Wino wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 9:23 am
YankeeTarheel wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 1:02 am
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And a BIG thing is where to go with it. We're thinking Corning Glass, and Niagra Falls.
Thoughts? My wife does NOT like to "rough it" and has a phobia about snakes.
FWIW - Save the bucks and skip RV. Drive to and stay in lodges in the areas you visit. May save your marriage and in all probability, less expensive! RVing ain't cheap regardless of method. If you're still hell bent on doing it, rent one to try out - motorized or trailer - before commitment. That's my $0.02. Good luck regardless of your decision.
Obviously we intend to rent one first, probably for a long weekend, see if we like it.
You miss the whole point: We don't want to be constantly packing and unpacking. We want to load up and go. We cruised for many years because we'd unpack once for a week or, usually, 2 weeks, and not pack again until the night before. While hotels are getting more careful about cleanliness and making up rooms, there's always a risk, and now it's rising, ESPECIALLY in Republican states, but also in pockets, like my county in NJ. The idea is to bring our "hotel room" with us....and a toy hauler means my motorcycle and our bicycles can be on board.
I'm not very good at backing a trailer, but if you really want a challenge, try doing it from a right-hand drive car!
I used to LOVE camping--but I'm not 22 or 23 anymore--I'm 66 and roughing it is not my first option, and my wife won't do it unless it's the apocalypse and the neo-nazis have us out-gunned if we try to hold the fort. Then she'd PROBABLY be willing to camp--but don't bet on it! Still, I'm not springing it on her, we're discussing it. And, no, we don't need a million dollar RV that can actually garage a small car without pulling a "dinghy"--like a German Vario-Mobil.
"Even if the bee could explain to the fly why pollen is better than shit, the fly could never understand."