today we're going to answer the question of driveable versus towable RV and which
is better stay tuned and you'll find out
hello everyone and welcome back to the channel if you're new here my name is
Charity and in 2018 my husband Ben and myself bought an RV and set off to
travel full time with our family exploring the United States in today's
video we are gonna answer the age-old question of drivable versus total RV and
which one is better now let's just start off by saying that there's not really a
better option it's all about what is the best option for you and your particular
situation there is no one type of RV fits all which is why RV manufacturers
have made different types of RVs today we're going to talk about some of the
differences in some of the similarities between drivable versus towable so that
you are better educated as you do your research and deciding what is the right
fit for you your family or your travel style
so let's talk about some of the things that are exactly the same whether you
choose a drivable or towable RV there are some things that are going to be the
same regardless of what type of RV that you choose now during a pack down
process or a setup process there are a lot of things that are similar when you
pack up your RV whether you're driving the RV or it's a towable RV you're still
going to need to do things like clar off the counter so things don't fall off the
counters while that you're going down the road you're still going to need to
check your slide areas if you're packing up where those slides come in you need
to make sure that that whole slide pathway is clear or when you set up at a
campground you still have to make sure you have clearance for all of your
slides is you put the slides out those things are fairly universal from towable
versus drivable RV unless that you choose to have some type of like an
Airstream where you don't have to worry about slides other than that it's gonna
be similar across the board towable or drivable another thing that's going to
be the same across the board is your hookups all RVs are still going to have
your main hookups for electric water and then sewer for the holding tanks it's
going to pretty much be across the board the same unless that you have maybe a
camper that doesn't have a bathroom or onboard water system you're going to
have the same basic hookups regardless of what RV you choose
one thing that's different about the punk dump process if you're in a
drivable versus a towable you don't have to worry about transferring any of your
items so for example if you have a laptop or a cell phone you don't have to
worry about transferring that from your towable rig into the vehicle that you're
pulling the trailer with it's all right where you are the other thing that is a
difference between a drivable versus as towable is you do have a bathroom right
on board when you have a drivable RV versus a towable RV this means any of your
passengers can very easily use the bathroom if they hold on and the drivers
not too crazy while the vehicles in motion without having to worry about
pulling over stopping and going back into the towable RV to be able to use
the bathroom if you have a drivable RV versus a towable you don't have to worry
about if you have enough towing capacity on your truck to be able to handle the
load of your towable the engine that's in the drivable RV is going to have what
it needs to be able to power that particular rig the only thing that you
have to worry about is if you're towing a vehicle behind your drivable RV and
then what is the hitch capacity for the type of vehicle that you're considering
pulling behind your drivable and let's just say snacks on the road are a little
bit easier when you have a drivable RV versus a towable seeing is how you have
access to all of your kitchen and your refrigerator to be able to pull snacks
but let's talk about why a towable might be a great choice for you now you can
get into a towable RV for traditionally much less than a drivable RV costs this
makes a towable RV a great option for first-time RViers or people who
just want to get their feet wet without making a large investment towable RVs
are a great option for people that are just weekend warriors or maybe see
themselves using their RV for a few weeks out of the year one thing that is
good about a towable RV versus a drivable RV is if you find yourself in a
pinch is very easy to actually get it backed up versus if you do have a
drivable motorhome with a tow vehicle on the back we learned the hard way that
trying to backup a drivable RV with either a tow vehicle attached or a car
dolly attached is no easy task if you can even get it done if you find
yourself in a pinch it might take some adjusting but you can at least backup a
trailer or a towable RV versus if you have a drivable RV with a tow vehicle
with a towable RV or travel trailer or fifth wheel you are less likely to need
expensive repairs and usually they have a lower overall cost of ownership the
other thing is that if you have a problem with the vehicle that's towing
the trailer and you're a full-time RVer you don't lose your home if you have a
drivable RV and you have a problem with save the engine or something that
propels the vehicle forward and it needs to go into the shop you won't be able to
stay in your home while that's being worked on if you have a towable RV and
have a problem with your truck you don't lose your home if you're a full-time RVer
so some more pros of driveable versus towable is sheer comfort if you're a
passenger you can crawl in the back bedroom and take a nap or stretch out on
the couch if you're in a drivable RV another difference is drivable RVs tend
to have a lot more of the basement compartment storage or the storage that
is underneath the vehicle there's a ton of storage in these drivable RVs setup
and teardown is a little bit easier with a drivable versus a towable and that's
just simply because you don't have to worry about transferring any of your
belongings from your vehicle that you're using to pull the trailer versus the
vehicle that you're already traveling in here's another reason that drivable can
be a little bit easier to use when stealth camping or boondocking versus a
towable if you need to pull into say a Walmart parking lot and stay for the
night it's a little bit more easier to do that kind of on the stealth than it
is if you're towing a trailer it's pretty obvious if nobody's driving the
truck or nobody's in the truck and they're in the trailer in the back
versus if you have a drivable RV knowing if somebody is or isn't inside of it if
you're stealth camping off-grid camping with the drivable can be a
little bit easier because of the fact that the majority of drivable RVs have a
generator that's right on board versus a towable RV that may or may not have a
generator on board so it's a little bit easier to do that boondocking or
off-grid and still have all of the power that you want with your generator right
on board that's connected to your onboard fuel system
so you never have to worry about if the generator does or does not have enough
fuel since it's tapped right into your onboard fuel system a drivable RV is
also a little bit easier to backup if you can back up a car you can back up a
drivable RV a towable RV it takes a little bit more finesse and practice on
how to backup a vehicle with a trailer attached there's been many times we've
pulled into a campground with our drivable RV and people have been
impressed by my husband Ben's backing skills it's not that he really have any
super skills it's just easier okay
so now what kind of RV do we have and why did we choose it what we have is a
class a drivable Motorhome and part of the reason we chose a class a drivable
is because it works best for our family and our travel style we tend to travel
every five to seven days from place to place which means we do spend a good
amount of time actually driving on the road since we've got two young kids
having things like a bathroom and a refrigerator and even a microwave right
on board all ready to use during our travel days make travel simpler for us
without having to worry about stopping for bathroom breaks or snack breaks or
things like that it also is very easy for one of us to continue working and
running our business where the other ones driving having a drivable Motorhome
with a little bit more creature comforts to enjoy while we're actually driving
down the road we have a tow vehicle that we tow behind it so it's very easy to
disconnect and take off and explore national parks or other wonderful areas
that we want to see as we're traveling as well and so we do have that second
vehicle that we can use to explore the local area so thank you so much for
watching this video on drivable RV versus towable RV we would love to hear
about your travel style and what you've chosen in the comments below so drop us
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