AS we age options.

[cptjam]

Ride

Years ago, before SpyderAnn got her Spyder, we had a toy hauler, a big truck to pull it, the storage fees, maintenance, gas, etc. after getting her Spyder, we shed the truck and trailer. If we need to stop, we do. The ride is the best part! We can add a day if we need to, or pick it up to see our pups. We love the rides, the journey, the fellowship. Events are a joy, and seeing our friends is priceless! Using the truck took a lot of fun out of it. That's just my thoughts, and everyone is different. We ride more, laugh more, go more. Eliminating that massive payment was great! Less is better!!

 

[easysuper]

Options

My wife and I (65) enjoy the rides, she rode 25K the first year she had her Spyder, I pull an Aspen tent trailer and she pulls a dog trailer so we have the option of staying at some great campgrounds (much cheaper) or in a hotel sometimes. I have given up sleeping on the ground so a tent was out of the question and not even an option for my bride. Our rides are slower than the ones years ago but a lot more enjoyable now.

 

[asp125]

Not only old age ....

If you're time limited, towing can also save some time. We can ride ~300mi in 8hrs stopping for fuel and food, or do 400-500 miles towing and arrive more refreshed. Plus now that sweetie has food allergies we often have to bring our own food and cooking utensils, necessitating more room than the Spyder can pack.

 

[oldgoat]

If you're time limited, towing can also save some time. We can ride ~300mi in 8hrs stopping for fuel and food, or do 400-500 miles towing and arrive more refreshed. Plus now that sweetie has food allergies we often have to bring our own food and cooking utensils, necessitating more room than the Spyder can pack.

Have had to do that for the past 15 years. Becomes a routine. I often just sit in the restaurant with wifey while she eats & I eat my GF food that we have brought, back in the hotel room later.

 

[south GA Farm Boy]

Older and wiser about trailering

We trailer ours if it is over 300 miles one way! We have a 6X10 trailer that we pull behind our Ram pickup truck! The trailer has to be 6 feet wide inside to handle the width of the Spyder, and at least 10 feet long. This is good if you happen to get in some bad weather, and you are also rested when you reach your destination! You have to careful loading and unloading your Spyder, because the front of the Spyder will hit your tailgate before the front wheels reach the gate! You can buy you some ramps, or I use some 12 inch boards to get the wheels on so that it lifts up the front end of the Spyder before it reaches the tailgate! I am older than you, so experience helps some! Happy riding and be safe!

 

[ARtraveler]

Another thought. Real roughing it has been out of style for many years, for us, now. When younger, and in MN/WI, we used to go to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (Northern MN) almost weekly. We would take the canoe, portage in a few miles and camp on some of the most beautiful islands, and most of the time, with a whole lake to ourselves. Sleeping on the ground in a tent, campfire cooking, and fishing at our leisure, all were things we enjoyed over mostly a 30 year period.

Sleeping on the ground got to be a bit much as the body no longer welcomed hard and sometimes damp ground.

Now, its ride and stop at a nice motel or hotel depending on where. I have no problem with a nice bed, a nearby restaurant etc. Someone else can make the bed, clean the room, and cook the food. We are on vacation and having a very good time. I think at this time we have earned some of the perks. :yes:

 

[Tango]

Mosess. We pull a trailer with Mushu (our Spyder) in the back. We look at it this way. It extends our riding pleasures being able to attend more outings. If it rains, it happens very often. We are safely riding in our truck. Once we arrive, we are more refreshed than if we had ridden. If it rains while we are there, we have the truck. At this point in our lives, we have nothing to prove to anyone! We have ridden in weather we shouldn't have. Have ridden tired when we shouldn't have. I have ridden over 1,000 miles in one day. We have no desire to that any of that anymore. Be happier, get a trailer. Ours is 7x12, and it has brakes. DO NOT BUY A TRAILER WITHOUT BRAKES! You will love it. :thumbup: Tom :spyder: