โOct-30-2018 01:52 PM
โNov-06-2018 09:24 AM
โNov-06-2018 09:16 AM
Tell me more about this umbilical
โNov-06-2018 09:01 AM
โNov-05-2018 04:30 PM
tropical36 wrote:Getup'ngo wrote:tropical36 wrote:Getup'ngo wrote:
Yikes! Think I've made a big mistake.
Last week I got all, "I've got to do my part to save the planet!" and traded in my flat-tow Honda CRV for a Toyota Prius -- for which I will need a tow dolly. I was just watching some YouTube how-to videos on tow dollies, with the explanations being provided by hunky, strong men. My question is whether I will be strong enough to do all that. In theory it seems simple. But there is a lot of ground-crawling and cranking. Do any of you use tow dollies? Or will I need to buy a second vehicle to flat-tow?
I'm a healthy, 5-foot-tall, 66-year-old woman. I've been motorhoming (is THAT a verb?) it solo for a dozen years, always flat-towing a CRV. But now I am in (impulsive) unknown territory.
Any suggestions (or reassurance??) from those two-wheel tow-ers?
I've never heard of anyone going from flat towing to a dolly, that was happy, but one never know. As for what it takes, you'll become as good at it, as the the next person, I'm sure
Thanks for the feedback, everyone. After a few days of "turd shopping" trying to find a good older-model tow, I made an executive decision. I bought back my Honda CRV trade-in and will get a fuse switch to save the battery.
(Now, I need a garage stretcher ...) ๐
So I've scheduled my next trip, flat-towing again. Life is good. (And I don't have to change my rv.net signature)
Are you saying that you copped out on the deal or do you still have the Prius?
As for the battery, an extra wire in the umbilical cord, connecting both batteries and with a fuse on both ends, should keep your toad, well charged.
โNov-05-2018 03:32 PM
Getup'ngo wrote:tropical36 wrote:Getup'ngo wrote:
Yikes! Think I've made a big mistake.
Last week I got all, "I've got to do my part to save the planet!" and traded in my flat-tow Honda CRV for a Toyota Prius -- for which I will need a tow dolly. I was just watching some YouTube how-to videos on tow dollies, with the explanations being provided by hunky, strong men. My question is whether I will be strong enough to do all that. In theory it seems simple. But there is a lot of ground-crawling and cranking. Do any of you use tow dollies? Or will I need to buy a second vehicle to flat-tow?
I'm a healthy, 5-foot-tall, 66-year-old woman. I've been motorhoming (is THAT a verb?) it solo for a dozen years, always flat-towing a CRV. But now I am in (impulsive) unknown territory.
Any suggestions (or reassurance??) from those two-wheel tow-ers?
I've never heard of anyone going from flat towing to a dolly, that was happy, but one never know. As for what it takes, you'll become as good at it, as the the next person, I'm sure
Thanks for the feedback, everyone. After a few days of "turd shopping" trying to find a good older-model tow, I made an executive decision. I bought back my Honda CRV trade-in and will get a fuse switch to save the battery.
(Now, I need a garage stretcher ...) ๐
So I've scheduled my next trip, flat-towing again. Life is good. (And I don't have to change my rv.net signature)
โNov-05-2018 02:20 PM
Getup'ngo wrote:Good plan.
Thanks for the feedback, everyone. After a few days of "turd shopping" trying to find a good older-model tow, I made an executive decision. I bought back my Honda CRV trade-in and will get a fuse switch to save the battery.
(Now, I need a garage stretcher ...) ๐
So I've scheduled my next trip, flat-towing again. Life is good. (And I don't have to change my rv.net signature)
โNov-05-2018 01:50 PM
tropical36 wrote:Getup'ngo wrote:
Yikes! Think I've made a big mistake.
Last week I got all, "I've got to do my part to save the planet!" and traded in my flat-tow Honda CRV for a Toyota Prius -- for which I will need a tow dolly. I was just watching some YouTube how-to videos on tow dollies, with the explanations being provided by hunky, strong men. My question is whether I will be strong enough to do all that. In theory it seems simple. But there is a lot of ground-crawling and cranking. Do any of you use tow dollies? Or will I need to buy a second vehicle to flat-tow?
I'm a healthy, 5-foot-tall, 66-year-old woman. I've been motorhoming (is THAT a verb?) it solo for a dozen years, always flat-towing a CRV. But now I am in (impulsive) unknown territory.
Any suggestions (or reassurance??) from those two-wheel tow-ers?
I've never heard of anyone going from flat towing to a dolly, that was happy, but one never know. As for what it takes, you'll become as good at it, as the the next person, I'm sure
โNov-05-2018 01:38 PM
Getup'ngo wrote:
Yikes! Think I've made a big mistake.
Last week I got all, "I've got to do my part to save the planet!" and traded in my flat-tow Honda CRV for a Toyota Prius -- for which I will need a tow dolly. I was just watching some YouTube how-to videos on tow dollies, with the explanations being provided by hunky, strong men. My question is whether I will be strong enough to do all that. In theory it seems simple. But there is a lot of ground-crawling and cranking. Do any of you use tow dollies? Or will I need to buy a second vehicle to flat-tow?
I'm a healthy, 5-foot-tall, 66-year-old woman. I've been motorhoming (is THAT a verb?) it solo for a dozen years, always flat-towing a CRV. But now I am in (impulsive) unknown territory.
Any suggestions (or reassurance??) from those two-wheel tow-ers?
โNov-04-2018 04:39 PM
We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned,
so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
โNov-02-2018 05:45 AM
tropical_ron wrote:
I'm surprised no one has chimed in with the proven solution for flat towing later model used crv. We tow a 2010 crv. After several instances of dead bettery we bought a remote fuse switch that solved the problem. Note newest year Honda's cannot be flat towed because of different transmission now being used. Do a search for honda towing and you will find many posts.
โNov-01-2018 11:23 AM
โNov-01-2018 07:58 AM
โOct-31-2018 08:22 AM
Getup'ngo wrote:
Yikes! Think I've made a big mistake.
Last week I got all,"I've got to do my part to save the planet!"
and traded in my flat-tow Honda CRV for a Toyota Prius .....
We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned,
so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
โOct-31-2018 07:17 AM