We tow a 2004 CRV behind our 25 foot class c and hopefully in a week or so behind our new Axis. The only place we haven't used the toad is Disney. It stays home. Who wants to leave Disney and ruin the fantasy? Well, it also stays home during the weekend jaunts to the woods.
When we go to the Smokeys we always tow. The bikes are then on a rack on the back of the car. It's a receiver rack so we can use it if we don't have the car. In the mountains it is not unusual to drive 500 miles in a couple of weeks visiting different areas of SMNP to hike, see different towns, generally explore the entire area. Who wants to drive the mh around the mountains for 500 miles? We don't do a lot of sitting around in the campground except at night.
We found towing to be very easy. Not enough difference in gas mileage to notice. Just think ahead when choosing where to gas up. A little forethought saves aggravation.
CW has pretty good sales on tow equipment. I use Falcon II. All was installed by CW and ended up being about $1200. Well worth it to us. No added braking. l'll probably add that before visiting the Rocky Mtns.
Oh. When connecting or disconnecting always, always use a checklist. I won't go into details but will say looking back we can laugh at the scene where the campground ranger and myself were chasing the car rolling down the hill after disconnecting. Don't ask.
Tow Dolly - Remember you have to store that puppy and that's two more wheels to deal with. If you can flat tow it is less hassle. If you can flat tow.
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