toad for truck camper? F250 4x4?
We just finished up a 11,000 mile loop of the USA in our homebuilt flatbed truck camper pulling a 17 foot sailboat. It performed flawlessly and I think we sailed in about 15 states plus the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
The downside is the truck + camper and garage pod is a bit large for going up rocky steep mountain roads or really any sandy spot. I am also not comfortable at all driving in any ice or snow with the weight, height and 2wd. At 28 feet long it is a bit large for some of the cities we visited...we had to use Uber in New Orleans and rode the bus in Austin.
We are back in Washington state and want to do some winter and summer stuff here again...maybe even buy a bit of land for a home base. We still plan to go to Alaska and also Maine (didn't hit the NE on our first loop).
So...I was thinking we could get a toad for the RV and sometimes pull it instead of the sailboat. Or sometimes pull the sailboat with the toad and leave the RV at our home base. 4wd cars are around 25k new and I noticed I can get a 2017 4x4 F250 supercab (gas) with a 4000 pound payload and 12,500 pound hauling brand new for $35k. A 2wd regular cab is $30k new.
Trying to convince myself that a F250 4x4 is not too big for a toad. Opinions on that truck? It seems like it would also make a nice platform for a offroad camper if we get in the building mood again.
The downside is the truck + camper and garage pod is a bit large for going up rocky steep mountain roads or really any sandy spot. I am also not comfortable at all driving in any ice or snow with the weight, height and 2wd. At 28 feet long it is a bit large for some of the cities we visited...we had to use Uber in New Orleans and rode the bus in Austin.
We are back in Washington state and want to do some winter and summer stuff here again...maybe even buy a bit of land for a home base. We still plan to go to Alaska and also Maine (didn't hit the NE on our first loop).
So...I was thinking we could get a toad for the RV and sometimes pull it instead of the sailboat. Or sometimes pull the sailboat with the toad and leave the RV at our home base. 4wd cars are around 25k new and I noticed I can get a 2017 4x4 F250 supercab (gas) with a 4000 pound payload and 12,500 pound hauling brand new for $35k. A 2wd regular cab is $30k new.
Trying to convince myself that a F250 4x4 is not too big for a toad. Opinions on that truck? It seems like it would also make a nice platform for a offroad camper if we get in the building mood again.
