haulers downsize, or get something smaller in addition to?

I bought a little 17' TH to boondock and kept the 5er TH. I wish I had never sold my XR 600.

And it could easily tow a small trailer if you wanted.
Gary

Thanks,
My usual rig is a 40 ft diesel funmover.. some of my trips are short, meet a couple friends and ride Kennedy, Panguitch, Death Valley, etc. A place where not much for the family to do.

Have already taken the van to Doheny Beach with the 4 yr old, overhead bunk works well, full bed, bathroom, kitchen, generator and ac. Drives almost like a car, I was surprised. Never thought the funmover was that bad before. Even drives well in wind. The van had 30k on the clock, I couldn't pass it up. Perfect for one toy..

My wife and I often have discussions about when we used smaller RVs. Our first was a 10foot chassis mounted camper. We took it everywhere plus it was on a 4X4 truck so there were basically no limits.

Next was a 23ft TT with a 4X4 pickup TV. Again we could go just about anywhere we wanted to.

Lots of boondocking with these two RVs.

Now it's a 38foot 5th wheel and the ability to stay inside in comfort and have all of the conveniences of home out weigh the ability to go anywhere that we used to have. We very rarely boondock. I like having full hook ups.

So now we tend to find a campground near where we want to play and then drive the tow vehicle loaded up with our toys over to the playground...play for a little while and then head back to the campground and the full comfort of our 38 footer.

I'm guessing my getting old may have played a roll in this transition.

That is killer! Wife and I have been contemplating the same sort of deal for short beach trips and remote outings. Been thinking a camper but your van would totally fit the bill!

That looks like great fun. Sometimes the fun becomes obscured by the work bigger rigs require. When (if) the kids leave the nest many years down the road, I'd love to get a van like that.