV is right up there at the top of the list for flat towable toads. I did all the setup for towing our '11 which, would be almost identical to yours. The entire front plastic is off in a matter of minutes if you know where to unfasten it. Then, the install of the base plate, no biggie. I did all my own (as I've done for decades) wiring when it comes to lights for it while being towed.

I'm not one of those that runs and hides when it comes to tying into factory wiring for lighting. I setup the CRV to utilize not only the RED tail lights and brake lights but, I also setup the AMBER turn signals too. When we towed it, people following it, when it was being towed, saw the exact same action with the tail lights, ALL OF THEM, as they would when it was being driven. I drew up an easy to follow diagram for wiring your CRV if you're interested.

Anyway, as stated earlier, we don't go ANYWHERE without one of our toads. The mobility for a zillion reasons, going out to dinner, lunch, breakfast, getting groceries, seeing attractions, visiting nearby friends, getting parts or supplies for the RV, and a whole lot more. And no, I don't worry about the miniscule amount of loss in miles per gallon in the coach. The darn thing only gets 6-7.5 anyways so, it is what it is.

Get your CRV hooked up and go have fun.
Scott