Its Me wrote:
On Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 5:27:49 PM UTC-4, John H wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:52:45 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote:

On Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 1:23:20 PM UTC-4, John H wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:56:51 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote:

On Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 11:18:58 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jun 2017 05:56:43 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote:

At the bigger places, that's generally true. I once went inside to
ask where the diesel pump was.
Answer, "Oh, it's around back."

Most definitely wouldn't try to take a 33' trailer 'around back'.

Not without looking anyway. ;-)
I have been in some tough spots towing my pontoon, behind a stretch
E-150.
Haven't had to unhook it and take another swing at it tho.

A few years ago we had a 25' Winnebago, and I towed my wife's car
with it on a tow dolly a few times. There's no backing up with a tow
dolly, at least not for more than a few feet. One time I made a wrong
turn, got into a tight spot, and had to unstrap and unload the car,
get the rig turned around, and load everything back up. What a pain.

Having to pull a toad is the main reason I won't consider a motorhome.

Well, it's either that or having a big tow vehicle that you end up
driving even when you don't need it for towing. Pick your poison.
Unlike the dolly, you can back the toad up.

The Chevy spends most of its non-towing time sitting in the driveway.
Motorcycle picks up most of
the about-town stuff. Sometimes rain interferes a bit.

Yeah, that's probably the ideal situation. If you're not retired, that's
not much of an option. Then you need the ca$h to have the tow vehicle
and a car for everyday, or just drive the truck.

A friend at work does exactly that. He has a 5th wheel trailer and a
Silverado 2500. Fortunately his commute is reasonable so it's not too bad.

We've toyed with the idea of selling the house when we retire and
full-timing it for a year. Chase the nice weather and see the US. Then
sell the RV and buy our retirement home. This place is too much for two
people. We'll see.


I bought a 2014 Volt in March for a non truck driving day car. Much nicer
when it came to parking. Couple trips to Los Angeles. 35-38 mpg instead
of 18.5 in the diesel truck, or 23-24 in wife's Venza. Does cost me. Time
value of the $15k and $800 insurance. I am impressed with the car.
Quiet. Very quiet even with the gas motor running. Also I get the EV home
electric rate, which in high priced California electric, is nice. 11pm to
6 am 11 cents a kWh instead of 42 cents. Offpeak rate is somewhere in the
middle. So overall electric bill has gone down.