โDec-29-2018 08:49 AM
โJan-29-2019 11:12 AM
willald wrote:
JMO, but if you're going to have some of your family follow you in a separate vehicle (a 'chaser')...You just defeated the main purpose/advantage of a motorized RV (Motorhome).
If you're going to do that, you might as well just get a towable RV (TT or 5th wheel) and an appropriate vehicle to tow it. Would be much less expensive, and would allow everyone to ride together.
โJan-29-2019 09:48 AM
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โJan-03-2019 03:25 PM
rhagfo wrote:Second Chance wrote:rhagfo wrote:Second Chance wrote:F1bNorm wrote:
... most campgrounds charge an extra car fee if you drive the car in...
I wouldn't say "most," as we've never encountered that in the 181 places we've stayed - including in California. (Yes, I keep a log.)
Rob
Never encountered or just didn't pay attention to the fee schedule and not get caught? If you passed through an Oregon SP, you just skipped payment.
I pay attention to all fees and charges - but haven't been to Oregon, yet.
Rob
Interesting, do you stay at mostly private parks or state parks? I was with F1bNorm most SP on the West coast charge for extra cars.
โJan-03-2019 02:58 PM
Second Chance wrote:rhagfo wrote:Second Chance wrote:F1bNorm wrote:
... most campgrounds charge an extra car fee if you drive the car in...
I wouldn't say "most," as we've never encountered that in the 181 places we've stayed - including in California. (Yes, I keep a log.)
Rob
Never encountered or just didn't pay attention to the fee schedule and not get caught? If you passed through an Oregon SP, you just skipped payment.
I pay attention to all fees and charges - but haven't been to Oregon, yet.
Rob
โJan-03-2019 01:32 PM
rhagfo wrote:Second Chance wrote:
Here's a little different perspective... We're full-timers, and in a fifth wheel rather than a motorhome. When we hit the road, we knew we didn't want to use a crew cab diesel truck (our current truck is a long bed dual rear wheel, to boot) as a daily driver. We had a Toyota sedan at the time and the advice from the folks on the Escapees forum was to try the "chase car" for a year or so. If we didn't like it, we could reconfigure. Turns out, we like it a lot. My wife doesn't mind driving on travel days. She gets to listen to her audio books and music whenever she likes (I don't like anything on in the cab in heavy traffic or big cities). She can keep the thermostat up where she likes it, etc.
We average about 12K miles/year with the rig but put another 6k - 8K on the car touring, sightseeing, shopping, or running back and forth between wherever we're staying and kids/grandkids/siblings/parents houses. We typically do not travel more than 150 miles per day on travel days, so it's not that much time apart. We sold the Toyota and bought a Honda CR-V last spring and we're still very happy with the the "chase car" approach.
We have a document with the pros and cons from our POV - but it's aimed at full-timers in towables. If you're interested in that document, let me know.
Rob
Interesting POV, we just traded our chaser car for a 2016 Ram Laramie 6.7 CTD DRW. Will sell the 2001 Ram 2500 soon and be a single vehicle family. The Ram is plush and comfortable, size is something you learn to deal with. It will get smaller the more you drive it. I figure the cost to be a wash, the 2012 Equinox we traded insurance cost was only $24 more per month to insure the Ram above the Equinox. As soon as we sell the 2001 Ram expect to see a noticeable drop.
No it will not fit into the same spot as your Toyota, but in time will get into some tight spots.
โJan-03-2019 01:30 PM
rhagfo wrote:Second Chance wrote:F1bNorm wrote:
... most campgrounds charge an extra car fee if you drive the car in...
I wouldn't say "most," as we've never encountered that in the 181 places we've stayed - including in California. (Yes, I keep a log.)
Rob
Never encountered or just didn't pay attention to the fee schedule and not get caught? If you passed through an Oregon SP, you just skipped payment.
โJan-03-2019 12:24 PM
Second Chance wrote:
Here's a little different perspective... We're full-timers, and in a fifth wheel rather than a motorhome. When we hit the road, we knew we didn't want to use a crew cab diesel truck (our current truck is a long bed dual rear wheel, to boot) as a daily driver. We had a Toyota sedan at the time and the advice from the folks on the Escapees forum was to try the "chase car" for a year or so. If we didn't like it, we could reconfigure. Turns out, we like it a lot. My wife doesn't mind driving on travel days. She gets to listen to her audio books and music whenever she likes (I don't like anything on in the cab in heavy traffic or big cities). She can keep the thermostat up where she likes it, etc.
We average about 12K miles/year with the rig but put another 6k - 8K on the car touring, sightseeing, shopping, or running back and forth between wherever we're staying and kids/grandkids/siblings/parents houses. We typically do not travel more than 150 miles per day on travel days, so it's not that much time apart. We sold the Toyota and bought a Honda CR-V last spring and we're still very happy with the the "chase car" approach.
We have a document with the pros and cons from our POV - but it's aimed at full-timers in towables. If you're interested in that document, let me know.
Rob
โJan-03-2019 11:49 AM
Second Chance wrote:F1bNorm wrote:
... most campgrounds charge an extra car fee if you drive the car in...
I wouldn't say "most," as we've never encountered that in the 181 places we've stayed - including in California. (Yes, I keep a log.)
Rob
โJan-03-2019 07:55 AM
Second Chance wrote:
I wouldn't say "most," as we've never encountered that in the 181 places we've stayed - including in California. (Yes, I keep a log.)
โJan-02-2019 11:34 AM
F1bNorm wrote:
... most campgrounds charge an extra car fee if you drive the car in...
โJan-02-2019 11:01 AM
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