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I am on the verge of running away.
I'm in a cold, dry marriage, working like a hamster in an I.T. job that hasn't offered a raise in 5 years... I'm still working for newb wages while doing admin work.
I'm down to one friend, and he's my boss... and that relationship is also a bit strained now.
I have a Chevy HHR (paid off) and a Suburban (I owe about $6k), a canoe and a bunch of other stuff I rarely, if ever, use.
I'm also horribly indecisive. I'm ok with selling most of my junk, except that I'm terrible at making deals (always end up on the short side of the schtick).
As for the vehicle, the HHR is more efficient, and can tow a lighter teardrop trailer. The space issue isn't so bad, as I spent most of a career in trucking, in a 42" flat top sleeper with far less space than
the average small TD. That was a liveaboard situation, with maybe a couple days "at home" for every two or three months on the road.
For comfort, even a trailer the Suburban wouldn't even notice would seem cavernous in comparison (I wintered in a 16' Panther once, didn't use half the trailer, so I curtained it off to make the most of my little space heater. It would also give me more space for some of the stuff I might not want to sell, especially if I can make something of a living with it, such as my camera gear and a quadcopter or two.
Either way, I'm still registering and insuring two vehicles: the TV and the trailer.
I suppose the smart move would be to sell them both off and find a class B, or at least a high roof van. I'd use a bicycle for any real short range transport, so the fuel economy could be somewhat mitigated this way. That would also hold true for the Burb, which is an '04 Z71 in really great shape.
I'm just kinda letting my thoughts splash on the page here, as I've nobody here to talk with, so you can ignore it if you wish.
I'm in a cold, dry marriage, working like a hamster in an I.T. job that hasn't offered a raise in 5 years... I'm still working for newb wages while doing admin work.
I'm down to one friend, and he's my boss... and that relationship is also a bit strained now.
I have a Chevy HHR (paid off) and a Suburban (I owe about $6k), a canoe and a bunch of other stuff I rarely, if ever, use.
I'm also horribly indecisive. I'm ok with selling most of my junk, except that I'm terrible at making deals (always end up on the short side of the schtick).
As for the vehicle, the HHR is more efficient, and can tow a lighter teardrop trailer. The space issue isn't so bad, as I spent most of a career in trucking, in a 42" flat top sleeper with far less space than
the average small TD. That was a liveaboard situation, with maybe a couple days "at home" for every two or three months on the road.
For comfort, even a trailer the Suburban wouldn't even notice would seem cavernous in comparison (I wintered in a 16' Panther once, didn't use half the trailer, so I curtained it off to make the most of my little space heater. It would also give me more space for some of the stuff I might not want to sell, especially if I can make something of a living with it, such as my camera gear and a quadcopter or two.
Either way, I'm still registering and insuring two vehicles: the TV and the trailer.
I suppose the smart move would be to sell them both off and find a class B, or at least a high roof van. I'd use a bicycle for any real short range transport, so the fuel economy could be somewhat mitigated this way. That would also hold true for the Burb, which is an '04 Z71 in really great shape.
I'm just kinda letting my thoughts splash on the page here, as I've nobody here to talk with, so you can ignore it if you wish.