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goufgators
Crawfordville, Florida
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My wife and I in the market for a class c (down grading) and we've begun to wonder if a toad will be needed if we buy a class c in the 24-26' length.
If you have a 'c' in that length range, are you traveling w/o toad?
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MDKMDK
Free(er), for now, until the next "variant"
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Downsized from a Sunstar to a Navion 3 years ago. Haven't been out but a couple or few times in it, because of border closure and winter in Canada. The maiden voyage was without our Wrangler as we were still in break in mode, but every trip since, we drag the Jeep along, in case we decide to park somewhere for longer than a day or two. So, it depends on our travel style, if we're touring we might not tow, but if we're headed to a destination for a stayover, we tow.
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2018 (2017 Sprinter Cab Chassis) Navion24V + 2016 Wrangler JKU (sold @ ????)
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happynow
Florida
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We have a 26' Class C. We travel Full Time on the road since December 2014.
We do not Tow a car. We generally travel to National Park and Natural areas. For the most part stay away from large cities.
We can break down/set up our site in under 10 minutes so using the RV to get around is easy. Its easy to find parking our rig fits in.
The 1-3 times a year that we need a car, we most often rent from Enterprise. If the campground is located within 10 miles, they pick you up. Pre-covid the cost per day was usually $20-25.00 per day.
Many folks want the freedom to have their car available without breaking down the rig. You may want to try a couple of trips near home to test out what works best for you.
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midnightsadie
ohio
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no toad we go where a van can, and lots of places a big rv can,t.
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lhenry8113
Cypress or Lake Arrowhead, Ca.
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We have a 24ft. Class C and No toad. At 24ft. we can pretty much take it everywhere we would want to go. Also, we can and have used UBER and twice rented a car. Considering the cost of a Toad-Ins, Maintenance, Tires, Etc. compared to an Uber ride(usually about $7.00) to renting a it just isn't worth it to us.
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Lwiddis
Near Bishop, California
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It’s an individual choice. I’ve always taken a toad until I switched to TTs. Hard to explore in a C.
Winnebago 2101DS TT & 2020 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ Z71, WindyNation 300 watt solar-Lossigy 200 AMP Lithium battery. Prefer boondocking, USFS, COE, BLM, NPS, TVA, state camps. Bicyclist. 14 yr. Army -11B40 then 11A - (MOS 1542 & 1560) IOBC & IOAC grad
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Gonzo42
California
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We take our Toad almost always. Shopping, sight seeing, etc.
MOTHER SHIP Winnebago View 24H (2007 Dodge Sprinter 3500 Chassis, 2008 Body)3.0 L M-B Diesel V6 bought used with 24K miles. Toad: ROCKY the Flying Squirrel.
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pnichols
The Other California
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The same here ... we don't need or want the expense and hassle of dragging a toad along.
With our 24 foot non-slide Class C, not using a toad offers the flexibility to make spur of the moment decisions to camp at spots like this:
![[image]](https://i.imgur.com/gMxkR9vl.jpg)
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Ivylog
Blairsville, GA and WPB, FL.
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It’s surprising the # of Sprinter Vans I see dragging a small car along with them...good for a chuckle. We are at the stage where we’ll setup a dry base camp for a week and explore in the toad. If staying put for more than a week we’ll start out conserving water, otherwise we don’t have to cutback on anything.
I’ll take the shade with the windows open.
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This post is my opinion (free advice). It is not intended to influence anyone's judgment nor do I advocate anyone do what I propose.
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garmp
St Louis, MO
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There are 2 basic groups of RVers in our opinion. Destinationers and Tourers. Destionationers, drive to a park and plop for the duration. Tourers, may have a particular destination in mind, but generally take longer to get there than the time spent there. We are in the later group. We do not have a toad with our 26' Class C. We do however have e-bikes. We rarely are in any one park more than 3 nights and generally use the e-bikes to tour the park and riding enjoyment. Our sight seeing is mostly between stops.
If we were destinationers, a toad would be of value. If we stay at an area such as Destin, FL or such for any time, we do rent a car though.
Our 2351D Phoenix Cruiser, Jack, has turned us from campers into RVers and loving it!
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