Rent a Tow Vehicle

David,
Does this mean your selling the H-301 Libelle?
JJ

dgrah wrote:
I need to tow a trailer from Washington state to Central California
and trying to figure out the most cost effective and time efficient
way to do it. It is a long damn drive up and back and I am wondering
if flying commercially one way and then renting a tow vehicle for the
return would be viable. I am having a hard time identifying rental
companies. Does anyone have any insights or suggestions about this?
Thanks much!

David Grah
Bishop, California

dgrah wrote:
I need to tow a trailer from Washington state to Central California
and trying to figure out the most cost effective and time efficient
way to do it. It is a long damn drive up and back and I am wondering
if flying commercially one way and then renting a tow vehicle for the
return would be viable. I am having a hard time identifying rental
companies. Does anyone have any insights or suggestions about this?
Thanks much!

Perhaps you know a reliable person that could share the driving in your
own car. Drive continously, stopping only for gas and a quick meal, and
1600 miles and 24 hours later, you are back in Seattle in your own bed.

To do it safely requires changing drivers as soon as the current driver
is tired or sleepy, even if that driver has been driving only an hour or
two; and pulling over to sleep if both drivers are too tired. No
exceptions, unless where you have to stop isn't safe.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
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* New Jan '08 - sections on Mode S, TPAS, ADS-B, Flarm, more

* "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" at www.motorglider.org

On Sep 28, 3:03*pm, Eric Greenwell wrote:
dgrah wrote:
I need to tow a trailer from Washington state to Central California
and trying to figure out the most cost effective and time efficient
way to do it. *It is a long damn drive up and back and I am wondering
if flying commercially one way and then renting a tow vehicle for the
return would be viable. *I am having a hard time identifying rental
companies. *Does anyone have any insights or suggestions about this?
Thanks much!

Perhaps you know a reliable person that could share the driving in your
own car. Drive continously, stopping only for gas and a quick meal, and
1600 miles and 24 hours later, you are back in Seattle in your own bed.

To do it safely requires changing drivers as soon as the current driver
is tired or sleepy, even if that driver has been driving only an hour or
two; and pulling over to sleep if both drivers are too tired. No
exceptions, unless where you have to stop isn't safe.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
* Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly

* Updated! "Transponders in Sailplanes"http://tinyurl.com/y739x4
* * * New Jan '08 - sections on Mode S, TPAS, ADS-B, Flarm, more

* "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" atwww.motorglider.org

Driving with a buddy is by far the least expensive way. I drove a 5600
round trip to pick up a trailer and with two of us and no motel stops
did the trip in 96 hours. Lynn Wyman

When I bought my glider from Arizona, I flew down there on an airliner
one way, rented a truck from Uhaul, and towed it back to Bay Area. A
caveat is that their pick-up truck doesn't have a hitch, so I had to
rent a cargo truck even though I had nothing to put in the cargo box.
But overall, it was cheaper and faster than any other method.

-Gen

But overall, it was cheaper and faster than any other method.

-Gen

Even cheaper: Last year after realizing I couldn't afford to pay
anyone to bring my glider to CA from GA I switched tactics (before
this very audience...). I found someone that COULD afford to have me
bring out their glider (thanks Adirondack Soaring Club!) The catch
was, to get from Oakland to Atlanta I had to take a detour through
Portland OR to Saratoga NY(yummy pizza!)
Beautiful trip, 25 states in 10 days + an all expenses paid visit to
the NSM and visited Len Niemi's daughter Carol on my way through NC,
where incidentally while I was listening to the "Rick And Bubba Show"
for kicks, I actually passed a giant billboard with a closeup of a
completely toothless youngish lady smilin away with the caption "GOT
TEETH?" in ginormous white letters across the top (some sort of dental
add that was apparently not kidding...) You know your in The South
when...

-Paul

On Sep 29, 10:29*pm, sisu1a wrote:
But overall, it was cheaper and faster than any other method.

-Gen

Even cheaper: Last year after realizing I couldn't afford to pay
anyone to bring my glider to CA from GA I switched tactics (before
this very audience...). I found someone that COULD afford to have me
bring out their glider (thanks Adirondack Soaring Club!) The catch
was, to get from Oakland to Atlanta I had to take a detour through
Portland OR to Saratoga NY(yummy pizza!)
Beautiful trip, 25 states in 10 days + an all expenses paid visit to
the NSM and visited Len Niemi's daughter Carol on my way through NC,
where incidentally while I was listening to the "Rick And Bubba Show"
for kicks, *I actually passed a giant billboard with a closeup of a
completely toothless youngish lady smilin away with the caption "GOT
TEETH?" in ginormous white letters across the top (some sort of dental
add that was apparently not kidding...) You know your in The South
when...

-Paul

Get a U-Haul "PICK UP" truck.

Don't get a truck you can sleep in, those are too big and way too fuel
ineffecient. It's overkill for what you want.

The Uhaul pick up trucks are 4, 6, and 8 cylinder 2 seat medium size
regular pick up trucks for 19 dollars a day. The gas mileage should
be in the upper teens (15-18) mpg.

Scott

On Oct 1, 8:51*am, wrote:
On Sep 29, 10:29*pm, sisu1a wrote:





But overall, it was cheaper and faster than any other method.

-Gen

Even cheaper: Last year after realizing I couldn't afford to pay
anyone to bring my glider to CA from GA I switched tactics (before
this very audience...). I found someone that COULD afford to have me
bring out their glider (thanks Adirondack Soaring Club!) The catch
was, to get from Oakland to Atlanta I had to take a detour through
Portland OR to Saratoga NY(yummy pizza!)
Beautiful trip, 25 states in 10 days + an all expenses paid visit to
the NSM and visited Len Niemi's daughter Carol on my way through NC,
where incidentally while I was listening to the "Rick And Bubba Show"
for kicks, *I actually passed a giant billboard with a closeup of a
completely toothless youngish lady smilin away with the caption "GOT
TEETH?" in ginormous white letters across the top (some sort of dental
add that was apparently not kidding...) You know your in The South
when...

-Paul

Get a U-Haul "PICK UP" truck.

Don't get a truck you can sleep in, those are too big and way too fuel
ineffecient. *It's overkill for what you want.

The Uhaul pick up trucks are 4, 6, and 8 cylinder 2 seat medium size
regular pick up trucks for 19 dollars a day. *The gas mileage should
be in the upper teens (15-18) mpg.

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Yeah, but they charge you 99 cents/mile, which makes it a non-starter.

A bigger truck rental will work and they will have hitches but not the
common or popular sizes and the balls usually are welded in place...and
they are high off the ground so the ass end of the trailer will be low,
low. And, they are rough riding.
So, have everything well secured.