"TO tow or not to tow, that is the question"

[richafranco]

Fred,

Thanks for the info. In days past, I did have and drive motorcycles and
reall enjoyed them, on and off road. But I hardly bounce as good as I
used to and my days doing so are over I think. Ideally, a scooter, being
pulled by a jeep!!!!

Rich
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Fred Bellows"
wrote:
>
>
> Rich, one thing to look at specifically, that Pete mentioned, if
> you're going to be full-timing, or even semi-full-timing, is the
> size of the bath and kitchen, and how they can annoy you after awhile.
I
> totally agree, and can easily see where that would become the biggest
> issue, even within just a few weeks. Now, even the older `birds tend
> to have ok sized galleys, but the bathrooms are smaller, especially
the
> sinks, and, boy, are their showers small! Look carefully at those when
> you attend a rally, maybe even ask if you can stand in the shower, and
> imagine that for months at a time! The shower in my SP is plenty
roomy,
> and I remounted the showerhead up high. It's nice. And the
> swing-wall bath is a wonderful thing! I don't know if you're
> interested in more info about considering a motorcycle instead of
towing
> a car, or if you're even into bikes at all, but here's some
> thoughts on it. From what I understand, the biggest hassle with toads,
> is not all these hardware issues and expenses that have been detailed
on
> this thread, but the fact that you can't (hardly) back up. The
> benefits, of course, are that it seats 4, it's more comfy, with heat
> and AC, and you're in out of the rain. But I'm figuring that if
> it's really bad weather, I'm probably not going to go-see-do
> much that day, anyway. So for me, the fun of the bike, and the
benefits
> of no-tow, outweigh the drawbacks. By the way, our Vespa has tons of
> lockable storage. Plenty for camera gear, I'm sure, because you can
> fit two full face helmets under the seat, plus a little more room
under
> there, and then there's the whole extra accessory trunk, which is
> huge as well. We have put 8 bags of groceries in this scooter! Oh, and
> we use 4 electric bicycles when we have 2 guests, to bike into town,
see
> the sites, etc., they're great! `Sorry this is so long, -just
> some more food for thought.
>
>
>
>
>
> \/\/\ Fred
> __________________
> Fred & Wendy Bellows
> Queen Creek, AZ (so.east Phx)
> '90 SP36
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>