Tortiemctortiepants wrote:
That’s true that it would be better to still have a place to be with the pets in the event of a break down... but If my towing vehicle did break down, say on the side of the road, do tow trucks tow both the vehicle and the trailer?
Basically they would charge for 2 separate tows (mostly a cost thing) but yes, they can get you to a campground while the truck is repaired.
As someone else mentioned, with a Class C, the drivetrain with low miles may not tell you much. Most go to the junkyard due to leaks in the house portion, not wearing out the drivetrain. So a $6k unit with low miles may still be a steaming pile of poo. As you aren't familiar, find a local independent RV tech and once you think you have a good option make an inspection part of the offer. It may cost you a couple hundred but if it steers you away from a bad deal, it will be well worth it.
As long as the RV appears in decent shape, I wouldn't worry about age. That's mostly a southern snowbird thing where people stay in a park for a few months. Really age is just a surrogate measure for eliminating junky rigs. What we've found is if they look out the office window and the rig looks good, they "forget" to ask about the age. For your trip in the summer with just short term stops, asking about age has never came up as a question.
I would still be very careful with the SUV option. Dig in and fully understand the limitations. Most of the smaller ones really have very limited capability. Truck payload often runs out prior to tow rating. Especially moving, I expect, you will want to pack the truck full of your stuff, so you could easily wind up over payload with an SUV. Even with Pickups and Vans, you need to watch it but it's far easier to find one with good payload capability. SUVs are built for comfort not payload. The only ones I would consider are the big Suburbans or the Ford Equivalents. Even then they often are not as good as their pickup comparables.
