Digame' abt Towing pls

[Sabluka]

Whelp I drove the 30' Minnie Winnie from Ak to to Ga and twice down to Fl and back.

The 3-' Class C was easy to handle and cld near bouts park anywhere. Drive into a Walgreens or any fast food place and easy to park etc.

My question:

What are the considerations I need to know per;

1. The abuse the Dingy will suffer,. and

2. How much fastidious pklanning do I need to do to make sure I don;t get in a bind.

I read backing up is bad.

I fig reviewing the GS camper guide, or look online, to determine if the sites have the pull-through sites available.

My MW doesn't have a back-up camera. Shld I install one?

I meantime, I'll search here for more info.

Rick

[1rickw]

I made the mistake of going down the wrong road once, but it only took 5 minutes for us to unhook toad, turn around and re-hook up toad. Not too bad. Just be careful of where you turn off.

[Sabluka]

Bobbo wrote:


To the OP:

Get a backup camera, you won't be sorry.

Don't worry too much about where you can go. Just pay attention as you drive. Before you pull in somewhere, be sure you can see the way out. If you can't see how you are going to get out, don't pull in. We don't do any pre-planning about that type of thing. We just look before we drive.

You don't have to have a pull through site in campgrounds, but if you don't you will have to unhook the car and hook it up again in the morning as you leave. That is not a real burden, especially if you tow 4 down.

Good Info Bobbo - what i needed to hear.

Be careful

Pay attention

dont get trapped

GEt a backup camera.

Read abt:

Garmin GPS with camera and TAdibrothers cameras.

RR

[Bobbo]

Gonzo42 wrote:
For the first two years I drove, I always had a small trailer behind me. I learned how to back up. Some picket fences did suffer, though.

A backup camera is essential not only for backing up, but for all visibility concerns at your 6 o'clock, and at any time. Mirrors are completely inadequate.

Nobody ever said you can't back up with a trailer. As a matter of fact, a lot of people use that as the reason they tow a car on a trailer as opposed to 4 down or a dolly.

What is said is you can not back up a car towed on a dolly or 4 down, which is what this thread is about.

To the OP:

Get a backup camera, you won't be sorry.

Don't worry too much about where you can go. Just pay attention as you drive. Before you pull in somewhere, be sure you can see the way out. If you can't see how you are going to get out, don't pull in. We don't do any pre-planning about that type of thing. We just look before we drive.

You don't have to have a pull through site in campgrounds, but if you don't you will have to unhook the car and hook it up again in the morning as you leave. That is not a real burden, especially if you tow 4 down.

[Sabluka]

I definitely will have to go slow and adapt.

Before, I cld just wait till I got tired of driving and then find a RV parking spot nearby. Guess that will change.

Thanks.

RR

[obgraham]

Backing up with a trailer is a completely different animal from backing up with a toad 4 down.

[Gonzo42]

For the first two years I drove, I always had a small trailer behind me. I learned how to back up. Some picket fences did suffer, though.

A backup camera is essential not only for backing up, but for all visibility concerns at your 6 o'clock, and at any time. Mirrors are completely inadequate.

[obgraham]

1.Toad gets dinged up. Some worse than others.
2.ALWAYS plan where you are going when towing, because...
3.Backing up is a NO-NO.

Once you adapt, it works fine.