Wife and I just got back from a 7 day trip in the camper using the Spyder as our "Toad" or towed vehicle. We went north from the Norfolk VA area up to a park in the Northern Neck, Belle Isle State Park. We stayed there for the weekend and then headed north up to a park in PA near Gettysburg, Griffin Pinchot State park. We used the park as our home base and drove to nearby Lancaster for a couple of days and one day headed down to tour Gettysburg.
This was the first trip of the year, so I was a bit nervous that our camper, a Class C would behave itself, especially as I had to make some last minute repairs a month earlier that caused us to skip a short weekend trip that would have been this years shakedown trip. It was also the first time towing the new trailer with the bike aboard. We traveled a bit in it last year, but only with some bicycles on the back. Without some type of separate motorized transportation, you are kinda stuck wherever you set up the camper.
Likewise, the bike also did well. This was not the first time my wife and I have rode it together, but this was the first time we have used it for travel. We did get some rain, but managed to avoid the downpours. We toured the battlefields at Gettysburg and looked for covered bridges around Lancaster. Ate some nice meals and had a ball tooling around the backroads of PA.
Thanks!
When we decided to buy a motorhome: we were originally looking at getting a Class C on a Ford Transit chassis. (About 24 feet in length). We then planned on getting a high-quality trailer (IronHorse), and tow the Spyder behind us.
Then we started looking at what the overall length of the combo would be: just about 39 feet!
I was speaking with an industry rep from Thor Motor Coach. He suggested looking at their toyhaulers…
Our Outlaw is just under 31 feet long, and we can fit in any of the National and State parks with it.
Nice setup Bob! The other one you mentioned, was it a Winnebago Fuse? I looked and liked but not ready at this time. Soon. I was going to get a vanity-plate for it. "SHORT"
How's the living accommodations in your rig? Can two sleep on the road without folding tables or such?
The living accommodations are actually pretty darn nice! The Outlaw (29-H) came very nicely-equipped.
Automatic leveling system
All LED lighting
Convection Microwave, and three burner cooktop
Tankless hot water system
side-view and backup cameras
3 televisions (One of them outside!), and a Blu-Ray player
1000 watt inverter, and dual House batteries
The downiside: it doesn't have a Master Bedroom! So we sleep in the convertible ouch! It's actually pretty easy to adapt to, and we're completely happy with the choice that we made.
Last edited by Bob Denman; 06-24-2018 at 12:14 PM.
The living accommodations are actually pretty darn nice! The Outlaw (29-H) came very nicely-equipped.
Automatic leveling system
All LED lighting
Convection Microwave, and three burner cooktop
Tankless hot water system
side-view and backup cameras
3 televisions (One of them outside!), and a Blu-Ray player
1000 watt inverter, and dual House batteries
The downiside: it doesn't have a Master Bedroom! So we sleep in the convertible ouch! It's actually pretty easy to adapt to, and we're completely happy with the choice that we made.
Trb-- (Roger)
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The living accommodations are actually pretty darn nice! The Outlaw (29-H) came very nicely-equipped.
Automatic leveling system
All LED lighting
Convection Microwave, and three burner cooktop
Tankless hot water system
side-view and backup cameras
3 televisions (One of them outside!), and a Blu-Ray player
1000 watt inverter, and dual House batteries
The downiside: it doesn't have a Master Bedroom! So we sleep in the convertible ouch! It's actually pretty easy to adapt to, and we're completely happy with the choice that we made.
It's either the couch or climbing to the bed above the cockpit every night. That's one reason I went with towing my Spyder. I lived in a studio apartment - sleeping on a hide-a-bed - in college and vow I'll not do it again.
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It's either the couch or climbing to the bed above the cockpit every night. That's one reason I went with towing my Spyder. I lived in a studio apartment - sleeping on a hide-a-bed - in college and vow I'll not do it again.
There is a bed in the garage...just no guarantee that the bike won't be in there! Truthfully: the couch is more than comfortable enough!
Originally Posted by jaherbst
Looking good there Bob!
Jack
Thanks! But I still drool; when looking at the big DP rigs...
2016 RT-Ltd
Bajaron swaybar
Spyderpops trunk light
Elka stage 2 front shocks
Extra longbrake pedal
brake modulator
Centramatic wheel balancers on the front and rear.
Rivco dual flag holder
Tricled mirror turn signal indicators
with American and Texas flags
Lamonster Magic Mirrors
missing belt guard
Lambskin seat cover from Smokey mountain sheepskin.com
Tricled 360 degree led Headlights
Lamonster led fog lights
Baker air wings
2019 Silverado Duramax dually
2019 Cyclone 4007 toyhauler
Spyderpops bumpskid w led light
Rivco brand footrest
spydermanexhaust.com exhaust
had my exhaust installed @ Spyder in the hills.
First trip with the Spyder as a Toad
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
How do you like that class C toyhauler? The one thing about towing with a coach is trying to avoid at all costs any type of backing up.
