Mountain Mama wrote:
We went from a tent to a popup with grade school kids. We made it work and it was so much better than the tent! Went from TX to Washington, DC & then another trip to Yellosstone with teenagers plus weekend & shorter trips. We finally moved up to a used 5th wheel w/o slides after kids got in college . As our first self contained unit, it was a great one to figure out what we wanted . Find something u can pull safely, go & learn from it while making memories with your kids!
I agree about the pop up...it's where we started back in 2000. Even bought a used one that we were going to use last year (had TT stored at beach 4 hrs away), but we traded both in on the Motorhome. A lot of people on here will stick their nose up to the thought of one, but to those who have had them, most will tell you they had great experiences with them, especially with thier kids. It's a good step up from the tent and sleeping on the ground. The beds are comfy and they have fridges. stoves, sinks, etcWe lived in Georgia when we had ours and the A/C would freeze you. You literally can spend $5000 and get a decent used one. Or spend 2-3 times as much for a new one. It will be great for you for towing. With the SUV, you will have room for storing stuff. Give it a season or two to see how you like it. It will give you more time to decide what's important for you. You may be in a different situation then and need to make change to your ideas.
