On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:15:40 -0400, "Zeppo"
<zeppo<nospam>@hotmail.com> wrote:

>"lanman" <xlanmanx@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:jamv42taq6hb8u4rjib7a8lvj37kvn9rbr@4ax.com.. .
>> On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:46:34 -0400, flobert <nomail@here.NOT> wrote:
>>
>> >On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:02:04 -0700, lanman <xlanmanx@aol.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>I am in the market for a new vehicle, and part of my requirements are
>> >>that the vehicle be able to tow a small trailer, and at other times be
>> >>towed itself (as in behind an RV). According to Motorhome Magazine,
>> >>the only Honda capable of being towed is the CR-V.
>> >>
>> >>Does anyone here know of other Hondas that are towable. I need to be
>> >>able to tow the vehicle with four wheels on the ground using a tow
>> >>bar. Thanks...
>> >
>> >Why not use a cradle, or trailer? Surely would be easier on the
>> >vehicle.
>> >
>>
>> With trailers or dollys attached to a Class A or C RV, backing up is
>> extremely difficult. Then there's the problem of having to manually
>> wrestle with it because tight camp sites don't allow sufficient room
>> to back up. Plus many camp sites only allow room for the RV and one
>> vehicle, so a trailer would have to be parked elsewhere.
>
>But you can take the vehicle off the trailer or dolly once you arrive at the
>camp site and park it in the campground's parking lot. you don't need the
>trailer or dolly once you're at the site.
>

That creates a potential theft problem. (I guess you could put a boot
on one of the wheels, though)

>I've also seen people slide the tongue of their dolly under the back of
>their RV and only add 2 feet to the length of the parked vehicle.

I thought of this, but my wife thought it was more than she could
handle. :-) But seriously, the problem of backing up with a dolly is
problematic. I've never tried it myself, but I've been told it can be
a nightmare by friends with experience. Thus, a tow bar on a vehicle
that can be towed with four wheels on the ground seems to be the best
option for me.




>
>Jon
>


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