I could not vote in this poll or "Tell us the type of your tow vehicle" either - should add a "bigger" category.
My tow vehicle rating is about 12 tons. (1998 International 4700).
Coming from a 1 ton Chevy Van, extented wheel base with a 454,
I now know one thing for sure:
YES, bigger really is better. That's it, bigger transmission, radiator and brakes.
What they say is true: when you tow an Airstream, you don't feel it.
At 70m/h, I completely forget it is there (on flat land at least).
Going down the mountains, I am afraid of only one thing now: an SUV pulling a trailer running into me.
We went to dump after a show in Old Forge NY, at Nick' s Lake State Park in the Addirondacks.
We badly dragged our butt out of the dumpsite. We had camped there a few times in the past with our van - and barely made it. You should have seen the maneuvering then.
The turning radius of the truck is actually much better than the van's.
We always can find our rig easily coming out of WalMart. Just waiting for our favorite campground to install a dumpstation.
No bike races. Bluegrass music vendor, mostly North East.
Small problem with low branches: the roof of the box is some type of translusant plastic. Bought it with a small leaky dent. Have not had time to fix it yet. Have to redirect rain in a corner with a tarp.
We have been to Ossipee Valley for the last 3 or 4 years.
Your friends must have seen us.
3 years ago, on our way there, we had a tire on the van explode in CT, at 65m/h, heavy traffic.
Thanks to the trailer, we kept the course and the whole rig stopped nicely.
We displayed what was left of that tire near our booth on the fairgrounds (Cornish ME). A lot of people must remember it.
They kept asking "how could you stop the trailer?". I beleive the trailer helped stop the van and saved our butt.
I think the brakes are a hybrid of hydraulic & air. We had it just over a year, will know more as we go.
The air ride though is nice, especially when I bump the control with my leg and find myself stuck to the ceiling (at 5'4'', I need that extra problem to reach the pedals !!)
Yes we sell CDs and more stuff. We have a big yellow & white tent, we attach our Airstream to the back of it with an extra awning. They must know Brian, he is from ME, now in FL, sells hats & RV mats all over New England.
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