Re: [NSVC] Van or trailer?

On 2/27/06, Vince Lok <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Personally, I'd go with a van (My Dad had a 9 passenger
> van for 10 years, which I learned to drive in). Why? Well,
> with either vehicle, you CAN rent a trailer, if you need it,
> however, the van can take more people on a trip than a
> truck. Also, anything in the van is more secure than stuff
> in the truck bed. Say you wanted to go mountian biking,
> you can haul your bicycle inside where it is secure. If you
> go camping, you can toss your stuff in the van without worrying
> about stuff flying off a truck bed, and it's weatherproof.


Good points.

People (kids) can walk around the back of a van and will not
> be tied to their seats on a long road trip. Also, you can haul
> around your kid's soccer team ... ;) Heh heh...
>
> Gas mileage? I'm guessing about the same, since the truck bed
> is none too aerodynamic (unless you take off the liftgate, or drive
> with it off). But in high winds, a van is not fun to drive! It's like
> driving a sailboat down the highway!
>
> The back of a van (especially if it has a fold down bench/bed) is
> a good place to sleep, especially if you've gone to a party far
> away from home and drank too much (don't tell my Dad).
>
> But, like I said, I have a soft spot for vans, particularly the big
> ol extended Econolines.
>
> Also, with a van, you can legitimately have some day-glo "paintings"
> iwth black velvet background in your wood panelled rec room that
> say "Super Van" or "Shaggin Waggin" or "Keep on Truckin'".
> Plus you can hide the entire A-Team in it!


Oh yeah something to go with that old velvet cobra blacklight poster. :)

Just be warned that, whichever vehicle you get, your freeloading
> friends will keep borrowing it to move!


Er um, yeeaaahhhh, my, um, *friends*. Yeah, they just won't leave me alone.

<crickets_chirping/>

Also, what's this "Haul your bike" crap? It has an engine, you know?
> You might as well buy some leather chaps, a beanie cap and grow
> a beard and beer belly for your trip down to Sturgis.


Ah well, I know you are kind of kidding. I have thought about riding to the
track, but, driving/riding in traffic pisses me off so much that that's just
not how I want to start a long day of riding. I would rather wake up and not
have a lot to do or think about. So my plan is to stay overnight at the
closest hotel to the track I can find. I'm trying to schedule my track days
on Sundays so I can lazily pack and travel on Saturdays.

Thanks for the thoughtful post.

Erik

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