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I kinda thought motorhomes were the no-brainier choice cheap airline fares last minute deals (if you could spare the cash), but a friend of mine recently told me that he felt his was nothing but trouble and he was going to sell it for a trailer instead. I d love to hear from people who have owned one or the other (or both). :)
Trailer. Motorhomes aren t as safe. You may still be the biggest in an accident but you re also traveling in the same compartment with a lot of projectiles. And only the front captains chairs are equipped with proper seatbelts.
My mom and step-dad used to own a really nice 5th wheel that had more TV s than my house, and they loved it. They have a Honda Goldwing Trike that they could fit into a special compartment (there was a ramp in the back that led to a compartment below one of the beds) and when they got where they were going they could park the truck and 5th wheel and go off on the trike. They owned it for about 3 years and traveled, but finally decided they didn t use it enough to justify keeping it and paying insurance, cheap airline fares last minute deals so they sold it. Like I said, it was really nice, but it s just not for me.
I understand what the pp is saying re: projectiles, but if I had to choose I d go with RV instead of a trailer. Most of my mom s friends cheap airline fares last minute deals have one or the other (everyone in their Goldwing group does!) and several of those who have had trailers traded them for RV s. They seem to like them better, but I m not entirely certain why.
If you are concerned about an accident (RV s are typically very safe, ours is a mere $27.00/month to insure) then I would go with a Winnebago. They are the only manufacturer (IIRC) that bolts the couches and benches to the frame of the RV.
Other, with the caveat that we have a Class A so I may be somewhat biased. There are too many individual factors that need to be considered for there to be one blanket answer that s right for everyone.
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Long road trips where you re going to be setting up/breaking down every day, or every couple of days? Motor homes are MUCH easier in that department (assuming you have a motor home with automatic levelers). This was how we knew we d be traveling cheap airline fares last minute deals the most, so once again a motor home made more sense for us.
Where are you going to be camping? Many state/national parks are old and outdated and were designed for a time when campers were significantly smaller (shorter and with no slides) than they are now. That s something cheap airline fares last minute deals you ll need to take into account regardless cheap airline fares last minute deals of whether you go with a trailer or motor home.
Convenience of traveling. In a motor home you can get a snack or a drink or use the bathroom going down the road. With a trailer you have to find a place to pull over first (and that s not always so easy as it is with a car). This is, of course, more of an issue if you re planning on mainly long road trips. If you re going to the state park that s fifty miles away it s certainly not a very important consideration. But along the same lines, another cheap airline fares last minute deals thing to consider is if you get to your campground and it s pouring rain you have to go outside and set up. In a motor home with automatic levelers, you don t have to step foot outside. Many people see this as a safety factor, too. In a motor home if you pull over to get a snack or use the bathroom you don t have to step foot outside. If you become concerned about safety you just drive off. In a trailer you have to get in/out.
We have talked about getting one to live in while dh is working contract jobs. The one thing that we have noticed is that the motor homes only have 1 bedroom, not 2. There are beds, but not a second bedroom. We have a 2 yo that we want to be able to put to bed before we are ready to go to bed. We have it narrowed down to a large 5th wheel toy hauler. The toy hauler becomes the bedroom cheap airline fares last minute deals for dd. That wouldn t be nearly as important if you aren t living in it part of the time or if your kids are much older.
We already cheap airline fares last minute deals own a Suburban (older but in great shape and low mileage) so for us it makes sense to go for a travel trailer. With small children I wouldn t feel comfortable with them traveling and moving about the inside of an RV while on the road anyhow. We re not mechanically inclined people so having another vehicle to maintain isn t something we re interested in having to do either. Of course, cheap airline fares last minute deals there s also the cost factor. All in all, in our situation, a used trailer seems to be the best fit. We re looking for one now!
If you are concerned about an accident (RV s are typically very safe, ours is a mere $27.00/month to insure) then I would go with a Winnebago. They are the only manufacturer (IIRC) cheap airline fares last minute deals that bolts the couches and benches to the frame of the RV.
Just make sure that you stay within your vehicle s weight rating for towing, allowing for the weight of everything you ll add to the trailer as well as the weight of any water (fresh, gray or black) cheap airline fares last minute deals that may be in the holding tanks, propane tanks, etc. SO many people pull trailers that are much too heavy for their tow vehicle. And this is an area where you do not want to take the word of a salesman. Many of them have no clue, but in the interest of making a sale they ll tell you that your vehicle can pull whatever trailer you re interested in (or that will bring them the most profit).
One thing to consider is where you live and whether you can park your purchase on your property cheap airline fares last minute deals or if you will have to spend extra $ to store it somewhere else. Might not be an issue for you but cities around the one we live in have annoying rules/laws about no recreational vehicles in the driveway, etc. :glare: My cousin s motor home was broken into while it was parked at the storage facility they pay for.
My parents opted for a travel trailer because they didn t want to drive a motorhome and then tow a vehicle behind it. Once you are all hooked up at your site, you don t want to have to unhook to go somewhere.
My parents have both - a class A motor home and a pull behind trailer. cheap airline fares last minute deals They are great for different reasons. They mostly use the motor home for non-camping road trips where they stay in RV parks and such. They also prefer it when parking in the yards of family. It has a more spacious and more comfortable feel with carpeted floors and the like. If they are traveling to an area where they want to be local tourists, they love the motor home. My dad does not like to take it to campgrounds though because some of the narrow, winding roads to get to campsites are more difficult to move thru. There are also few pull thru spots. If he is towing his car, he has to stop, unhook the car and it s trailer, before he can park if he wasn t able to get the pull thru spots. If he is in the trailer, he can back it up and manouver it much easier. They also like the trailer for camping because it is more wash and wear with vinyl floors and such. It is made to be easy to clean more than it is made to be comfortable. The sleeping areas are separate, but not private. Only curtains separate them from the rest of the camper vs the doors on the motor home.
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There are dangers with each type as well. This week my parents had to park the motorhome because the winds coming in from Isaac were too strong and making driving of it too dangerous (they were on their way to TN). A few years ago we had a pin shear causing a trailer hitch to come out of the truck and our trailer went over a small cliff into a ravine. Thankfully cheap airline fares last minute deals it didn t hit anyone or anything but it was a complete loss.
Dobela said: My parents have both - a class A motor home and a pull behind trailer. They are great for different reasons. They mostly use the motor home for non-camping road trips where they stay in RV parks and such. They also prefer it when parking in the yards of family. It has a more spacious cheap airline fares last minute deals and more comfortable cheap airline fares last minute deals feel with carpeted floors and the like. If they are traveling to an area where they want to be local tourists, they love the motor home. My dad does not like to take it to campgrounds though because some of the narrow, winding cheap airline fares last minute deals roads to get to campsites are more difficult to move thru. There are also few pull thru spots. If he is towing his car, he has to stop, unhook the car and it s trailer, before he can park if he wasn t able to get the pull thru spots. If he is in the trailer, he can back it up and manouver it much easier. They also like the trailer for camping because it is more wash and wear with vinyl floors and such. It is made to be easy to clean more than it is made to be comfortable. cheap airline fares last minute deals The sleeping areas are separate, but not private. Only curtains separate them from the rest of the camper vs the doors on the motor home.
When looking for either, do lots of research. I can t remember what type frame he has now (this is his 3rd camper trailer) but some are much more light weight than others, and easier to pull. I know that this one he says is lighter than his last one even though it is nearly twice the size. Also take your time. Take time to look at many and see what wou