Interested but have zero experience...

Beast-of-Burden wrote:

I like the idea of the smaller hi-low or pop-up (hard side) trailers that could be dragged by a smaller vehicle. The less gas expense the more places I could go see.
I do want an indoor toilet & shower along with a mini-kitchen & refrigerator. AC & heater are also a must.

Thanks

Couple of things to note about your post. One is the fuel economy. You really need to forget about this part or just quit now. Or buy a Prius and sleep in a tent.
My Rav4 gets great economy on its own but when I hook my 10' pup that weighs 2000lbs the economy drops like a huge stone. Fuel costs are huge when traveling. Our last trip was to Bar Harbor. About 6 hours round trip with some driving while there and the fuel bill was almost 200.00

The indoor toilet and shower request is not recommended either by me.
I will start with no one has died from using CG bathrooms. Small trailers generally have very small holding tanks. Unless you have full hook ups the tanks fill up after a couple of showers.

Now if you need a shower,you will need full hookups. Most places we have stayed these sites range from 35-110 a night. This is not the cheapest way to travel. You could get a motel room for a lot less cost traveling the US. Unless of course you need a campfire, I believe motels frown on those.

It is a very very expensive way to travel. Unless in a tent, dragging any trailer will likely have you disappointed with all the costs. We do not RV because it is cheap, we do it because it is fun and we sleep in our own beds.

If you are set on doing this, my recommendation would be the R-Pod line of trailers http://www.forestriverinc.com/rpod/. Of all the smaller trailers they have the largest holding tanks and are fairly aerodynamic. Depending on your need for a TV you could get a small truck(Canyon,Tacoma,Dakota) or a SuV (cherokee,pathfinder,4runner,explorer) but all of these are going to like the gas.

Good Luck