WorksForMe
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Not sure if this is the right place for this but what are the advantages and disadvantages to each of these towing methods?
I'm thinking of getting a small, aluminum flat bed car carrier for a 2-seater sports car (Porsche). Don't want to chance towing it four down and don't think I want a dolly...don't want to add any wear to the car.
I'm thinking: you can back up a trailer...you can't 4 down.
Would it be a pain to find a place for your flat bed trailer at campgrounds?
What do you all think?
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I've seen car haulers parked in the campground parking lot several times. As with everything it depends on the individual park, I was in a park once that had only three or four extra spaces.
There are other options, a local store might let you park the trailer there, or even go to a storage facility, I'm betting that letting you drop a trailer inside the fence for say $50 a week wouldn't be a big deal, then it's out of the way and secure.
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Do a search on this subject. There has to be 3,765 posts on it.
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Every campground I have been in over the last three years has had space for a trailer, Including the Air Force FamCamps!
Much has been said about the difficulties of using a trailer. I haven't found any of them to be really true. Seems to me it is mostly personal preference.
I won't use a dolly anymore, for purely personal reasons.
I tow my Jeep four down sometimes, and sometimes on the trailer.
As the OP said, a trailer can be backed up.
The trailer has brakes.
The trailer has a breakaway system (USDOT approved, at that!!)
The trailer has its own lights.
The cost is comparable with a GOOD, high tech towing system; $2295 for the trailer, about $153 for PERMANENT registration, and about $80 for tie down straps. NOTHING else to buy!
The trailer is VERY handy for other things, like the 100+ bales of hay I just got.
I like having my trailer.
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I've towed with a dolly and then with a tow bar 4 down. I'm fifth-wheeling presently but if I ever go back to class A I won't hesitate to get a rig I can tow 4 down.
Much, much easier and user friendly IMHO.
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WorksForMe
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Rollincool wrote:Do a search on this subject. There has to be 3,765 posts on it.
I did a search, and didn't find 3,765 posts on it.
In fact, I didn't find one.
I'm sure they're somewhere....
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I bought a 16' flatbed and enclosed it to carry my 1959 Austin Healey.
Because our Class C is only 22', the whole rig is 45' nose to tail, much less than most Class A's with a towed.
We don't tow it very often, but we have had it in 20-30 camp grounds and/or RV parks and have never had a problem keeping the trailer at our allocated slot. I always tell them going in that I have a short trailer that will stay hooked up.
Our regular towed is a Miata.
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JFG
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I use a 16 ft car trailer.... they are definitely mote labor intensive tha 4 down or a dolly. As far as campgrounds are concerned, most of the time I never have to unhook the trailer. The larger drive thru sites handle the mh and trailer. In stste and national parks, there is normally room around the site to put the trailer.
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Rollincool
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WorksForMe wrote:
I did a search, and didn't find 3,765 posts on it.
In fact, I didn't find one.
I'm sure they're somewhere....
I found 344 just quickly searching.
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Tom (Pulsar) has a very informative search tutorial. Next time you try to search, read this first.
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gone2dadesert
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WorksForMe wrote:Not sure if this is the right place for this but what are the advantages and disadvantages to each of these towing methods?
I'm thinking of getting a small, aluminum flat bed car carrier for a 2-seater sports car (Porsche). Don't want to chance towing it four down and don't think I want a dolly...don't want to add any wear to the car.
I'm thinking: you can back up a trailer...you can't 4 down.
Would it be a pain to find a place for your flat bed trailer at campgrounds?
What do you all think?
Just ask the campgrounds if there is any space to drop your trailer for the duration of your stay.
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