Went from Class A to Trailer - any lessons learned?
After 11 wonderful years in L'Andante, our 32' Itasca Sunrise, we finally concluded that, much as we love her, she'll probably not make the trip to Alaska and back safely.
So we bought a Rockwood RLT2906WS, new in the 2016 lineup. It's 33'11" hitch to spare tire, an electric fireplace, a big oven, and quite a reasonable size "basement" for a trailer.
Big question for me is what will be the biggest differences between an unengined travel trailer and a class A, other than the obvious?
L'Andante has an Onan 5000 generator, which barely sips the gas when we're running up the road and need it to run the house A/Cs (her dash A/C can't handle Texas summers). Won't need that capability when on the road, but what's a good portable generator to keep us warm in the Yukon and Alaska, when we can't use a local campground?
Does anyone make a net or barrier to fully separate the pickup's front seat from the back, so the cats don't have to stay in carriers? Them having ready access to the litter box and food will mean a lot fewer stops on the road. The barriers I've seen so far won't completely block them from the front. If it also has a reach-through so we can snap the leashes on their harnesses before we open the door would be nice, too.
I probably have a lot more questions, but I'll stop for now.
So we bought a Rockwood RLT2906WS, new in the 2016 lineup. It's 33'11" hitch to spare tire, an electric fireplace, a big oven, and quite a reasonable size "basement" for a trailer.
Big question for me is what will be the biggest differences between an unengined travel trailer and a class A, other than the obvious?
L'Andante has an Onan 5000 generator, which barely sips the gas when we're running up the road and need it to run the house A/Cs (her dash A/C can't handle Texas summers). Won't need that capability when on the road, but what's a good portable generator to keep us warm in the Yukon and Alaska, when we can't use a local campground?
Does anyone make a net or barrier to fully separate the pickup's front seat from the back, so the cats don't have to stay in carriers? Them having ready access to the litter box and food will mean a lot fewer stops on the road. The barriers I've seen so far won't completely block them from the front. If it also has a reach-through so we can snap the leashes on their harnesses before we open the door would be nice, too.
I probably have a lot more questions, but I'll stop for now.
