First time buyer questions

tbkfan wrote:
I get it, most here are into the RV lifestyle and I can appreciate that for what it is, but I'm just saying that my priorities are a little different than most here. I'm not shopping for a camping trailer as a way to spend big chunks of our vacation time in a home away from home. What I want to get out of it is the ability to make quick weekend trips with minimal planning and preparation. To just have a trailer, packed and ready to go at a moment's notice, or not go if the forecast is for really nasty weather.

Whether a trip is planned or last minute, just a few days or several weeks, in a campground offering all the amenities or basic dry camping in a provincial or state park, really has little to do with how well appointed the trailer is. We've done just about every variation but most often these days find ourselves just grabbing a day or two or three of camping when the stars align and we can organize the time in our busy lives to go. We enjoy the amenities our fully equipped travel trailer offers but whether we use it all on any given trip is irrelevant, the point is it's "there" if we want it. We keep it fully loaded and ready to go, only adding fresh food as required so we can be on the road just as easily and quickly as anyone. I don't see your use being any different but with your predilection for "stripped down" perhaps the earlier suggested idea of a cargo trailer you can build up to your own specifications might be worthy of consideration. Just don't get lost in the fantasy that this will necessarily any easier, quicker, or simpler to organize for a trip than it is for those of us running conventional, fully equipped travel trailers. ;)