Downsizing: Satisfied or Regrets?

[E350]

daveb: I don't offroad, but I have a Polaris Ranger 6x6, and half the time I look at that thing and wonder if I wouldn't be better served with a Suzuki Samarai 4x4. I have only slightly looked into them and maybe you already have and have disgarded the idea, but it would seem to me that a Suzuki Samarai 4x4 would be a perfect size tow behind for a Sportsmobile.

[daveb]

Originally Posted by E350

daveb: I don't offroad, but I have a Polaris Ranger 6x6, and half the time I look at that thing and wonder if I wouldn't be better served with a Suzuki Samarai 4x4. I have only slightly looked into them and maybe you already have and have disgarded the idea, but it would seem to me that a Suzuki Samarai 4x4 would be a perfect size tow behind for a Sportsmobile.

If I could fit into one of those My issue with an ATV is towing it to where I want to go and leaving the SMB in a spot where somebody tears into it. I'd kind of like a little room for a big boy and air

[86Scotty]

Originally Posted by daveb

There is something to a big RV with a Jeep toad behind it if you frequent campgrounds and still want to take on heavy off roading. But a 4x4 Sprinter offers a medium that might suit many. I'm thinking of just pulling a Jeep behind my SMB. I get nervous that I might have to be towed out of the backcountry if the Sporty breaks down. Pros and cons to everything.

That's what I've done lately Dave but honestly if I'm going to bother with hooking/unhooking a toad I might as well just get a class A. It's just as much trouble. I'm still convinced SMB only is the way to go.

[daveb]

Originally Posted by 86Scotty

That's what I've done lately Dave but honestly if I'm going to bother with hooking/unhooking a toad I might as well just get a class A. It's just as much trouble. I'm still convinced SMB only is the way to go.

Maybe. I'm only one person so I don't need a huge class A and I really don't like campgrounds. When I'm by myself I'd never have a Jeep in tow because I rarely go hard core off roading by myself. But it's bound to happen one of these days and the thought of having a mechanic come in to do a repair or having a big tow try to get me out during a breakdown scares the hell out of me. A Jeep breakdown is way different than a SMB breakdown. I've thought of trailering an ATV but then I'd have to leave the sporty all by itself at a trailhead for hours and that ain't good. I'm fine on forest service roads but OHV routes? And I do a lot of OHV routes The only time I'd have a jeep behind is if I'm planning to base camp then drive to the OHV routes.