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jrobert01 wrote: is no one on this forum anymore? I posted the same thing a few years ago. This place once thrived, now it's DEAD. Heck, I found my Pleasureway Traverse through ARCruiser on this sub-forum back in 2008. I don't think he's been here for many years. Don't know where the traffic went as B's seem more popular than ever.440Views0likes0CommentsRe: Quiet Back Roads and a Truck Camper
While I don't currently own a TC, my first real RV was a Lance Squire 4000 and we traveled thousands of miles in the American and Canadian west in that thing. Most of the time was secondary roads but sometimes you gotta take the freeway to get to someplace else. I've had a little van camper for about 11 years now and I love it for its small size, good MPG, and ease of use but I sure miss standing headroom and a proper bath and shower, especially with each passing year. For me, the journey is the thing and taking the interesting roads is the goal of an interesting journey.295Views0likes0CommentsRe: Anyone using a cassette toilet in their B?
I prefer the idea of a Porta-Potti and finally got to try one because the PW Traverse came equipped with the little ones. Having dealt with black tanks on three previous RV, the PP was easier. Still don't like dumping but it is less of an issue. My dream RV would have onboard water, primarily for a shower, not kitchen or toilet use. In my Traverse, I can't remember when I used the onboard 12 g water tank. I carry a 4 gallon Reliance blue cube in the sink and set it on the counter to use for teeth brushing, handwashing, etc. I don't wash dishes (use paper and plastic cups and utensils). My trips are rarely longer than 3-4 nights. Simple and easy is what I want. The Porta-Potti is there for emergencies but I think I've used it less than a half dozen times in the almost 11 years I've owned the rig. It's a shower I miss.455Views0likes0CommentsRe: Who's towing a small travel trailer with their Sprinter van?
Yes but we can't take something like the small class C's where I want to travel so they are not really a solution for us. The van would be mostly for me and solo travel and a small trailer would be for when we both go somewhere. Even better than a C, she'd sleep in the trailer and at the end of the evening, I'd sleep in the van. There's not really much distance in the Winnebago but the LD has a bit more distance and a bedroom door IIRC. Still, I'm more interested in how these short wheelbase Sprinters tow.200Views0likes0CommentsWho's towing a small travel trailer with their Sprinter van?
My wife and I are looking ahead to just the two of us traveling now that our kids are pretty much grown. You can see what we currently have. I hated towing because it was so difficult to get to places I liked to go (back country). I bought the Pleasure Way Traverse so I could have a small rig I could drive most places but it's really only suitable for me at this stage. My wife snores loudly and we can't sleep together anymore. Besides she'd rather go to an RV park or nice campground, and unhook the rig. Personally, I hate campgrounds and parks but I can do them for a week if we were staying on, say, the Oregon coast. I'm likely to give my Traverse to my younger son next year as he wants to take a year off between high school and starting college and the van would be a perfect travel vehicle for him. So that leads me to my idea of getting a fully self contained, short wheelbase Sprinter van (likely another Pleasure Way), and small (18' range) travel trailer. I'd have the van for the stuff I like to do that my wife doesn't and we'd have a small trailer to do the stuff she likes. The added benefit is that I could sleep in the van at night and she could have the trailer. Snoring problem solved. Have any of you done something like this? Seems like a good compromise over towing a larger fiver or buying something like a Winnebago 22R or Lazy Daze 24 Twin King.1.4KViews0likes4CommentsRe: CG Pics, 8 weeks no reservations, IL-AZ/UT/CO/NM-IL
Thanks for the reports. I don't think I've ever once made a campground reservation for any place we weren't intending to stay for a week or so. I have an aversion to campgrounds altogether so do as much dispersed camping as possible. I know of the places you camped near Bryce and GC. My son and I were just down there about the same time as you but were in the camping van. Free camping for overnight stays is the only way to go for me.191Views0likes0Comments
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