Rolin
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For us it depends on our destinations and what we plan to do.
If we are sight seeing the scooter is best....we see sooo much more as we are part of the environment, not encased in metal and glass. Its so easy to stop to see the sights and we can park most anywhere. Our scooter will cruise at 60mph with 2up and is great for touring national parks. We have a luggage carrier on the back of the scooter that will hold two large shopping bags of groceries plus it has a trunk that will hold two more.
If its Winter or we are planning long excursions (over a 100 miles) then we would certainly opt for a car, a rental (Enterprise?)
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CloudDriver
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We have a 24 ft class C and in 70,000 miles of travel over 8 years, including several 8 week trips, we have never felt the need to tow a car. We consider ourselves to be "sightseers", rather than "campers". To us, a campground is a place to get a night's sleep, eat breakfast and possibly supper. During the day we are out exploring the area or are enroute to a new destination. Our camping equipment consists of two folding chairs and a Weber Q120 grill, all of which can be stored away in a few minutes. We like having the MH with us so we can make lunch when we get hungry and can take bathroom breaks wherever we happen to be. We also like it that don't have to drive back to a base camp if we decide during the day that we want to stay in a new area.
If your family likes to spend several days at a time at destination campgrounds with a lot of amenities, or likes to set up an elaborate "camp", then towing a car makes sense, to avoid the need to frequently "break camp".
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PhilR.
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hillys wrote:This summer taking a 5 week trip with 23' class C.
I think it depends on how you will spend your days. Like some of the other people here, we tour the sights when we are traveling. Once we are done for the day, we go to a campground (almost always a state park) and camp. We enjoy the campground that evening and the next morning, and then we are off to the next destination. If we do plan on staying an extra day at a campgound, we go in with all of the supplies that we will need.
Since we can get our small motorhome anywhere we want, we have never seen the need to tow a vehicle. We just go where we want to go, and stop where we want to stop. Also, we know that if by chance we end up in a place for a while and need a vehicle, we can just rent one. Actually, we do have a vehicle to tow and a trailer to do it, but we just haven't ever felt to the need to do so, and I like not having to mess with the added length/bulk/weight/maintenance.
Given that you have a small MH, I would think that you too could get it anywhere you want to go. When added to the fact that you will only be out for five weeks, I would say to save the money and the time and the gas mileage. Of course this would be different if you are going to places where you absolutely could not take an RV, or are going to spend the bulk of your time in one place.
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Tech Dude
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24 ft 81k no need for a toad
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PhilR.
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Tech Dude wrote:24 ft 81k no need for a toad
I have a hard time being that succinct.
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ron.dittmer
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Lisa,
If money is not your primary influence, I would lean heavily toward 4-wheel transportation, not 2-wheel for a multitude of reasons. Given that a pair of scooters is one of your considerations, then I would assume a little 2 seater convertible sports car would be a fun alternative. The car offers a/c, a nice sound system, is great in inclimate weather, and offers more bonding time with your partner. Going through the gears on some of those winding roads is also a lot of fun.
We used to tow the 2 seater convertible 2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder stick shift shown in the picture below. A few others tow a 2 seat convertible Miata. Both in stick-shift versions are approved for towing as shown below. They are very light weight (MR2 Spyder = 2100 pounds) which lets you get by without a secondary braking system. We could unhook our MR2 and drive off in 45 seconds. We could hook it up in under 3 minutes. It was that fast, that easy.
In our situation, as much as we loved to sight-see in that little sports car with the top down, we miised out on too many national park attractions that required a 4x4 to take on primative roads that cars can't handle. So we have since been towing what you see in my signature. Towing the 4x4 Liberty also allows for bicycles as shown which was not possible with the MR2.
I see you mentioned a VW Cabrio. Make sure it is approved to tow 4-wheels down like I do or you will need a tow dolly which increases the PIB factor a lot.
There are many different tow bar companies. All the name brands are respectable. We have a Roadmaster setup HERE
 
ADDING Later.....
Here is a picture of the car hooked up. It was very simple. Two of the three blue wires are safety cables. The third blue wire is for tail, turn signal, and brake light control.
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Coach-man
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Dick_B wrote:Why tow anything. Seems to me that a Class C can get around any food store parking lot or anywhere else one has to go. Unlike my TT, which takes forever to hitch/unhitch, with a Class C it should only be a two minute exercise to get going.
If anything take along a couple of Dahon foldup bikes!
X2, Your C should be able to park just about anywhere, if for some reason you do not want to unhook while staying for a long period then there is always Enterprise leasing which you can rent a car. They will pick you up and drop you off and at about $49 per day you will get off cheaper than towing! There may be one or two reasons for towing, but I can't think of any right now! And beside you will increase your millage by 5 - 10% by not towing!!
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ron.dittmer
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Sorry Coach-man and Dick_B but I have to disagree. There is nothing like being spontaneous to go anywhere you care when a 4x4 is handy. Having one makes vacationing much more adventurous.
I suppose if we limited ourselves to "improved" roads, we could get by without a 4x4. But then we would miss out on so much.
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PhilR.
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ron.dittmer wrote:Sorry Coach-man and Dick_B but I have to disagree. There is nothing like being spontaneous to go anywhere you care when a 4x4 is handy. Having one makes vacationing much more adventurous.
I suppose if we limited ourselves to "improved" roads, we could get by without a 4x4. But then we would miss out on so much.
I went back and re-read the posts from the two persons you replied to, and neither one mentioned a single thing about going on un-improved roads that only a 4x4 can manage, or the inability of an RV to do so.
I know you feel very good about mentioning your 4x4 and your off-road travels so often as you do here, but evidently you have not considered the fact that not everyone wants to go to a place that only a 4x4 can go. And coach-man is indeed correct -- a small Class C can park just about anywhere. It just can't park everywhere, and certainly he did not say that it could (neither did DickB).
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ron.dittmer
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PhilR. wrote:ron.dittmer wrote:Sorry Coach-man and Dick_B but I have to disagree. There is nothing like being spontaneous to go anywhere you care when a 4x4 is handy. Having one makes vacationing much more adventurous.
I suppose if we limited ourselves to "improved" roads, we could get by without a 4x4. But then we would miss out on so much. I went back and re-read the posts from the two persons you replied to, and neither one mentioned a single thing about going on un-improved roads that only a 4x4 can manage, or the inability of an RV to do so.
I know you feel very good about mentioning your 4x4 and your off-road travels so often as you do here, but evidently you have not considered the fact that not everyone wants to go to a place that only a 4x4 can go. And coach-man is indeed correct -- a small Class C can park just about anywhere. It just can't park everywhere, and certainly he did not say that it could (neither did DickB). I understand and agree with you. I was only trying to help the original poster Lisa to think about what might be considered had they thought of it. Given they are daring enough to tour on scooters, they might also be daring enough later to tour on primitive roads.
I appologize for coming on too strong on the subject matter.
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