We used to live on a 38' sailboat, so a two br TT feels like a palace! And
once you've had to affect engine repairs at sea, you'll never consider
anything on land (short of arterial bleeding) to be an emergency.

Our reasons for wanting to full-time now are simple:
1) We have jobs that don't require our physical presence. So as long as we
can find/buy reliable internet connections, we should be able to keep the
family rolling.

2) Our kids are 1-4 years old and they travel really well. We rented a class
C for 10 days last Christmas and the 4 year old still talks about it. In
extended road trips in our SUV they are rather content with DVD, snacks and
occassional rest stops. We figure this is our last chance to do a year or so
on the road before, as you said, social services becomes an issue.

3) We may be moving overseas soon, and we want to experience (at least
photograph) as much of America as possible before we go.

So I don't doubt that we'd survive it happily. I'm just wondering (like so
many before me)what the best vehicle combination is for us. Most of the big
families that I've seen have a class A with/without a toad. This baffles me.
You seem to get a better simulation of separate rooms in any vehicle other
than a class A. And after our experience in a class C we decided that it is
not safe for the kids OR the parents to be moving around while driving. The
kids seem more comfortable buckled into the SUV than into the dining table
of the class C. And they are definitely more safe in the SUV.

We absolutely want a comfy, roomie car type vehicle for day trips. We
envision being parked for days/week in every location and exploring,
shopping, etc. in the car/truck. So either we take on the expense and
redundancy of MH and large toad, or get a big TV and trailer.

Just for clarification, I would never consider riding in a TT while moving.
I've seen them tipped over and it looks too easy to do. But somehow that
seems less likely with a 5th wheel. But if we have 6 people and a 5 seater
pickup, then 1 person is OBLIGATED to ride behind. And that seems a little
much. And I guess it totally precludes taking all 6 people site seeing. So
the 5th wheel is out. We are down to MH + toad or Suburban + TT.

I think the MH might be better if we had teenagers who insisted on moving
around and finding their own space while driving. That is simply not
practical with little kids. They need to be in car seats all the time. Thus,
I think we're settling in on the Suburban + TT combo. But again, I would
love to hear from personal experience. How has this worked out for your
family?

- Aharon