We've owned a Hybrid TT and currently own a Class C motorhome. For traveling and short term camping, the Class C is definitely the way to go for us. When we travel, we are using going more than 5 hours. Apparently I'm the only one that can go that long without a potty break (we are a family of 4 as well). Not having to stop for potty is very nice. So when we travel 800+ miles the Class C is definitely the better travel RV.
For staying put for long periods, it's a toss up. Our Hybrid was 23' open with 3 beds. It did not have a lot of room and had no outside storage other than hoses and electrical cord. Our Motorhome is 32' with 2 slides. It has a lot more outside storage than the Hyrbid, but it doesn't have a lot.
We used 2 different tow vehicles with the HTT, an Astro Minivan and a Nissan Xterra (1st gen with 170 HP V6). The Astro had a bigger engine, but towed very poorly. The front end was always very loose, even right after replacing parts and front end alignments. The Xterra towed like a dream. Both used the same hitch setup and electric brake control. I hated towing with the Astro. Hooking up with the Xterra was a breeze too compared to the Astro. So it is possible that you could have a bad towing experience.
Our Motorhome drives great. Plenty of people complain about how poor their Class C handles, but ours drives great. I can drive 15 hours in the motorhome no problem. Towing a trailer, even with the Xterra was still work. The most I ever towed was 12 hours and I was exhausted at the end of the day.
On long trips where we'd be breaking camp every few days, a TT would get old fast. Breaking camp in a motorhome is a piece of cake. Unplug, pull hoses, pull in slides if you got them and go. We don't even have to finish packing up inside if we don't want to. The wife can do that while we are driving down the road.
Once we are in camp, I hate to have to break camp just to run to the store or whatever. We have a Toad, but that's only been a recent addition. In the past when we needed a vehicle, we just rented one.
As was mentioned, pulling into a campground in the pouring rain and not having to get wet to start camping is very nice. We've done that plenty of times.
One nice thing about the Class C for us is that we use it a lot more than the TT. We live 15 minutes from the beach. We are just outside Jekyll Island, GA which has large parking lots along the beach. We take the MH there often and setup camp for the day. Kids sports tournaments, bring the MH. Don't have to figure out what to do between games. We have even dry camped in the sporting complex's parking lot (with permission of course) for weekend long tournaments.
Except for seasonal camping where the camper would never leave the campground, I don't think we'd ever go back to a TT.
-Michael
