Hey guys I know this subject has probably been covered but here goes anyway....

How do you prefer to get to the track with your car while having some sort of sleeping quarters so that you can stay the night and have a cool place to sit down during the day. Here's the two options that I have narrowed it down to....

#1 Towing a 44'-48' gooseneck with living quarters with a diesel truck
#2 Towing a 28'-30' bumper pull enclosed trailer with a 26'-30' gas powered motorhome.

What are your experiences with either setup and what do you prefer? Pros and cons.

I haven't done either of your options. But if i could I'd probably go with the motor home.

34' DP MH pulling a 28' enclosed trailer

I went this direction

With this to haul it... this has a sleeper on it
for when I use to haul my 26' and would sleep in
the truck

We use a 28' Ford Class C pulling a 22' enclosed trailer. We then have the motorhome to use on vacation and other things. Hauls nicely even though the motorhome is a 460 gas. A diesel would be prefered but they are expensive and hard to find used (used is necessary for my budget).

After towing a 50 L/Q trailer for a couple of years I would have to say next time I would probably go the Motorhome route....more room....towing the trailer is great for leaving the track, but if your well prepared you shouldn't have to

Rickster

Both are good options, the LQ trailer allows you to have
the truck for running errands, going out to dinner, etc.

In my case I already had the diesel truck (F350 long bed)
and a 18 ft open car trailer so I added a 9'-10" cab over
camper. The only problem being that it is over 8' long
and that entails a HD hitch plus hitch extension that added
about $500 (used) to my expenses.

My next addition is going to be a storage box on the front
of the trailer since storage for a generator, small compressor,
floor jack, tools is very limited with the camper.

This works pretty good. I did install a set of airbags in the truck since this picture. A 1 ton would work good.


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My rig. Can't say for sure how it works,,only used it locally about 6 times this year, and no overnight stays yet. Hope to give it a work out next year. It does have roof air, bathroom, fridge, stove, furnace,etc. Should be good enough for me and whoever I can talk into going with me.

No sponsors or high paying job so this is what we have. The Cuda's NOT mine.

Whatever you decide to get you might also want to consider what your combined gvwr is for truck and trailer, in indiana where i live total is 26,000 pound limit, over that and you need a cdl(regardless if you are hauling for your own stuff or commercial crap) check with your own state laws, (my 40 ft goose with dually cummins is almost 26,000) i'm just sayin.....

Motorhome with slideouts if there is more then 2 adults. Sold my 34'dp last year and I sure do miss it, but not the payment!lol
With money so tight recently hard to justify the cost considering I only attend 3-4 multi day races per year. Slummin' it in the trailer for now! I can handle one night of that, then it's hotel time.

I've done both and ended up with a 3/4ton Dodge deisel and a 28' enclosed trailer. I can stay at a REALY nice hotel with the money I save, between the up-keep and depreciation on the motorhome and towing a monster sized trailer and hoping there was a place to park it when got it there was a pain. When I'm at the track I can relax just fine in my trailer. As long as I have my golfcart and a shady place to sit I'm a happy camper.

Thanks for the responses so far guys. I already have a 1 ton truck that would pull the trailer and I already have a 28' enclosed trailer that I could pull with a motorhome so I can realistically go either way. I'm just torn. I'm kinda leanin towards the motorhome idea that way I can always just take the truck instead if its just a short trip and only use the motorhome on long trips.

Can't afford a diesel pusher and really don't want a motorhome any longer than 30'. Will have to buy something used for sure to be able to afford it.

I leave the camper on my truck even when I go 35 miles to PIR for a 6 hour Wednesday night race. It only makes about 3 MPG difference and I don't have to walk a 1/8 mile to the cans 20 times a night. I'm not 25 years old anymore.

Plus if it's hot out it's nice to go in the camper once in a while to cool of with the AC.

F350 Powerstroke dually and 40ft with small LQ....wouldn't trade it for the world(well except now I need bigger...Junior...race car....and golf cart all wont fit.)My thing is....when that motorhome is parked....it costs you(tags...insurance...more than normal maint..weathering tires...etc).....your actually using your truck daily or simi-daily.....the trailers both cost about the same to park.

I had a 30' 96 Itasca gas motorhome and pulled a 28' trailer, it was a white nuckle ride when a tractor trailer passsed. Maybe air bags would have helped. Had to pull the waste tanks to box the frame in - the extension to the chassis from the factory was attached with a small steel plate. I just bought a used 40' aluminum exiss trailer and plan on making my own LQ's - we'll see how that goes.