Old Lady & tow dolly. Can this relationship work?

tropical36 wrote:

Getup'ngo wrote:

tropical36 wrote:

Getup'ngo wrote:
Yikes! Think I've made a big mistake.

Last week I got all, "I've got to do my part to save the planet!" and traded in my flat-tow Honda CRV for a Toyota Prius -- for which I will need a tow dolly. I was just watching some YouTube how-to videos on tow dollies, with the explanations being provided by hunky, strong men. My question is whether I will be strong enough to do all that. In theory it seems simple. But there is a lot of ground-crawling and cranking. Do any of you use tow dollies? Or will I need to buy a second vehicle to flat-tow?

I'm a healthy, 5-foot-tall, 66-year-old woman. I've been motorhoming (is THAT a verb?) it solo for a dozen years, always flat-towing a CRV. But now I am in (impulsive) unknown territory.

Any suggestions (or reassurance??) from those two-wheel tow-ers?

I've never heard of anyone going from flat towing to a dolly, that was happy, but one never know. As for what it takes, you'll become as good at it, as the the next person, I'm sure

Thanks for the feedback, everyone. After a few days of "turd shopping" trying to find a good older-model tow, I made an executive decision. I bought back my Honda CRV trade-in and will get a fuse switch to save the battery.

(Now, I need a garage stretcher ...) ;)

So I've scheduled my next trip, flat-towing again. Life is good. (And I don't have to change my rv.net signature)

Are you saying that you copped out on the deal or do you still have the Prius?
As for the battery, an extra wire in the umbilical cord, connecting both batteries and with a fuse on both ends, should keep your toad, well charged.