<p>The poster, ctymomteacher, who I knew from the Tulane boards and met IRL has more or less “left” cc because she and her H took to the roads in some sort of RV. Gave up their land-bound home, I believe. It looks as though she can still receive PMs, so you might contact her to see how it goes on the road over the long haul.</p>
<p>It also is going to depend on your experience as a driver. Alot of motorhomers and trailer pullers should not be on the highway or have a govenor attached to the gas pedal. You can get better with practice in a parking lot. </p>
<p>We talk this over as well. We camp in Eastern Wa every summer with our boat. Relatives have motorhomes and they work well for them, I have a van and tents. They get about 4 miles a gallon pulling their boat in the motorhome and I get 14 pulling mine with the van. At $3.50 a gallon and 250 miles to travel it cost them $220 to drive over and another $220 to go back. Where I spent $63 going over and $48 going back (less stuff to haul back). So I can get there and camp and camp and moor the boat for what it cost them to drive over and back (then add camping and moorage costs) at the same time. </p>
<p>A motorhome is an expensive proposition and I would think how much I would use it and what it’s going to cost to do so. My van when not hauling stuff and a boat (twice a summer) has a nice 4.3 V6 and gets about 18 city and 22 hwy the rest of the year.</p>
<p>My aunt and uncle have what is referred to as a “fifth wheel” trailer. They pull it with a truck. They love the freedom it offers and have the truck to run around in wherever they are visiting.</p>
<p>As far as the backing issue with trailers–it can be avoided. I have hauled horses for my D. for years and still have never mastered backing. I stop at truck stops for gas, food, etc–plenty of space to turn there. I choose my parking space wisely at shows and if a get in a real pinch there is always someone around that loves to show off their backing ability to help out ;). Honestly I have less problems backing the horse trailer than I do the very small seadoo trailer.</p>
<p>How about:</p>
<p>Diesel vs. Gas</p>
<p>Class A vs. Class C</p>
<p>Pushers vs. Pullers</p>
<p>I know what the differences are - but which is better for what? 
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<p>Ours was a class C. Not much harder to drive than an econoline van. Class A’s take more getting used to…</p>
<p>If you are considering a Class A, look at a pusher. The added weight makes a class A hard to pull.</p>
<p>My thought about trailer vs motorhome is that a trailer can last for a long time and the truck pulling it can be replaced at regular intervals. Seems to me that with a motorhome, the “motor” part would be obsolete long before the “home” part. We only have a little pop-up trailer, but that has been great, and we’ve towed it with several vehicles.</p>
<p>In our case, the motor part is holding up better that the home part.</p>
<p>You just don’t put that many miles on the engine, and in a typical class C the build quality is not like that of a typical house. Has to be lightweight and cheap.</p>
<p>Some class A pushers are much better for build quality. They are also several hundred thousand dollars.</p>
<p>We also looked at AirStream trailers…they were nice, too.</p>
<p>Airstream story: On our honeymoon, my wife and I drove up to Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. As we drove the winding road along the shore, we noticed a line of Airstream trailers coming toward us. I suppose this was a club of some kind. We counted 130 of these “Silver Slugs” we called them. The line was miles long. At the very end was a sports car obviously anxious to pass the Silver Slug in front of him, not seeing the daunting task ahead…</p>
<p>Thank you all for your input! :)</p>
<p>don’t your car’s seats recline?
man, yer gittin soft,…</p>
<p>(I know, blame the wife.)</p>
<p>roro, that is always an option. 
I actually have slept many times in a car seat…generally from employment conditions and agreements most reasonable humans would reject.</p>
<p>Mrs. P2N, however, is my queen. She deserves nothing but the best. I, as her slave for life, labor ceaselessly to see that she is suitably and properly accommodated. Were this not so, the consequences would be severe…and prolonged. 
(lol)</p>
<p>^In that case, why not a nice hotel room with cleaning service, fluffy down blankets, hot running water, included with turn down service with mints or cookies on the pillows! LOL!</p>
<p>Sorry, I just could not resist!</p>
<p>^Fair question - she likes to ‘camp’! :)</p>
<p>A good RV is not camping. A/C, thermostat controlled heat, microwave, fridge, shower and internal plumbing!</p>
<p>We have a full size bed in the back bedroom. Sleep better on that than in most hotels, plus I have all my stuff close by.</p>
<p>ok, admit it, you just like the romantic notion of floating across this big ole country, heading where your nose leads you, parking at sunsets with your sweetpie, wolves howling at the campfire, you old romantic wolf you.</p>
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Hey!! You been talkin’ to <em>my</em> hubster?? He figured this out <strong><em>LONG</em></strong> ago. Like, when we were dating. 
Good men.</p>
<p>Thank you, B! :D</p>
<p>I’ve been well trained. Actually, yep - it’s fun to do stuff like that with my woman. (Caution - it can lead to children! lol) </p>
<p>Can’t get her to go with me when I blast Bambi, though… :(</p>
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Says to self, “Gosh, he really DOESN’T think I’ve figured out what “causes it” yet!!”!!! </p>
<p>Incidentally, if I could have a nickel for everytime someone has asked me that question, I would not have had to apply for finaid! :D</p>
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My hubster has given up on that also, but he did just bring back a HUMONGO moose from Vermont… :eek:</p>
<p>I’m sure you cleaned and skinned it for him? Hmmmmm? :)</p>