When my 3 kids were smaller (youngest is now 32) we had a couple of pop-ups in succession and traveled quite a bit. We used it both as recreational weekend camping nearby and our "rolling motel" on the road vacations.
We camped along Lake Michigan, Maine, Florida and Galveston, TX and most states in between.
The only "white knuckle" experience experience we had was going from Ohio to Williamsburg, VA when there was a section of interstate through the WV mountains that was not completed. 3 hours to go 90 miles up and down windy roads with log trucks. Fortunately, it was late afternoon by the time we made it through and I was ready to stop at the first campground we saw.
The major disadvantage of a PUP is having to take down and put up in the rain.
We had a dorm-sized refrigerator that we plugged into shore power when stopped and a space heater for cooler weather (we camped down to high 20s). Never had a/c, with zippers down, it was comfortable enough.
