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Veik
Explorer
Mar 31, 2015

Family doing 3 month summer trip, Class C or Travel Trailer?

We are a family of four (two small kids), we are planning to do a summer trip around the Northwest US.

Couple of points:

We do not own a tow vehicle, but can trade in/sell one of the two cars.

We need something reliable, to get us thru entire three month trip without giving us too much headache.

One thing I do not look forward to is unhooking/packing C-class everytime we want to go grocerry shopping or to a National park for half a day.

So, is travel trailer by best option?

Or is it?

Thanks!
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Mar 31, 2015
    Kind of late to get started this year isnt it? Yea a TT is probably your best option. Check out used full sized vans. Not the extended ones, but a standard passanger van. Most have decent towing ability.
    Small kids can sleep about anywhere, so start searching the used market. There should be many decent ones available in your area. Keep the size short, under 25 feet, and you will have better camp site selections.

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