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jfkmk
Jul 06, 2014Explorer II
kknowlton wrote:
Not exactly the same route, but close: we went from a small Class C to a popup. Two of the main reasons:
1) The combination of vehicle and "home" into one unit meant that when repair was needed, we lost the use of the "home" and often had to cancel camping plans; if this had happened to us on a longer trip, we would have had to move into a hotel & buy meals, which we hadn't budgeted for
2) (and the bigger reason) Once we got set up in a campsite, then found we needed something, like firewood or groceries, etc., we had to unhook utilities, put away leveling blocks, essentially break camp just to get those items, then go through setting up camp all over again when we returned to the site. Having a detachable trailer means we can leave the unit in the campground and drive somewhere to get needed items, have repair done on the tow vehicle, etc.
We went from a class c to a tt for the same reasons. Also, the class c was more expensive to register and insure. Another reason was sight seeing...the class c was impossible to drive and park in a lot of places. Also, I can back the tt along side my house and don't have to pay storage fees. Couldn't do that with the c.
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