Pros and cons

You are the only one that can decide if it is worth it. I would think the biggest Pro is no more cold winters and snow shoveling. Which I think is tops on most snowbirders list. The big question that you need to address is whether you can adjust to living in a small space for several months at a time.

We have a 32' Class C motorhome and have no problems camping for the weekend or even a week or two at a time. However, it is very different when we live in the camper for 4 months. After the first few weeks, the size limitation becomes very apparent.

With your Truck, you will probably only be able to tow smaller trailers, maybe 26' at the longest. Even with slide outs, that's less than 200 square feet of living space. If you expect to spend most of your day indoors, that could become an issue. Before you jump head first into the life style, it might not be a bad idea to find a campground close to home where you can spend a month living in the camper. If you can do a month, then you can probably do the full season.

Every snow bird is different. A lot head south right after Christmas and get home before Easter. Some head south for a couple months, some spend 6 months down south and 6 months at home. We spend our summers in the north and live in the south. We generally go from May 1 to after Labor Day. If it were up to me, I'd spend 5 months up north May 1 to October 1, but the wife and kids are ready to get back home sooner.

-Michael

Thanks everyone. I should clarify that I am wondering about the lifestyle, campgrounds, and costs and whether it's all worth it.

The weight distribution hitch got to heavy and the truck got to big to site see with so we got a MH.

We have done the same thing for a few years. We had two trailers (fivers) and then switched to a small motorhome. This advice is from my perspective. Maybe it won't fit yours. But we are almost at this point:

If the only real usage is going to be for the snowbird trip, I no longer want to drive or drag an RV back and forth. Leave it there! I thought we were going to be doing a lot of other traveling besides the snowbird thing. In reality, the snowbird thing is a big chunk of the year, so the rest of the time we aren't as interested in RV travel. It's easy to tell yourself, we'll get this trailer and we'll go all over with it. But will you? Or will you just drag it back and forth to Florida?

You mention Carolina to Florida. Anything north of FL will have some serious cold weather, too cold for a snowbird experience, IMO.

Be more specific about what the decision is. Do you want suggestions as to the amount of weight, size of unit, number of slides, brands, insulation, construction type, hitch type or brand etc. Stating the dollar amount you want to spend would also help.

not much help, but i am 75 and drive a 35' class a w/ toad from lou.,ky to central fl every winter and love getting out of the winter weather.